Regulatory Compliance and Database Management

White PaperRegulatory Complianceand DatabaseManagementMarch 2006 IntroductionTop of mind in business executives today is how to meetnew Regulatory Compliance and corporate laws are changing the way companies collect, retain,and manage information. DBAs need to understand whatis happening in the corporate business world and how itwill directly impact their job each new year arrives, it brings with it new challengesfor IT organizations that support business. Whether a newcalendar year with renewed budgets or start of a newquarter, there are sure to be new projects for IT. Almostassured, one of the projects at the top of the list will beone of Regulatory Compliance as the time grows near forcompany executives to again verify Compliance with theSarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Section 404 of the SOX Actmandates that executive Management of publicly heldcompanies must evaluate and report on the effectivenessof their internal controls over financial reporting, and haveindependent auditors substantiate the effectiveness of theprocedures and internal controls for financial to New RegulationsAlthough the primary purpose of SOX is to assure corporategovernance standards of financial reporting and auditing,wider interpretation can include IT operational processesthat support a business.

• Are responsible for ensuring database retains financial data integrity and are accountable if a database is compromised • Track and approve all database modifications and

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