Manage SOX ITGC without losing the quarter
What is SOX?
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 — commonly "SOX" — is US federal legislation enacted in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals. Among other provisions, it imposes responsibilities on senior management of publicly traded companies for the accuracy of financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
The most operationally significant provisions for IT and security teams are Section 302 (CEO/CFO certifications) and Section 404 (management assessment plus external auditor attestation of ICFR). For most IT organizations, SOX work concentrates in IT General Controls (ITGCs) — access management, change management, computer operations, and program development controls — that support the application controls relied on for financial reporting.
Who needs SOX
US public companies (and many foreign private issuers listed on US exchanges) must comply with SOX. Private companies typically start SOX readiness 12-18 months before an IPO. SaaS companies serving public-company customers often issue SOC 1 Type II reports to support their customers' SOX programs.
How episki helps
episki carries SOX ITGC controls with continuous evaluation and an audit trail that records who did what and on whose behalf — including agents, whose writes route through the same path as the UI so they are indistinguishable from hand-made ones in the log. Change management evidence comes from branch protection and deploy checks; access evidence from live identity data. Decisions that carry weight require a recorded approver and rationale. Start a free trial or book a demo.
SOX outcomes with episki
Why teams choose episki for SOX
- Access controls: provisioning, periodic review, termination
- Change management: SDLC, code review, deployment
- Computer operations: backup, scheduling, incident handling
- Program development: testing, approval, segregation
- Predefined conflict library
- Custom conflict rules per environment
- Quarterly review workflow
- Walkthrough scheduling
- PBC list management
- Evidence rooms with watermarking
SOX readiness inside episki
Plug episki into your stack and work directly from this checklist during the free trial.
- ✓ ITGC library scoped to in-scope systems
- ✓ Segregation-of-duties matrix per system
- ✓ Management test plan with quarterly cadences
- ✓ Deficiency tracking with remediation workflows
- ✓ External auditor portal with PBC management
- ✓ Walkthrough scheduling and documentation
