Most security problems don't take place across the Internet. Most of them take place at the platform level, inside an organization. Encryption alone, won't protect from intruders on the company server, he said. Reducing Costs and Risks ASPs provide applications to customers on a subscription basis, including necessary support services. The tunnel is extremely secure.
Firewalls filter what comes in and leaves a private server.
With some ASPs, firewalls won't work because the server is no longer local. One way to do this is to ask if the ASP has insurance underwriting against monetary loss if your data is mishandled in the event of a security breach. You should expect to demand that higher level of security without increasing the cost of your service. For one thing, concern about security need not keep a business owner awake at night. There are applications and services available to keep a small business' financial and other transactions secure, and these technologies need not be intimidating.