SOX: Get the Right People

CEO of Sarbanes-Oxley Group reminds impacted companies that people are what make technology and processes work; certification programs debut

by Demir Barlas, Line56

Everyone agrees that Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance comes at a price, although evaluating that price as excessive or necessary is all a matter of perspective. One component of SOX that isn't controversial, though, is that it requires dedicated human resource commitment across both its technology and process components.
The quality of the human capital resources in that equation, says Sarbanes-Oxley Group CEO Sanjay Anand, is a make-or-break factor in your drive towards achieving and maintaining compliance. Unfortunately, he says, there's no way of easily vetting that quality. "There are professionals out there who claim to have SOX-related knowledge, but there are no standards."

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