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.
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
Access control and authentication testing
Segregation of duties validation
Change management process testing
Database security assessment
Network security for financial systems
Backup and recovery validation
SOX evidence documentation
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
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.
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.
