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Threema Work

When Employees Leave: Secure Offboarding with Threema Work

Staff changes are part of every organization. In most cases, there are structured processes in place to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks. With employee departures, it is essential to take communication solutions into account – after all, trade secrets, customer data, and other company information must remain within the company and should not be accessible on the private devices of former employees.
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Threema Work

What is data privacy? And why should your business care?

In today’s hyperconnected world, where every message, file, and decision passes through digital systems, data privacy has become more than a legal requirement – it’s a core business responsibility. However, many companies still view privacy as something to be “handled by IT” or as a matter of ticking boxes to comply with regulations. That mindset is outdated and dangerous.
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Threema Work

Air Gap: Communication in an Isolated System

If you’ve seen “Mission: Impossible,” you probably remember the iconic vault scene in which Tom Cruise is hanging upside down from the ceiling trying to access secret data. The stunt is nerve-wracking, but he had no other way to access the data: the computer could not simply have been hacked because it was not connected to a network – it was “air-gapped.”
Threema Work

Data Minimization: The Secret Recipe for Sustainable Digitalization of Universities

Have you ever wondered why you have to provide personal information when shopping online? All too often, information such as the phone number and date of birth is provided without hesitation. But does the online shop really need all this information just to deliver baby diapers, for example?
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Threema Work

The Limits of Encryption

The recent news story about a group chat where military information was leaked to a journalist due to human error shows that strong encryption isn’t sufficient for a corporate – let alone governmental – messaging service.
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Threema Work

Send the App Activation Link Directly from the Management Cockpit

Threema Work’s management cockpit has recently received an update: app activation links can now be sent to users directly via email from the management cockpit. This makes it easier for administrators to distribute the Threema Work app to their employees.
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Threema Work

Threema’s 2024 in Review

Soon, the year 2024 will be history. We look back on the past twelve months and recap the most important milestones we achieved.
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Threema Work

Unlock the Full Potential of Instant Messaging Through Automation

Instant messaging is incredibly useful, and it’s hard to imagine the modern workplace without it. But there’s more: Threema Work and Threema OnPrem can be integrated into third-party systems, and thanks to versatile APIs, process automation is a piece of cake. This opens up possibilities that go far beyond mere mobile communication.
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Threema Work

Job Title and Department in Threema Work

Threema Work introduces a useful new feature: Administrators can now specify a job title and department for each employee. This way, it’s immediately apparent whether a contact is John Smith from accounting or the other John Smith from the operations team. On top of that, the user management in the management cockpit now supports bulk editing.

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