Everyone should check their home networks for this UPnP vulnerability (It'll only take a moment)

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

Click on the "Proceed" button then click on the "GRC's Instant UPnP Exposure Test" button.

A significant number of routers have a bug which allows hackers to take complete control from anywhere in the world. 

Want to know more about the problem?

Transcript of Security Now! podcast detailing the problem
http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-389.pdf

Sophos naked security blog post:
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/05/upnp-flaws-turn-millions-of-firewalls-into-doorstops/

Join.me

Have you ever wanted to share your computer screen with someone, show them exactly what you're seeing? Do you have relatives or friends that need a little basic help with their computers? Do you need to collaborate with someone far away on a project or a file? Join.me is a new service from the people at LogMeIn.com. The service is free and it is incredibly quick and easy to use. To remotely access and control someone's Mac or PC, just have them type join.me into their browser and ask them to click on the big "Share" button. A super quick download later, a nine-digit code will appear on their screen. Ask them to read that code to you, type it into the box that says "Join" and moments later you'll be looking at their screen. To request control, just click on the icon that looks like a mouse and select "Request Control." Easy as pie. Enjoy!

New website!

As they used to say, the cobbler's children have no shoes. In our case it was, the IT consulting company's website is 10 years old. No more. Instead of a static website, we now have this bloggy thing so we can post new information quickly, and we have all the social media widgets courtesy of Posterous. Stay tuned for tips, rants and other breaking IT and computer security related news!