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.
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How TMS Enables Clients to Comply with SOX |
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Requirement TMS Service |
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Information cannot be tampered with or altered by any employee |
TapeTrack data is encrypted, and TMS does not have access to the password |
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Trail of transactions must be discernable and kept in sequence |
All iterations of a tape movement are serialised, and cannot be overwritten |
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Audit trails |
Access and tape movement is date and time stamped by the user each time a tape is handled |
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Information is available only to client's authorised personnel |
Client access is only through “authorised signatories” personnel with the password |
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Records must be accessible |
Access to tape details and Audit Trails are available 24/7 online |
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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 |