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SOX Section 404

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- SOX Section 404 (Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404) mandates that all publicly-traded companies must establish internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and must document, test and maintain those controls and procedures to ensure their effectiveness. The purpose of SOX is to reduce the possibilities of corporate fraud by increasing the stringency of procedures and requirements for financial reporting.

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Five steps for SOX compliance
Having trouble getting compliant with SOX 404? Follow these five steps to get you on the right track towards SOX compliance.

Using virtualization for compliance efforts
Are you looking for a way to ease the burden of meeting compliance requirements? Learn how financial-services firms can use virtualization to assist with compliance efforts.

FISMA and SOX
Why are there still breaches of confidentiality when FISMA and SOX compliance have been around for years? Find out here.

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Some Things SOX Doesn't Say: SOX Myths: In this excerpt from Chapter 1 of "Sarbanes-Oxley for Dummies," author Jill Gilbert Welytok demystifies four common myths about SOX.
Using virtualization for compliance efforts: In this tip, Judith Myerson explains how virtualization technology can overcome problems associated with physical servers and aid the compliance process.
SureWest makes the call on SOX compliance: SureWest's Dotson meets SOX compliance with tightened password controls.
Keeping SOX 404 under control(s): Security expert Kevin Beaver reviews several security policies that most corporations will need to comply with SOX 404.
Five steps for SOX compliance: A Burton Group analyst outlines five steps for complying with Sarbanes-Oxley.

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