Blogs

Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Valley Hope Association (VHA), the addiction treatment organization based in Norton Kansas, announced it suffered a data breach in late 2018. An unauthorized individual gained access to an employee’s email account, potentially exposing patient PHI. Valley Hope detected the intrusion quickly and worked to remedy the issue.

Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Hackers bombard a respected institution with a battery of malicious emails – a coordinated cyber attack. A handful of users fall prey to the bait and were hooked by Phishing attempts.

Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Only 12 months remain before Microsoft cuts off support for Windows® 7 and several editions of Windows® Server operating systems. While fifty-two weeks feels like plenty of time, here are some factors you may not be considering:

Experts predict a shortage of available PCs as companies rush to get on updated platforms before the deadline.

By Trent Peters, Principal and Chief Technology Officer at Umbrella Managed Systems

A few months ago, Umbrella announced that it is continuing to grow and focus on implementing our ITMS 3.0 program. Part of that development means we need the right resources on the bus.

Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Everyone is at risk…even the news.
What Happened
Over the holiday weekend, news broke that the Tribune News company had been hit by a serious Ransomware attack – impacting the printing of several newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and several more.

By Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Umbrella has continued to grow, bringing on seven new employees over the past few months. With an infusion of new blood, we thought it was a good idea to introduce Arash Kamwand, a member of our Reactive Operations team - and you may have seen him on-site.

If you’re an Office 365 subscriber, you’re in for some souped-up enhancements. Most involve artificial intelligence (AI) making sense of your data for you, so you spend less time and effort manually processing it. Here are a few of the latest enhancements that’ll give you more time for value-added tasks (and for coffee breaks and […]

By Roxanne Rabich, Service Coordinator at Umbrella Managed Systems

Christmas cheer was abundant at this year's annual Umbrella Christmas party. The newly remodeled office space (more on that in the new year) left us with plenty of seating and room to accommodate our growing team.

Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE), a healthcare technology solutions provider, was named in a multi-State lawsuit filed earlier this month. Servers used by WebChart, an EHR solution offered by MIE, was breached in 2015. The security compromise included the release of personal information, date of birth, social security numbers, health insurance details, and medical information.

Christopher Draven, Client Experience at Umbrella Managed Systems

With the blizzard conditions last week, the team at Umbrella went into ‘holiday mode’ a bit early this year. In years past, we have participated in a variety of charities that allow us to give back to the community we love.