White Papers for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

Meeting Access Security Requirements of SOX Section 404

Symark Software

This document addresses how an organization can use Symark’s PowerBroker® and PowerPassword-UME® identity and access management solutions (IAM) for UNIX/Linux access security to meet and demonstrate compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Sec 404 requirements for effectiveness of internal controls for financial reporting requirements. Symark PowerBroker secures and granularly controls access by safely delegating and tracking accounts with powerful administrative privileges including the superuser or root account. PowerPassword-UME provides secure logins and strong password and user management policies, features, and functionality. Both products log events and create indelible audit trails. This document demonstrates how Symark PowerPassword-UME and PowerBroker work in tandem to protect the integrity of data across heterogeneous UNIX/Linux systems to help bring your IT systems into compliance especially with the SOX section 404 requirements as outlined by various over site boards such as COBIT, ISACA, ISO and the Guide to the Assessment of IT General Controls (GAIT).

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