On May 1st, Intel released a security advisory regarding their Active Management Technology. It's a nasty one, but luckily it doesn't seem to affect home (non-datacenter) PC firmware. Intel has released a mitigation guide: Security researchers have since been able to uncover more details and release proof-of-concept exploit code. There is now a free nmap .nse plugin available to scan for this vulnerability: To help prevent this from affecting AMPRNet systems, I am now blocking inbound port 16992 at the amprgw gateway. I hope this won't cause you any difficulties. - Brian