The Unaddressed Hardware Gap: Why EOSL Remains Security's Blind Spot

Hardware approaching End-of-Support-Life stops receiving firmware updates and security patches, creating permanent vulnerability exposure that most organizations don't track. Critical infrastructure—network devices, storage systems, and security appliances—are particularly at risk, and compliance frameworks like PCI DSS 4.0 and NIST SP 800-53 increasingly mandate hardware lifecycle management. This creates a widening gap between what security teams monitor and what regulations actually require.