Holly Condon • October 1, 2021
There are many issues with paper documents, among which is how easily they and their contents are stolen. Think about it: all a data thief has to do is enter your premises, find the right file cabinet, and take the folders containing the documents they need. A thief may also simply photocopy the files and you would be none the wiser. It doesn’t even have to be an outsider either; bear in mind that a disgruntled employee has easy access to your file cabinets.
Eschewing paper documents lets you avoid these scenarios. Paperless solutions like a DMS let you convert crucial files into digital documents and store them somewhere data thieves cannot just saunter into.
To protect your files from theft and loss, DMS software like PairSoft takes full advantage of the cloud’s security features and employs measures of its own. These include:
Keeping unauthorized users out of the servers where your data is stored is a given. To do this, most DMS software employs two-factor authentication or multifactor authentication. These make hacking difficult by requiring users to submit two or more proofs of their identity, such as biometric scans or one-time PINs.
PairSoft takes this a step further with identity provider (IdP) integration. This system uses data from IdPs like Windows Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and Google accounts to verify the identity of users before they can access your files.
On the off chance that hackers penetrate your system, encryption ensures they won’t be able to read or use the data within. DMS servers use encryption solutions to transform their contents into jumbled code. Only authorized logins can decipher the code using an encryption key.
Needless to say, different DMS software use various encryption methods, so you must search for one that uses high-level solutions to protect your files. PairSoft, for instance, uses top-rated SHA-2 and 2048-bit encryption for superior security.
With DMS software, you know who accessed your files, when they did it, and what changes they made. These audit trails do not just reveal the potential culprit during a theft or loss, but they also help you identify and initiate corrective actions to ensure the event doesn’t happen again.
With a DMS, you can actually control who has access to which files. You can also set limits on what specific users can do to your documents. This feature helps prevent anybody from taking or modifying files they shouldn’t be accessing in the first place.
Access control is crucial if you want to implement a zero-trust approach to securing your data. This security model limits user access and privileges to just enough for them to accomplish their tasks, and requires authentication before they can make changes to your system and files.
Should security measures fail, redundancies are a surefire way to ensure you never really lose access to your data. PairSoft creates multiple backups of your crucial files, which are useful for quick and easy recovery following a disaster or successful cyberattack.
These backups are stored in multiple servers that are spread out across different geographical locations. In the event that one server fails or is destroyed, all the other servers — as well as your files — will remain intact, functional, and accessible.
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With over 25 years' experience in the SaaS space, Holly brings a wealth of industry knowledge to the table. She previously held leadership roles at PairSoft's subsidiary PaperSave and resides in South Carolina with her family.
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