Accounting In The Cloud: Your 3 Security Nets

Cloud-Based Accounting is Secure and Reliable

cloud based bookkeeping When it comes to your company’s financial information, you’re naturally concerned about keeping your data confidential and secure. And even though cloud-based business applications are commonplace these days, some people still wonder whether accounting in the cloud is trustworthy.

In fact, the cloud is safer and more reliable because multiple stronger and redundant security features are embedded throughout the system. You might think of it as a triple-layer security net.

Cloud-based service and hosting providers wouldn’t be in business if they couldn’t ensure protection for themselves and their clients. The triple-layer net provides:

Heightened physical security, by housing servers and other equipment in a physical environment much like what banks use.
Tighter electronic security, by using encrypted and/or virtual private network (VPN) connections for sensitive data.
Well-protected remote access, by enabling data to move into or out of the system only after multiple internal security measures have been met.

In the past, and with traditional in-house data storage and retrieval systems, users could log in from unprotected or poorly protected computers, and the systems themselves were all-too-often just as poorly protected. With accounting in the cloud, you and your employees -- in some cases even your clients or customers -- can connect any time, from anywhere, confident that security is always assured.

This is especially valuable for small or mid-size businesses that couldn’t possibly afford the equipment, software and staff necessary to produce the highest levels of security.

With the triple security net, you can take advantage of the many benefits available via accounting in the cloud, including:

Convenient 24/7 remote access.
Greatly improved efficiency.
Centralized data storage.
Cost and space savings.
Significantly enhanced security.

One Thing Hasn’t Changed

The partner you choose for accounting in the cloud is of paramount importance. Working in the cloud can provide maximum information security, but trust is built on individual client relationships. At The Tax Office, Inc., we rely on the latest technology to do our best work, but we also offer the knowledge, experience and personalized attention you expect and need to help your business thrive. Contact us today to learn more.