Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) compliant processes & The TapeTrack process

TapeTrack supports the data centre/media vault tape cycling process, ensuring 100% tracking and auditability of all removable media.

TMS use TapeTrack software, a product which is used by major international offsite storage companies. TapeTrack and the processes and procedures it dictates have been audited many times by Sarbanes Oxley Auditors in the U.S.

The true test of SOX Compliance is being audited by a U.S. Sarbanes Oxley Auditor.

How TMS Enables Clients to Comply with SOX

Requirement                                TMS Service            

Information cannot be tampered with or altered by any employee

TapeTrack data is encrypted, and TMS does not have access to the password

Trail of transactions must be discernable and kept in sequence

All iterations of a tape movement are serialised, and cannot be overwritten

Audit trails

Access and tape movement is date and time stamped by the user each time a tape is handled

Information is available only to client's authorised personnel

Client access is only through “authorised signatories” personnel with the password

Records must be accessible

Access to tape details and Audit Trails are available 24/7 online

Certain data must be maintained for not less than 7 years.

Data will remain in the TMS vaults for as long as the client chooses to retain it. Retention is set during the implementation or TMS import, so once configured the tapes are automatically cycled.

TapeTrack audit trail is never archived