SimScale Security
How SimScale Protects Your CAD Uploads and Simulation Results
Protected By Some of the Strictest Data Protection and Privacy Standards. SimScale offers you a highly secure workspace that constantly protects your data so that you don’t have to worry.
SimScale Security Encrypts Your Data During Upload and Download
Secured Password
Your password is not stored in plain text but only as a salted hash. That is in a form that makes it practically impossible for anyone to steal your password, even with access to our database. As stated in our terms and conditions, we will not sell, trade, or give away your CAD or simulation data.
Encrypted CAD & Simulation Data
We exclusively use AES-encrypted storage to ensure the highest data security. All simulation and CAD data, stored and transferred, are encrypted. Security is an integral part of the SimScale philosophy. We have a dedicated team focusing solely on data and platform security.
Encryption Overview
With the SimScale cloud-based platform, you have no maintenance or update costs. SimScale is being constantly maintained and upgraded, so all users share the same experience. SimScale is protected by one of the world’s strictest data protection and privacy standards to give you peace of mind.
SOC 2 Type 2
SimScale GmbH successfully completed the AICPA Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II audit. The audit confirms that SimScale GmbH’s information security practices, policies, procedures, and operations meet the SOC 2 standards for security.
SimScale GmbH was audited by Prescient Assurance, a leader in security and compliance certifications for B2B SAAS companies worldwide. Prescient Assurance is a registered public accounting in the US and Canada and provides risk management and assurance services.
This Letter of Attestation showing SOC 2 Type II Compliance demonstrates to SimScale GmbH’s current and future customers that we manage our data with the highest standard of security and compliance.
Security as a Company Value at SimScale
SimScale’s Secure Personnel
SimScale GmbH takes the security of its data and that of its clients and customers seriously and ensures that only vetted personnel are given access to their resources.
- All SimScale GmbH contractors and employees undergo background screening prior to being engaged or employed by us in accordance with local laws and industry best practices.
- Confidentiality or other types of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are signed by all employees, contractors, and others who have a need to access sensitive or internal information.
- We embed the culture of security into our business by conducting employee security training & testing using current and emerging techniques.
SimScale’s Cloud Security
SimScale provides maximum security with full data privacy and confidentiality. It leverages the native physical and network security features of the cloud service and relies on the providers to maintain the infrastructure, services, and physical access policies and procedures.
Our customer data protection complies with SOC 2 standards to encrypt data in transit and at rest, ensuring customer and company data and sensitive information is protected at all times against unauthorized access and data breaches. Our entire platform is also continuously monitored by dedicated, highly trained SimScale experts.
SimScale is committed to providing secure products and services to safely and easily manage billions of digital identities across the globe. Our external certifications provide independent assurance of SimScale’s dedication to protecting our customers by regularly assessing and validating the protections and effective security practices we have in place.
