Your Acumatica ERP Security Questions Answered

Acumatica has sophisticated tools built in that watch for any attempt to compromise the integrity, confidentiality or availability of your data. If it suspects any efforts to gain unauthorized access, first the intruder will be locked out and then Acumatica will launch an investigation to try to find the intruder. For added security, Acumatica also gives clients the option to restrict user access based on IP address and actively tracks all logins. So, you can see exactly who is using the system at any point in time.

In Acumatica, each user is assigned a role. These roles are generally based upon job responsibilities or tasks performed by a group of users. Then, unique security rights can be put in place for each role. Or, if you have users who need security permissions specific to them, Acumatica ERP security settings give you the flexibility to do set them on an individual level as well.

No, unlike some other cloud ERP providers, Acumatica does not use shared databases. This decision not only makes data more secure, but also allows each client to run its own version of the software. So, if you’re not ready to install the latest update at the same time other Acumatica clients do, that’s okay.

When a user accesses Acumatica, very little information is transferred to the browser. The data that is transferred is encrypted using SSL technology and only stays in the browser for an instant. No information ever stays on a user’s computer long-term.

Keeping your data secure takes more than implementing a state-of-the-art solution. Without the proper planning, your data security won’t be as strong as it could be. It’s important to implement companywide best practices on which you train each of your employees. These could include things such as clean desk policies, screensavers with short timeouts requiring password reentry before resuming activity, secure document shredding, etc.

Once you have these basics down, it’s time to decide who needs access to which parts of the system and why. Using this information, can you set up the Acumatica ERP security settings in the way that makes the most sense for your business.

To learn more strategies for managing security and data privacy in the age of cloud computing, watch this video from Acumatica.

As you can see, Acumatica ERP delivers top-notch security features to help keep your critical business data safe. Should you have further questions about Acumatica ERP security features, please contact us. Our experts will be glad to help!

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