Equity Methods has made a conscious decision to implement strict IT controls to demonstrate due diligence as part of its value proposition. This includes adherence to the SAS 70 compliance program that requires service organizations to disclose their control activities and processes to their customers and their customers' auditors in a uniform reporting format. To qualify for the certification, organizations must demonstrate that they have adequate safeguards and controls in place when they process or host data belonging to their customers.

Equity Methods, considered two other solutions before finally selecting EventTracker. The decision was driven by EventTracker's ability to store log data from disparate devices for extended periods of time to facilitate security audits. The company was also impressed with EventTracker's central web-based console that provides convenient role-based access to all log data, as well as the ease of using the solution. EventTracker helps Equity Methods on both the security and audit fronts. By consolidating and correlating millions of events from various sources in real-time, EventTracker helps Cummins find and resolve problems before it's too late.

By implementing EventTracker, Equity Methods has not only been able to meet its initial compliance objectives, but has also gained real-time insight into its security operations, leading to greater efficiency in internal auditing processes and a more proactive security posture.