What are the benefits of the
Secure Software Certificate?

When you use vendors whose software has received a Secure Software Certificate, you know you are using software that meets the highest industry standards in software security, electronic signatures, and quality. Certification is also an assurance that the software you will be using has met, or exceeds, regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11, or Sarbanes Oxley.

You will save time and effort performing on-site audits of your vendors, as a trusted third party has already completed this all-important step of the process. This reduces productivity losses, as the time spent on audit-related activities may now be focused elsewhere.

For companies that have received a Secure Software Certificate, we can provide all of the written documentation required for your own audits, as well as regulatory audits. The cost of obtaining an SSC Audit Report is approximately 80% less than the cost to conduct the audit.

Vendors who go through the certification process can assure you of software that has fewer defects and technical support issues. It matures the software vendor’s development and validation processes.

Certification provides you with a uniform standard of software quality for comparisons across multiple software vendors, and provides you with a level of confidence in vendors from the start, saving even more time that could be potentially wasted researching and bidding with an unqualified vendor.

As you see, companies that have gone through the certification process save you time and money in all areas of vendor qualification and software procurement.