Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

The human factor in IT security compromise and its mitigation

Look at the following statistics on insider threats. There are over 2,500 internal security breaches in the US every single day. The impact of insider threats affects more than 34% of businesses globally. Within the last 2 years, the increase in such incidents has gone up by 47%. The cost to businesses surpassed $2.7 million in 2020. Yet, employees are not the only threat when it comes to cybersecurity. Lax systems within the organization have a big role to play.

Digital education: 10 benefits for universities and students

The world is growing more digital by the minute. Although digital transformation has impacted businesses the most, educational institutions also face an increased need for digital strategies. Ever since the world went completely digital due to the pandemic in 2020, digital education has become a priority for students, parents, teachers, and educational institutions alike.

Add a team poll to any Rocket.Chat channel

Have you ever wished to measure your team's sentiments on a topic with a live poll? There is a free Rocket.Chat app for that! As many of you discovered already, you can easily use our poll app to perform basic polls. But most of you found the existing poll app rather limiting. We heard you! We’ve launched a new app - the Poll Plus app that can do much more than the old app on Rocket.Chat.

Multichannel vs. omnichannel customer service: what you must know

Multichannel vs. omnichannel is a well-known debate in the online business world. The terms are used for both customer support and marketing, but what do they mean? What's the difference? And which method is best to satisfy the needs of both the business and the customer? While the final decision is entirely yours, let us help you learn about these two ways of interacting with clients, how they are different, what companies choose said ways, and which way is considered the best.

What's new with Rocket.Chat in November

We are happy to share that Rocket.Chat 4.2.0 is out. 🚀 This version brings many new features and improvements to give our clients more data control and provide a better omnichannel experience. Let's see what's new with Team Collaboration, Omnichannel, and Marketplace. Please visit the official release notes for the whole list of improvements and bug fixes.

Workplace communication: what happens when you get it right

Workplace communication isn’t something that companies master by default. In fact, it’s much easier to get it wrong than getting it right. Luckily, organizations realize in more significant numbers than ever that their workplace communication can cause larger issues. These could be built up stress, losses in productivity, and a lack of trust among coworkers.

IN THE DARK: How To Prepare Your Customer Service For The Next Facebook & WhatsApp Outage

On October 5th, the world went silent for 6 hours. 🤐 The world’s top 3 social media and communications platforms were shut down completely. Suddenly, we couldn’t reach ANYONE! WE WERE CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD. What did this mean for customer support teams? Since the main reasons why customers contact businesses on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are sales and customer service, it is inevitable that organizations across the world lost money during the outage.