What You Should know about E-Signature Security in the Cloud

Compared to the Internet and other such technologies, cloud computing is yet to acquire a fully mature form but yes, it has indeed got some stringent data security protocols in place now. Cloud solutions are way more secure than they were until few years ago.

Find Out What Standards Are Being Followed?

E-signature security mechanism is one of the core elements of most security protocols that are enforced to keep the data (in transit as well as at rest) safe from unauthorized access or theft.

Just about any credible cloud computing company in Singapore or elsewhere will inform you that your e-signature service host must comply with the requirements of popular and established standards such as SOC2 (Service Organization Controls).

If you are choosing a cloud company that’s SOC2 compliant, you need worry a great deal about security as the company is almost certainly taking the required steps to ensure maximum data protection.  

Is the Service Provider Working With a Credible Cloud Company?

E-signature service providers either work with third party cloud companies (for IT infrastructure requirements) or have their own, in-house servers.

Small or mid sized companies that tie up with reputed companies for cloud infrastructure should be preferred over the ones relying on in-house servers.

Also, keep in mind that the e-signature service provider should have a proven mechanism in place for identification, authentication and attribution. At each and every signature location, the host should make use of digital signature technology to ensure maximum protection. Needless to mention, the host should be able to gather evidences along the entire audit trail for future reference. 

Author Bio: 
A Singapore based IT consultancy company, APIXEL IT Services, has been operational for over 8 years from now. Apixel provides fixed price IT support services with unlimited packages that includes small business server setup, cloud solution configuration, network management and data security & theft prevention. The company also provides expert IT consultancy to SMEs in Singapore.