How different industries use digital signatures

The adoption of technical standards for digital signatures has lagged behind the passage of legislation, but the benefits of the technology are numerous and far-reaching. Adopting these standards has allowed businesses to save on storage costs, speed up processes and minimize errors. For example, healthcare organizations can reduce the number of documents stored in their physical facilities, while pharmaceutical companies can eliminate the need for costly re-keying. Moreover, automotive and media industries benefit from electronic signatures because they are more secure and easily transferable between systems.

The adoption of electronic signatures in these industries is becoming commonplace. For instance, an organization’s legal department needs signatures for contracts and invoices. While it’s time-consuming to print, distribute, and sign documents, electronic signatures enable instant approval and automatic storage in the cloud. This means that organizations can focus on their projects without spending hours on tedious paperwork. Furthermore, electronic signatures enable faster workflow while minimizing the risk of human error.

Electronic signature usage is widespread in many industries. They have many benefits, including increased security, improved workflows, and a reduced carbon footprint. The use of e-signatures has exploded since the introduction of the EU eIDAS Regulation. These services are now being adopted by most industries, including media companies, who need to deal with a large amount of paperwork in a certain period.

Many organizations are using digital signatures to streamline their workflow and protect the integrity of essential documents. These are some of the most common digital signature uses in 2021.

Government

Because of their security and low cost, digital signatures are being used more frequently by governments. Government offices can introduce new bills and tax returns, manage contracts, manage ID cards, and do many other tasks much faster. Government organizations handle a lot of sensitive information, and the bolstered security of digital signatures mitigates any possibility of it falling in the wrong hands. This speeds up the entire process and decreases risk of unwanted leaks.

Legal

Some of the most sensitive documents in any country is handled by legal firms or legal departments of businesses. Digital signatures have significantly reduced labor and paper costs. This is where sensitive documents can be preserved.

Healthcare

Digital signatures have greatly improved the administrative process of healthcare and treatment. Digital signatures make admission easier and reduce time to care for hospitals and clinics.

Military

Digital signatures have made the military a more secure sector in many countries. Security and compartmentalization of information has improved tenfold as a result.

Manufacturing

Digital signatures is used by manufacturing companies to speed up processes. This allows for better product design and increases production and sales.

Finance

The pinnacle of modern banking is paperless banking, easy loans, and contracts. Digital signatures make all this possible.

Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain authentication is complicated because cryptocurrencies are complex in nature. Digital signatures are used to verify the authenticity of transactions and help to prove ownership.

Adding PDF’s directing to your iBook Library

I use my iPad for many different purposes but having it as a portable reference device is a big benefit. Besides creating my own PDF documents and storing them in either DropBox or iBook I also collect PDF’s from other sources as well. If you are using your iPad to do research on the internet using Safari as your browser and you come upon a PDF download you can now not only display that PDF in Safari but also save it to your iBook library for future reading/reference. Once you have the PDF loaded in Safari notice in the upper top right of the screen that you have a Open in “iBooks” button choice. The PDF will be immediately transported to your iBook App and displayed on the screen for you. If you exit back to the Library you can then Edit and Move the new document into the “Collection” that you wish it to reside. While it is displayed on the screen you have the ability to print or email it or, of course, just sit back and read it.

Wormy attack could spread via PDF

A Network World post discusses a demonstration of how a worm could be launched by opening a PDF document. Make sure that you are using a current version of your Adobe, FoxIt readers to help protect yourself against this exploit. While the fixes don’t prevent the exploit, they will at least warn you that the code is about to be run and you have the option to cancel it.

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Update available for Kindle 2

Amazon has announced two updates to its latest generation eBook reader.  Jude and I were discussing last night how we wish that the Kindle supported PDF file format natively.  For me one of the biggest uses with the Kindle is to have all my books, manuals and white papers available to me on the device.  Up until now you had to send your file to Amazon to have it converted from native PDF to a format that could be used on your Kindle.  The Kindle DX already had this feature in it.

The earlier versions of the Kindle will get this an update through Whispernet. You will be able to add PDF Files to your Kindle via connection to your PC using the USB port on the device. This update will also provide programming changes to make better use of the battery to give the Kindle better battery life. This appears to be in direct response to the newly releasing Barnes & Noble Nook eBook Reader that offers native PDF support in 10 days of battery life without using wireless connection.

Regarding the battery life boost, Amazon states, "Battery power management for portable wireless devices is a complex technical area, and the battery life improvement announced today is the result of a six month firmware improvement and testing program." With 3G connection active on the Kindle, users can enjoy reading books for up to a week.

Remember, sometimes dreams do come true!