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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

How to Recognize and Avoid Coronavirus Phishing Scams
Worries about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 are growing daily and unfortunately, cybercriminals have been quick to capitalize on our fears using phishing emails designed to try and steal your personal information and your money. Knowing that many people are working from home during this crisis cybercriminals are eager to try and trick you into

How to Use Your Cell Phone to Access Your VoIP Business Phone System
These days we all have the need to be more mobile. We work from our office, from home (especially lately due to the COVID-19 pandemic), client sites, and on the road. There is no shortage of locations our digital workforce might need to be productive. In these various places, it’s important that we can make