Several years ago my wife and I enrolled in country western dance lessons offered in our community. I have a reputation for being challenged in the areas of rhythm and coordination, but it sounded like fun. Over several weeks we learned multiple dances ranging from the supposedly simple two-step to more complex dances. I learned that I could manage on a dance floor as long as I stuck to the basic dances like the two-step and that I never would have rhythm or coordination.

CoNetrix was voted the Best Workplace and Best Computer/IT Services company by Lubbock Avalanche-Journal readers. Multiple companies around the Lubbock area participated in the Avalanche-Journal's "Best of Lubbock" campaign, and newspaper readers selected CoNetrix in these two top spots.

If you are a credit union, you should expect to see the ACET during your next IT examination. The NCUA began piloting this new examination tool in 2018 with larger credit unions, but we anticipate it will be used in most credit union examinations in 2019. As you prepare for the ACET, here is a list of frequently asked questions for you to review.

CoNetrix is excited to become a Champion of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2018. CoNetrix joins in the global effort among businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit organizations and individuals to promote the awareness of online safety and privacy.

In 2018, the NCUA began piloting the use of the Automated Cybersecurity Examination Tool (ACET) based on the FFIEC's Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) to review credit unions.  While the ACET mirrors the CAT in content, ACET provides additional features and details to help credit unions and the NCUA examine and benchmark the industry's cybersecurity preparedness. 

Social media can be a leisurely and personal activity. It can also quickly become a business blunder. Take McDonald's as an example. In 2017, a Twitter account run by the fast-food company was compromised by a hacker with malicious intentions. The hacker released a hateful tweet directed towards the U.S. President using the McDonald's corporate Twitter account. The tweet was only public for 20 minutes, but the repercussions lasted much longer. Even though it wasn't McDonald's staff who sent out this tweet, the tweet was under the company name, so they had to respond to the criticism and fallout.

In 1984, a fantasy movie involving a young boy, a rock-eater, a weird dog-dragon hybrid, an entity known as The Nothing, and an assortment of other strange characters was released. This movie, titled The NeverEnding Story, is remembered by many people not only because of the story itself but because of the main title track which lingers long after the credits have rolled. After watching the movie, one could be caught belting out "NeverEnding Stooooooryyyyyyyy! Ah, ah, ah!" for anyone nearby to listen. While this song is easily adapted for a number of tasks in everyday life (never ending laundry, dishes, or bills), for those in IT roles it has become "NeverEnding Paaaaaattccheeeeees!"