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Ransomware Protection: Why One Small 8 Computer Company Paid the $150,000 Ransom and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself
In recent news – just a week ago a small manufacturing company in the Midwest with only 8 computers had their computer network held hostage and wound up paying the ransomware fee of $150,000 to regain control of their network. If you thought your network or business was too small to fall victim to this
Why It’s Important to Backup Your Office 365 Data
For most businesses today, Office 365 is a very attractive alternative to having local installs of Microsoft Office and an on-premise Exchange Servers. It offers great software and includes all components of the classic on-premises solution, including Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online. Instead of the high upfront costs for the software and
Free Cybersecurity Training video, Employee Tips and Policy Templates for Working From Home
Working from home can pose many cybersecurity risks. As many organizations have been forced to begin operating from a remote work environment, more employees than ever before have started working from home. The problem with this is that working remotely poses new cybersecurity risks to organizations that they likely have not dealt with up until
The Top 5 VoIP Features To Help Your Business
VoIP phone systems are extremely flexible and come with lots of advanced but easy to use features you can customize to improve your business communications. Not only do they typically cost less than a traditional phone system, but they also allow you to do some things your older phone system probably can’t. These features can
What Does the “New Normal” Look Like for Your Business?
We keep hearing about the “new normal” but what does that look like for your business? There is no doubt about it – our personal and professional lives will forever be changed by COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic. For businesses, the ability to set up and manage a suddenly remote workforce was challenging. Some companies
Zoom 5.0 Is Here – Why You Should Download It Today!
There is no doubt you have been involved with many Zoom video conferences in the past few months. As people across the world shifted to remote work, schooling, and socializing due to COVID-19 we have all been using more videoconferencing. If you hadn’t heard of Zoom before you most definitely have since the pandemic hit.
The Garam Group Selected as One of CNY’s BEST PLACES TO WORK for 2020
We are honored to announce that The Garam Group has been selected as one of CNY’s BEST PLACES TO WORK for 2020! Best Places to Work recognizes and celebrates Central New York’s leading employers. They choose the very best companies that foster a great place to work, are innovative, and have great leadership. Results are
Microsoft Teams: How to Get Started and Tips for Collaboration With Distributed Teams and Remote Workers
With whole companies working from home today most organizations have had to adapt rather quickly to the question . . . how can we provide rich collaboration between our team members even though we are all working from different locations? You don’t want to make a big investment in a new platform and you want
Business SMS: Text Messaging From Your Business Phone System To Improve Customer Support And Engagement
Text messaging is the preferred form of communication for many people today but the problem is most business phone lines are not SMS capable. This means your business is missing out on an important channel of communication with your customers. With a VoIP Business Phone System from Highbridge Communications, we can enable your primary business
