--- title: Cognos Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Cognos SOX compliance description: Envisn makes Cognos SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance easy by building into your BI processes our best practices for auditing, documentation & security. --- [![envisn](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-15282154-gif/images/logo.gif?width=120&name=logo.gif "envisn")](https://www.envisn.com) [![Request a Demo](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/70307/973f9256-ef61-4ab8-ab2d-a004a90a18be.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/70307/973f9256-ef61-4ab8-ab2d-a004a90a18be) [![netvisn](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-1029727933-png/images/products-netvisn.png?width=138&name=products-netvisn.png "netvisn")](https://www.envisn.com/netvisn) [![univisn](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-1029727943-png/images/products-univisn.png?width=138&name=products-univisn.png "univisn")](https://www.envisn.com/univisn-cognos-performance-management) [![autovisn](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-1029727928-png/images/products-autovisn.png?width=138&name=products-autovisn.png "autovisn")](https://www.envisn.com/autovisn-cogos-scheduler) [![docuvisn](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-1031688601-png/images/products-docuvisn.png?width=138&name=products-docuvisn.png "docuvisn")](https://www.envisn.com/docuvisn-cognos-documentation) [![migration tool](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-1029727938-png/images/products-migration.png?width=188&name=products-migration.png "migration tool")](https://www.envisn.com/cognos-migration-tools) *"Envisn's solutions close the loop to ensure that our Cognos BI environment meets the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for our company."* - Richard Westbrook, Director Business Intelligence Eastlake Products, Inc. # Cognos Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance ## ![sox compliance- U.S. Securities and exchange commission seal](https://www.envisn.com/hs-fs/file-15288167-jpg/images/products_image_sarbanes.jpg "sox compliance- U.S. Securities and exchange commission seal")Be sure that your Cognos BI environment is compliant with the Sarbanes-Oxley act. Envisn's solutions take the work out of insuring that your Cognos BI environment is compliant with the Sarbanes Oxley Act. 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