Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) on the Cloud
Over the course of running your business, you’ve found the perfect systems and solutions. The perfect transportation company, perfect invoicing template, perfect banking system, etc. You don’t want to change up any of these programs, but you may be struggling to keep up with the data from all of them.
This is where integration platforms come in.
IPaaS makes it possible to integrate and automate your company data and transactions on the cloud. Instead of logging in to each individual program (or switching back and forth between applications), you can view all of your trends, data and transactions from a single platform.
IPaaS Security Certifications
How does iPaaS keep your data secure on the cloud? One objective measure of an integration platform’s data security is IOS security certifications.
ISO 27001
An integration platform achieves this certification after demonstrating its compliance with the ISO 27001 security framework. This framework was designed by the International Organization for Standardization to measure a company’s capability to protect sensitive data.
ISO 27001 specifically demonstrates an integration platform’s ability to counter high-level attacks and breaches against its system. This includes secure data in all forms: paper, digital, and cloud-based.
Other strengths marked by achieving this certification are:
A central framework to manage and secure data in a single placeProtections and security across the platform’s entire organizationEfficient spending on modern defense technology
All of these measures add up to an integration platform’s capability to protect all of your sensitive and confidential data.
ISO 27017
ISO 27017 is a further extension of ISO 27001, and gives more detailed standards for security controls. It is a collection of security guidelines for cloud services, including iPaaS. The outlined standards and controls apply to both the cloud service provider and its customers.
This internationally recognized certification demonstrates the integration platform’s reduced risk against data breaches on the cloud, and the integration platform’s dedication to maintaining up-to-date data security protocols.
Additionally, ISO 27017 outlines what expectations customers should have for their iPaaS provider.
The standards for this certification include:
Removal and return of customer assets/data upon the completion or termination of a contractThe separation of virtual environments for customersProviding for all customers to be able to monitor activities within the cloudDocumenting all vital operational proceduresSecurity management for physical and virtual networks
Having received this certification, an integration platform can objectively demonstrate its preparedness to protect its customers’ secure data on the cloud.
What Does This Mean for You?
Having sensitive data on the cloud does not have to be a huge risk. There are standards, protocols, and defenses that exist to protect your data from breaches and attacks. Integration platforms have a vested interest in protecting your data — and being on the cloud has inherently more rewards and fewer risks for both customers and iPaaS providers.
Seeing these ISO certifications on a platform is one way to measure that risk versus reward. Being an informed consumer can only help you in this digital age.
Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends and standards, so you can always make the best decisions for your company on the cloud.
