On July 30, 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act became law -- and changed the lives of countless IT executives.
The legislation is aimed at making corporate fraud less likely. One of its more onerous provisions is Section 404, which requires companies to validate the effectiveness of internal controls put in place to protect financial reporting processes. From an IT perspective, Section 404 compliance translates into tighter system access controls; greater segregations of duties; and fine-tuned configuration and change management practices.
Check out our stories to see how companies have weathered the changes required by Section 404. Compliance is an expensive undertaking, but one that savvy companies are using to better their everyday operations.
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