Just when you thought your firewall was your last line of defense, Cisco drops the bombshell that your firewall might just be more effective at rebooting than actually protecting. When your job is on the line, why not let a couple of new CVEs spice things up with random restarts?

In an unexpected stroke of genius, engineers have found a novel way for Cisco firewalls to introspectively provide less security by shutting themselves down. It’s not quite self-awareness, but if Skynet starts with impromptu device reboots, we’re halfway there!

So, who needs malware to disrupt operations when you have an unpatched Cisco device? It seems like the next step is to have a ‘Restart Now’ button right on the firewall dashboard—because who doesn’t love a good surprise on a busy Wednesday afternoon?