The bank follows strict information security guidelines that form the basis for IT governance and compliance to various local and international requirements. It needed to review these to include guidelines and security measures for access from third-party service providers to the bank’s systems and information. It also required tools that would enable third parties access to the systems in a safe way without compromising integrity of the sensitive data. In late 2007, Svenska Handelsbanken investigated the market for logging tools and selected One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions.