On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:43:06 -0800, DA Morgan wrote:
> Mladen Gogala wrote:
>> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:10:41 +0000, Niall Litchfield wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Mike wrote:
>>>
>>>>The database link is public and without username and password. It is
>>>>for sox compliance.
>>>>
>>>
>>>That seems an interesting approach to SOX compliance. Allow anyone who
>>>gains access to db A automatic access to db B? Is that really what is
>>>desired?
>>
>>
>> Niall, now you're nitpicking. Enron wasn't sunk by a DBA. SoX was designed
>> to sell hardware and software, not to make sense.
>
> Au contraire. SoX was designed to reassure investors to keep investing
> in companies so the markets wouldn't be sunk by a DBA.
Take it one step further - SOx was created to ensure the feds would be
able to find someone to hang out to dry. With a guarantee of an evidence
trail, or a guarantee that someone will take the blame if the evidence
trail is missing.
Received on Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:15:03 CST
