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SAP HANA is based on an in-memory technology concept for data storage. This makes it possible to analyze large, non-aggregated datasets flexibly with extremely short processing times. Since data processing in SAP HANA differs significantly from that in SAP NetWeaver, it has its own user management and authorization system. But which default settings are needed for the SAP HANA authorizations?
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.
The mass e-mail campaigns sending malware are most often the vehicle bringing malware into systems. So-called “phishing” e-mails are particularly dangerous: Cyber criminals use these to “fish” for passwords and other personal information. These e-mails contain infected links or attachments and remain the most common method of distributing malware.
For a number of years now, SAP has been pursuing a new strategy for how SAP users interact with its software. Complex SAP applications are being subdivided into role-based SAP Fiori apps, with the aim improving user friendliness while also enhancing the user experience. A rising number of companies are considering implementation of SAP Fiori apps and are now faced with determining which authorizations must be allocated to their employees for access to the app.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
