Remember SOX
Full name: Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Memory aid: The sponsors' names make Sarbanes-OXley.
SOX is not a general-purpose technical cybersecurity configuration standard.
Study area: MIS, risk & continuity · Batch 6
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC
Practice with exam flashcards →MIS, Risk & Continuity / Knowledge library
SOX — Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Establishes US corporate reporting and internal-control requirements in its scope.
Why learn SOX — Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
Establishes US corporate reporting and internal-control requirements in its scope.
Where it came from
SOX is not a general-purpose technical cybersecurity configuration standard.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): The sponsors' names make Sarbanes-OXley.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SOX: Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- Recall this memory aid: The sponsors' names make Sarbanes-OXley.
- Explain the practical use: Establishes US corporate reporting and internal-control requirements in its scope.
- Explain this distinction: SOX is not a general-purpose technical cybersecurity configuration standard.
- Identify SOX in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)