SaaS and Physical Data Security
Ugur Akinci, PhD
November 13, 2007
System security is a must when you’re taking advantage of Software as a Service (SaaS) products.
No matter how good an SaaS solution is, if it’s hackable then obviously it’s no good.
But how about the physical security of your data?
Where does the Saas company keep your data?
Have you ever thought about that?
Do they keep your data in a server in the back office, right next to the rest room?
If a storm blows away the office of your SaaS vendor, will you lose all your data and your business?
Is your data stored and protected in a military-grade mission-critical super-secure data facility?
Is the facility protected not only by armed security guards but also CCTV cameras, bio-hand-readers and keypads?
Are the data servers kept in their own individual and locked steel cages, in humidity and temperature controlled “cells”?
Those are important questions to ask before signing up with a SaaS solution because you will be entrusting them your valuable and confidential business data.
See what one SaaS company is doing to guarantee the physical security and safety of their client data:
Web2Expense
If you are in SaaS business, you have to protect your client data 24×7 as if it were your own data because their business is your business.
No matter how good an SaaS solution is, if it’s hackable then obviously it’s no good.
But how about the physical security of your data?
Where does the Saas company keep your data?
Have you ever thought about that?
Do they keep your data in a server in the back office, right next to the rest room?
If a storm blows away the office of your SaaS vendor, will you lose all your data and your business?
Is your data stored and protected in a military-grade mission-critical super-secure data facility?
Is the facility protected not only by armed security guards but also CCTV cameras, bio-hand-readers and keypads?
Are the data servers kept in their own individual and locked steel cages, in humidity and temperature controlled “cells”?
Those are important questions to ask before signing up with a SaaS solution because you will be entrusting them your valuable and confidential business data.
See what one SaaS company is doing to guarantee the physical security and safety of their client data:
Web2Expense
If you are in SaaS business, you have to protect your client data 24×7 as if it were your own data because their business is your business.
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