SOX IT Security Testing
Security testing for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
What this engagement covers
The service
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 requires publicly traded companies to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting. Our SOX IT security testing validates the technical controls protecting financial systems, databases, and reporting infrastructure from unauthorized access and manipulation.
What we test
We assess IT general controls (ITGCs) including access management, change management, computer operations, and program development. Testing covers financial systems, ERP platforms, databases storing financial data, network infrastructure, and cloud environments supporting financial operations.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting SOX IT Security Testing with no internal credentials, source code, or architecture documentation. Assesses perimeter exposure, unauthenticated attack paths, and edge resilience.
Gray Box Assessment (Recommended)
CredentialedSimulates an authenticated user, tenant, or insider threat within SOX IT Security Testing. We evaluate role segregation, authorization boundaries, privilege escalation, and business logic flaws across user tiers.
White Box / Source-Assisted
Full-KnowledgeConducted with direct access to architecture schematics, configuration files, and API/code documentation. Eliminates blind spots and provides exhaustive coverage of security mechanisms governing SOX IT Security Testing.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Excessive Access to Financial Systems
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Excessive Access to Financial Systems across your SOX IT Security Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Weak Segregation of Duties
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Weak Segregation of Duties across your SOX IT Security Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Uncontrolled Changes to Financial Applications
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Uncontrolled Changes to Financial Applications across your SOX IT Security Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing Audit Trails on Financial Data
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing Audit Trails on Financial Data across your SOX IT Security Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Shared Administrative Accounts
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Shared Administrative Accounts across your SOX IT Security Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Insufficient Database Security Controls
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Insufficient Database Security Controls across your SOX IT Security Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
Our testing focuses on COSO framework alignment and PCAOB standards. We validate access controls on financial systems, test segregation of duties enforcement, assess change management processes, and evaluate the security of financial data in transit and at rest. Each finding maps to specific ITGC categories.
Financial system scope identification
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting financial system scope identification across your sox it security testing deployment.
Access control and authentication testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting access control and authentication testing across your sox it security testing deployment.
Segregation of duties validation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting segregation of duties validation across your sox it security testing deployment.
Change management process testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting change management process testing across your sox it security testing deployment.
Database security assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting database security assessment across your sox it security testing deployment.
Network security for financial systems
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting network security for financial systems across your sox it security testing deployment.
Backup and recovery validation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting backup and recovery validation across your sox it security testing deployment.
SOX evidence documentation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting sox evidence documentation across your sox it security testing deployment.
What you receive
Findings land in your tracker as you go, not only in a PDF at the end. Retest is in scope, not a change order.
- SOX-aligned IT security assessment report
- IT General Control (ITGC) validation results
- Access management and segregation of duties review
- Change management control assessment
- Financial data protection evaluation
- Auditor-ready evidence documentation
- Remediation recommendations by ITGC category
- Retest validation report
What we usually find
The issues this engagement surfaces most often. Yours will differ, but this is the shape of it.
Who this is for
Auditor-Ready Compliance Crosswalk
| Framework | Control Section | Testing Evidence & Report Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type II | CC4.1, CC7.1 | Technical evaluation and testing evidence fulfilling vulnerability management and access control testing requirements for SOX IT Security Testing. |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Control A.8.8 | Management of technical vulnerabilities through objective, independent assessment of SOX IT Security Testing. |
| PCI DSS v4.0 | Requirement 11.4 | Penetration testing evidence and remediation verification satisfying annual audit validation requirements. |
Findings are mapped to SOX Section 404, COSO Framework, PCAOB Standards, COBIT, so the report drops into an audit package rather than needing to be translated first. If you need the readiness work behind one of those, that is a separate engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers on scoping, methodology, compliance validation, and deliverables.
Our SOX IT Security Testing service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: SOX-aligned IT security assessment report, IT General Control (ITGC) validation results, Access management and segregation of duties review, Change management control assessment, Financial data protection evaluation. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to SOX Section 404, COSO Framework, PCAOB Standards, COBIT control requirements. The resulting report is auditor-ready and formatted for immediate submission to SOC 2 CPAs, PCI QSAs, and enterprise vendor risk assessment teams.
Yes. Every Lorikeet Security engagement includes free retesting within 30 to 60 days to validate that your remediation patches successfully resolve the identified vulnerabilities before your final report is issued.
Typical active testing turnaround is 2-3 weeks, with critical findings reported immediately via your Talon portal so your engineering team can begin remediation without waiting for the final PDF.
Pricing starts from $12,000. We scope the engagement in one call based on your environment's surface area, user roles, and complexity, providing a transparent, fixed-price quote with no hidden change orders.
Scope it in one call
Tell us what is in scope and we come back with a fixed price and a start date. No discovery-call maze, no hourly estimate that moves.
