To improve customer service and streamline processes, organizations are increasingly replacing their paper documents and forms with electronic versions for critical business transactions and communications. It's now common practice to place purchase orders, file government reports, or distribute financial statements via the Web or e-mail.

This growing shift from paper to digital documents has raised new security concerns around these documents and the information they contain. How can you be sure that a document came from the person who supposedly sent it? How will you know if someone has changed the content without informing you? How can you prevent sensitive information from being distributed to unauthorized parties? Without the proper precautions, organizations face serious risks to their financial performance, intellectual property, customer privacy, and more.

Adobe solutions employ advanced and comprehensive products, technologies, and services to help ensure the three key aspects of any document: the authenticity of its origin, the integrity of its content, and the confidentiality of the communication.

The cornerstone of these solutions is Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF), a worldwide standard for the reliable exchange of digital documents

How can you secure your digital documents?

Digital signatures

Digital signatures enable authors to create certified documents that authenticate their identity and validate the integrity of the content throughout the workflow. Document recipients can use digital signatures to approve documents and electronic forms.

Document control

Enhance document confidentiality with access controls and permissions, so that only authorized people will be able to view, modify, repurpose, or even print your documents.