Many hoped that version three (V3) of Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) would help bring companies closer to compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and/or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). I know from personal experience that my hopes were quite high when WSS V3 released, because I had worked with several organizations on the version two (V2) platform, and these organizations were enduring through pain because of their need to be mindful of such ordinances that would have an impact on SharePoint intranets. In fact, just the idea of a companywide collaboration tool sent most security departments down a path of fear and much concern. As you all now know, the c# statement “if (SharePoint == Compliant)” seems not likely to return “true” at any near point in the future. However, I did come up with a solution that proved very successful for one organization. It’s no silver bullet, but it is a step in the right direction nevertheless.
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