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Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Record Retention Best Practices

Armstrong Archives

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a law passed in 2002 that sets forth standards for the recording and reporting of financial activities. A key part of that law involves record retention. Here, we will review record retention best practices in order to ensure Sarbanes Oxley Act compliance.

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Record Retention Policy for Businesses: A Strategic Guide to Compliance and Efficiency

Armstrong Archives

Embracing Record Retention in the Digital Era There’s no way around it: running a business generates a lot of records. And while much of the world’s record-keeping has shifted to digital alternatives, traditional record-keeping practices still have a place. What is Record Retention?

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Choosing to Store, Scan, or Shred Your Documents: A Comprehensive Guide

Armstrong Archives

This creates the challenge of how to bridge the gap between paper and digital records and what this transition should look like. We are a premier provider of complete records management services. The Importance of Secure Document Storage There are many important reasons why businesses need to retain old records, documents, and files.

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The 10 Records Scheduling Commandments

The Schedule

And it came to pass that Brad was preparing materials for records management training sessions, as one does; And the frustration with the records management practices put in place by his predecessor did boil over. Then did Brad throw together a quick-and-dirty records management graphic, and he shared it on Twitter for a lark.

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How Organizations Are Preparing for GDPR

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Another brings up this scenario: Here’s a good example – records related to hotline calls. We are required to report complaints to our Board of Directors because of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) requirements to establish a hotline. One option is anonymization of data which may require a separate retention period for anonymized data.

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Preparing for Litigation Before it Happens: eDiscovery Best Practices, Part Two

eDiscovery Daily

Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations that govern data, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or HIPAA. It can also help with: Preventing isolated unregulated data storage. Making data accessible across the enterprise. Providing accurate, consistent data. Manufacturing. Non-Profits.

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Jason R. Baron of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP: eDiscovery Trends 2018

eDiscovery Daily

National Archives and Records Administration, and as trial lawyer and senior counsel at the Department of Justice. It’s always been the perspective in US records schedules that the retention periods set out in the schedules operate as minimums for purposes of Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, TARP, whatever.