Did you know that the number of police checks ordered by Australian businesses has quadrupled in the past 15 years? There are two main reasons behind this trend. First of all, most businesses have come to understand the benefits of integrating background checks in their pre-employment screening. At the same time, the rise in the number of police checks ordered is due to the wider accessibility of such screening methods in recent years. In this article, we’ll be looking at the amazing technology used by online Australian character check agencies.
How do online police checks work?
If you’ve never used an online criminal history check agency before you may wonder whether such agencies are legit or about the safety of very sensitive data they work with.
In Australia, there are several online agencies that provide police checks. In order to do so, they must be accredited with the Australian federal government. This is a long process and the agency has to meet rigorous safety criteria.
What security systems do background check agencies use?
To order a national criminal background check, one must upload their identity information to the agency’s website. Let’s see what happens to it.
Transactional security
Transactional security guarantees all this information is safe. All the data is transmitted via an encrypted link between the website and the applicant’s computer browser. This type of link encrypted with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology makes it impossible for a third party with malicious intent to access the information.
Secure storage
Agencies working with police checks need to make sure all the data they receive is stored safely. This is done by using high-level cloud storage services with state of the art encryption protocols.
If you own a computer you are probably aware of the various cloud services available. Many sign up to them when they don’t want to use up all the storage space on their hard drive. By using such services, the data is not stored on your PC, but on the Internet in what is known as a logical pool, or a cloud.
Cloud storage services available to the general public also boast some level of safety, but an agency that deals with police checks typically uses services with the best possible encryption methods.
Security Systems
Character check agencies like CV Check, Equifax and ANCC use the most effective types of firewalls. These security systems also scan for viruses and computer malware.
The same protocols are in place when it comes to the data transfer between the agency and the national police databases in accesses. Obviously, police databases have virtually impenetrable security systems.
All these features guarantee that working with online character check agencies is a secure process and a person’s information is not at risk at any time. Also, these online information transfers are extremely quick which explains why such services can provide accurate police checks in 2-3 business days rather than weeks, as it used to be when people went to the police station when they needed a police clearance.
