Case Study: CDW achieves automated SOX compliance and faster audits with Fortra's Powertech Security Auditor

Powertech Security Auditor Helps CDW Automate Regulatory Compliance Requirements

CDW, a leading provider of technology products and solutions for business, government, education and healthcare, faced mounting SOX compliance demands on its IBM i platform while operating with reduced staff. Manual, multi-step audit processes and a development environment that didn’t mirror production left the company spending excessive time resolving security issues and proving compliance.

CDW implemented Powertech Security Auditor (from HelpSystems) to automate enforcement of SOX policies—deactivating inactive user profiles, enforcing profile settings, and monitoring libraries, objects, IFS locations and system values—and extended that enforcement into development. The solution automated checks, produced auditor-ready reports, surfaced exceptions for quick remediation, caught security defects earlier in development, and significantly reduced the time and cost of compliance.

CDW

Bill Schalck

CDW