SQL Solution center round-up – October 4th, 2013 – SQL Server compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), PCI, and GLBA

In the latest SQL Solution center articles, we focused on SQL Server compliance with federal regulations and standards

Here is the short summary for the solutions we covered in the last two weeks:

Meet SQL Server auditing requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) – the article explains what the SOX act is, who has to comply with it and how it affects IT departments. See how to use ApexSQL Audit to protect your SQL Server instances and databases from tampering and unauthorized access, in order to fulfill SOX requests for accurate and factual financial reports

SOX survival kit for the SQL Server DBA – why was SOX enacted, what events triggered it, and how it affects SQL Server. The article gives recommendations for meeting compliance requirements with your SQL Server – what Windows and SQL Server security actions to take, how to configure SQL login and user permissions, how to use ApexSQL Audit to audit SQL Server instance, database and database object events

Meeting PCI compliance requirements with SQL Server – what is the PCI standard, where is it applied, and how to comply with it? See how ApexSQL Audit can be used to audit SQL Server and create compliance reports requested by the acquiring banks and card brands your company does business with

Meet GLBA compliance requirements for SQL Server – another act for protecting financial privacy – what is GLBA, who has to comply with it and what does it provide. Again, ApexSQL Audit can help you ensure a secure and controlled environment, by auditing SQL Server and providing necessary and useful reports

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October 15, 2013