Partner contribution – Berlin, March 23, 2020. The current widespread switch to mobile working, home office, data transmission and remote authentication places increased demands on IT security to avoid creating new opportunities for attackers to take advantage of the moment.
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SAP S/4HANA: How to ensure a secure S/4HANA migration
Structured security planning and streamlined authorizations are just two elements of protecting SAP systems against cyberattacks and manipulation. In this interview, Ralf Kempf (CTO SAST SOLUTIONS at akquinet AG) talks about the pitfalls to avoid during an SAP S/4HANA migration and what you can do to use SAP S/4HANA securely.
SAP Cloud: Mapping out a successful transition
SAP is planning to move all its customers to cloud systems. Its software is used by most midsize and larger companies in the German-speaking countries, including around half of all the businesses in Germany alone. Making the transition requires solid planning and entails a tremendous amount of organizational effort on the part of IT managers.
SAP Security & Compliance: “Customers need Solution Providers.”
Started with two modules in 2006, the SAST SOLUTIONS portfolio now comprises a comprehensive combination of software, consulting and service, and offers a holistic solution for safeguarding SAP systems. In this interview, Managing Director Bodo Kahl talks about the topics that concern himself as well as the entire industry, and describes the qualities that characterize a good service provider for SAP security and compliance today.
Why passwords are pricey – and how you can still keep costs down
A password is both a blessing and a curse. The blessing is that it permits relatively secure authentication. The curse is that because the complex passwords required for secure login are often too hard to remember, even for those with good memories. A forgotten password is annoying for users. It also costs a lot of money. Read more to learn just how high the costs can be and how you can avoid them.
Awarded as “Top 10 Cyber Security Company in Europe”
In cooperation with Enterprise Security Magazine, a distinguished panel of experts, professionals, and technology leaders has selected AKQUINET and their SAST SOLUTIONS into the list of the “Top 10 Cyber Security Companies in Europe”.
In the cover story of the magazine , Ralf Kempf (Technical Managing Director) reports what makes SAST SOLUTIONS special and why the topic of cyber security for SAP systems is up-to-date and will remain in future. Read the November edition of Enterprise Security Magazine now.
Are your SAP licensing costs really optimized?
Pressure is rising steadily for companies to keep costs down and information technology has not escaped this. In the SAP environment, licensing costs make up a particularly sizeable share of the overall IT costs and they are now being reviewed once again by many companies.
Our tip today will show you how to take the first step to reducing licensing costs yourself.
Do Security Notes Live Up to Their Name?
On every second Tuesday of each month, SAP releases new Security Notes. Many SAP administrators install these patches relatively quickly – but are they putting too much faith in the security they provide?
Very few customers know that security gaps can still be exploited.
IT Trends explained easily: Machine Learning
Machine learning, Internet of Things and Blockchain are some of the new concepts that SAP Leonardo is bringing to the SAP ecosystem to reduce TCO, optimize business processes, and add more value to companies. If these terms are unknown territory for you, our new blog series “IT trends explained easily” is just right for you.
Our first article is about Machine Learning algorithms and how they can be applied.
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Practical tip: How you can easily prevent your SAP users from being inadvertently locked out.
The parameter “icf/reject_expired_passwords” is intended to prevent SAP users from being able to log in via “http” with an expired password. So far so good…