[Despite new technology,] companies are spending more time and money trying to comply with SOX requirements

We have invested a significant amount of resources to building out a SOX Center of Excellence in emerging markets lead by professionals with direct US-based SOX compliance experience. 

For the past two decades, one of the challenges of SOX that has not changed is  the administrative burden of control testing. Internal Audit, Risk and Control teams are faced with higher cost that are tied to increasing PCAOB/external auditor pressure and higher consulting fees to manage the industry wide talent shortage.