After many years working in the field of SAP security, I am still regularly surprised to discover how much Hollywood has contributed to the discussion on cybersecurity. The common perception is that of a hacker sitting at home in front of several screens and using cryptic commands to hack into corporate networks. The recently published “Insider Threat 2018 Report” however, shows that insider attacks represent a much more serious threat. As far as the security of SAP systems is concerned, insider attacks are by far the greater problem. Why that is the case and what the main risks are is the subject of this post. Continue reading
SAP Threat Detection
Audit or Penetration testing? Find your vulnerabilities before you get hurt!
To answer the question of which Security & Compliance check is right for you, we must first remember that the term “vulnerabilities” can refer to very different levels of your system landscape and thus refer to a number of attack vectors.
This ranges from system-side levels (e.g. operating system and network security) to the underlying database including the current parameterization of your SAP systems down to the authorizations required for operations and applications, including any SoD conflicts.
So, the first question is – how sure are you that you know where your vulnerabilities are? Continue reading
Favored target for cyber attacks: SAP archive systems.
Checklist to secure your SAP systems.
Do you know at any time who accesses the sensitive data of your SAP archive servers? In our penetration tests we experiencing it again and again: attacks on SAP archive systems are mostly successful, not recognized and therefore not logged and reported.