It is well known that SAP systems present an attractive target for hackers and manipulators. After all, SAP systems gather all the sensitive company data in one place, making it all the more important to protect them against unauthorized access. In addition to conventional measures for improving SAP security and compliance, this includes extensive anti-virus protection adapted specifically to the requirements of SAP systems.
SAP Security Audit Log – recommendations for optimal monitoring
The Security Audit Log allows users with extensive authorizations to be monitored. This is particularly useful for ensuring compliance with both internal security policies and external legal requirements. The SAP standard tool gives an overview of critical activities relevant to security and logs them.
SAP S/4HANA authorizations – it’s your choice: brownfield or greenfield
Before migrating old ERP authorizations to the new S/4HANA system, project owners must ask countless, but crucial questions. However, many companies leave security and compliance for last. This is a mistake: These aspects should be included in the migration strategy right from the get-go.
The Buchbinder case: how incorrect configurations impact data security
On January 23, 2020, news broke on one of the biggest data leaks to date in Germany. Apparently, it was possible for anyone on the Internet to gain full access to the backup of the entire database of car rental company Buchbinder. The ramifications are difficult grasp.
SAP authorization management put to the test at Berliner Wasserbetriebe
Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Berlin’s water supply and wastewater disposal company, is a public institution and is therefore subject to special legal requirements. High security standards apply to both business processes and its IT operations. As a consequence, setting up transparent SAP authorization management company-wide to meet all of these requirements was one of the water company’s most critical tasks.
SNC encryption made easy: SAP security even without SSO
To secure and encrypt customer networks, SAP offers the SNC (Secure Network Communications) interface with which users can log in to SAP systems without having to enter a user name or password. In the standard system, SAP login credentials are transmitted in clear text. The SNC interface routes calls through the SAP Cryptographic Library, to encrypt all communications between the SAP GUI and the SAP server. This enables secure individual logins for SAP.
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.
Rethinking real-time monitoring for IT security with the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is both a blessing and a curse: While it offers tremendous potential benefits, it also fosters uncertainty when it comes to protecting these complex connections against unauthorized access. After all, as more things get connected to the Internet, the risk of hacker attacks also increases.
The most important elements of a Cybersecurity Strategy
Today, cyberattacks on companies can easily cause damage in eight or even nine figures. Such attacks often take the form of spam e-mail, written with perfect spelling and grammar, that appears to have been sent by a colleague or a friend. The recipient is usually instructed to click a link or enter a password. And then it’s already too late: The malware spreads throughout the company. With the right cybersecurity strategy, on the other hand, you are well prepared.SAP Security: five ways to make sure you’ll be hacked
(A guide of the less serious sort.)
Let’s be honest right off the bat: There’s a lot of hype in the media about IT security in general and SAP security in special these days. But is there really anything behind it? Those headlines about millions of data records going missing always affect someone else – whether it’s Equifax across the pond or the big tech companies that have been infiltrated by organized groups of Chinese hackers. It’s all alarmist nonsense!