How A10 Networks' Smart IDentity Management Solutions Simplify Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance

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Identity Management and
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

September 2005










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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................................3 THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002................................................................................................................3 HOW SARBANES-OXLEY AFFECTS IT PROCESSES ........................................................................................6 IDENTITY MANAGEMENT FOCUS UNDER SARBANES-OXLEY........................................................................7 A10 NETWORKS' SMART IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION....................................................................10 IDSENTRIE COBIT COMPLIANCE MATRIX........................................................................................................11 SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................15 Disclaimer Although A10 Networks has attempted to provide accurate information in these materials, A10 Networks assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information. More specific information is available on request from A10 Networks. Please note that A10 Networks' product information does not constitute or contain any guarantee, warranty or legally binding representation, unless expressly identified as such in a duly signed writing. A10 Networks and IDSentrie are registered trademarks of A10 Networks, Inc. Obtaining More Information For more information on A10 Networks' Smart IDentity Management solution and its IDSentrie product family, please visit A10's web site at www.a10networks.com. Corporate Headquarters A10 Networks, Inc. 2125 Oakland Road San Jose, CA 95131-1578 USA +1 (408) 325-8668 (main) +1 (408) 325-8666 (fax)
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Introduction The U.S. Federal Government introduced the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002 to restore confidence in the equity markets and strengthen integrity of financial reporting produced by publicly traded companies after allegations of questionable accounting practices and major Over 50% of US corporate scandals. Compliance with SOX and other new corporate reporting requirements have proven costly and challenging for many US companies to implement, as the SOX act multinational companies covers many different areas of business practices for internal controls and financial polled by PriceWater-reporting. houseCoopers are The need to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley has exposed many weaknesses in corporate financial and information system processes over the last few years and has highlighted the considering new tech-need for publicly traded companies to improve. For many companies, accelerating their nologies to improve Section 404 filings to meet the initial November 2004 deadline meant implementation of manual temporary workaround and "quick fix" solutions to patch systems, applications, and reporting infrastructures processes. to satisfy Sarbanes-
This whitepaper discusses the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on information technology and Oxley's corporate illustrates how A10 Networks' Smart IDentity Management solutions simplifies the SOX Section 404 compliance process. reporting compliance laws
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, also known as the Public Company Reform and Investor Protection Act, is the largest corporate reform of business practices in modern times. SOX directly affects U.S. public companies with revenues over $75 million and includes not-for-profit organizations. Sarbanes-Oxley created a new level of accountability by imposing severe penalties for corporate wrongdoing. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act includes 11 titles whic... [download for more]