Zyxel’s Firewall Update: A Comedy of Errors

A chaotic IT server room with a malfunctioning Zyxel firewall emitting sparks, while a frustrated IT administrator looks on in despair.

How to Turn a Firewall into a Brick—Zyxel Shows You How In the thrilling world of cybersecurity, updates are supposed to make things better. But Zyxel, in a spectacular display of “Who needs QA?”, managed to roll out an Application Patrol signature update that effectively transformed firewalls into expensive desk ornaments. Version V1.0.0.20250123.0, take a … Read more