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SBA Communications Improves SOX Compliance Processes and Reliability with Fastpath

Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services
System Integration

The Challenge

SBA Communications, a leading independent owner and operator of wireless towers and facilities in the U.S., was facing significant regulatory and financial burdens due to SOX compliance requirements. As a publicly-traded company, SBA was required to prove control over their financial statements through documentation and testing. This was imposing heavy costs on the organization. The company was struggling with managing Segregation of Duties (SoD) conflicts, maintaining data integrity and audit trail, and managing identity and access. The manual process of downloading monthly security reports and reconciling them was time-consuming and inefficient. Moreover, to comply with SOX, SBA needed to limit system administrator access and ensure that all Microsoft Dynamics GP users were adhering to tighter password policy controls.

About The Customer

SBA Communications is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in the United States. As a publicly-traded company, SBA is required by Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) legislation to prove control over the financial statements through documentation and testing. The company was facing significant regulatory and financial burdens due to SOX compliance requirements. The manual process of downloading monthly security reports and reconciling them was time-consuming and inefficient. Moreover, to comply with SOX, SBA needed to limit system administrator access and ensure that all Microsoft Dynamics GP users were adhering to tighter password policy controls.

The Solution

SBA turned to Fastpath for audit and compliance reporting and security tools with direct integration to Microsoft Dynamics GP. The Fastpath products used included Fastpath Assure, Fastpath Config AD, and Fastpath Audit Trail. Fastpath Assure provided a robust risk analysis process and a sustainable SoD platform with necessary reports for current and future reporting periods. Fastpath Audit Trail allowed SBA to monitor all of their databases and report on the data through a common, flexible reporting tool. With Fastpath Config AD, a single sign-on and enterprise class security management solution, SBA was able to manage all aspects of Microsoft Dynamics GP user security from Active Directory. This allowed for efficient audit preparation and a pain-free process.

Operational Impact

Fastpath made it possible for SBA to adequately secure their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment and deliver the compliance reports that auditors were demanding.
The software was seamlessly integrated into their business processes making the audit part of their daily efforts and not a once a year or quarterly effort.
Fastpath Config AD has provided a more secure environment. It has also saved SBA time and money as they are using fewer internal resources to manage system security.

Quantitative Benefit