I recently built a new VM with Windows Server 2016 and installed Exchange Server 2016. As part of hardening the server, I implemented our normal security header and cipher suite hardening steps. The Exchange Control Panel (ECP) appeared to function properly after these changes were implemented, but about a week later I found an issue where one of the less commonly used pages would not open. The page would not load the style sheets and you could not navigate to the page when using the FQDN from the local server. The page mostly worked when accessing it via https://localhost/ecp or from the FQDN outside the network.

For our audits, we run VMware Health Analyzer (VMHA) on any vCenters to collect information on ESXi build numbers, snapshots, dormant VMs, etc. Recently, a customer we were scanning had two vCenters, and while VMHA worked fine on one of them, we were getting errors on the other. Standard troubleshooting didn't work, and the customer didn't know why we weren't able to collect the information this year. After running nmap on the vCenter, we determined the customer had redefined the port used for this vCenter instance and simply defining the port in our scan credentials solved the issue.

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.