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If your organization uses Skype for Business for collaboration, it’s time to start thinking about your next communication platform. On Oct. 15, 2025, Microsoft will stop supporting Skype for Business. As a result, the platform’s performance issues, security vulnerabilities, and other bugs will no longer be fixed. There’s still time to move to a new platform before Skype for Business is no longer supported.

As cyber threats grow in sophistication and frequency, organizations worldwide are grappling with the challenge of safeguarding their systems and data while maintaining operational continuity. Cyber resilience, the ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents, is no longer just a competitive advantage…it’s a critical necessity.

The Mattermost Desktop Client for Windows is now available in the Windows Store, bringing secure, real-time collaboration to teams tackling the most critical challenges of our time. Whether you’re safeguarding national security, managing complex operations in critical infrastructure, or driving innovation in defense and government, your work matters. Mattermost is here to help you do — and protect — the work that matters most with tools that are adaptable, secure, and resilient.

As the cyber threat landscape evolves and regulatory demands increase, the role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is taking center stage. According to one recent report, 100% of Fortune 500 companies and the majority of Global 2000 organizations had a CISO or CISO-equivalent role in 2023, an uptick from 70% in 2018.

Mission-centric IT organizations face complex challenges including siloed communications, the need to balance innovation with regulatory compliance, and a lack of formal governance around IT and cybersecurity.

Modernizing critical defense operations is not just an advantage — it’s a necessity. As defense organizations face increasingly complex threats and operational environments, the need for efficient, secure, and agile collaboration tools has never been more vital. Mattermost provides collaborative workflow solutions that are purpose-built for tactical and operational environments.