An end-to-end security strategy must also include regular checks, maintenance, and protection of authorizations, installations, and proprietary developments against internal and external threats – especially in an SAP landscape. But what roles do project organization and project management play when it comes to improving SAP security?
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SAP patch day: How an identified vulnerability paves the way for a patch
Every month, SAP publishes a collection of new and updated SAP Notes involving vulnerabilities in the SAP software on patch day. It’s a key date in the calendar for everyone concerned about security and the subsequent system patching is often very work-intensive and time-consuming. But where do the reports come from and how does SAP find out about them? Does the software vendor intentionally search for vulnerabilities to correct?
Business partners and the sneaky back door of the F4 search help: How to protect your sensitive data
SAP offers a consolidated data object, the business partner, to simplify the management of sensitive master data for customers, suppliers, and employees. This simplification also poses dangers, however. Therefore, all companies that plan to migrate to SAP S/4HANA should familiarize themselves with the business partner concept ahead of time.
Interview with Ralf Kempf about winning the “Top Identity and Access Management Solution Provider in Europe 2021” award
Last year came to a very pleasant end, as we won the award for “Top Identity and Access Management Solution Provider in Europe 2021”. The December issue of Enterprise Security Magazine reported extensively on our IAM solution and about the innovative features that make our software so unique. We interviewed Mr. Kempf to find out more about the software solution and the current technology trends.
SAP February patch day: Highly critical vulnerability in core component threatens central SAP products (key word: ICMAD) – act immediately!
A major security vulnerability, which has been assigned a top severity rating, threatens SAP ERP 6.0, S/4HANA, NetWeaver, and Web Dispatcher, among others. The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert warning of potential attacks on SAP products. Patch your SAP systems IMMEDIATELY!
SAST SOLUTIONS receives the award “Top Identity and Access Management Solution Provider in Europe 2021”
The december issue of Enterprise Security Magazine focuses on IAM solution providers in Europe. It aims to identify the emerging players in the IAM space and showcase their expertise in solving impediments and overcoming market complexities. We are delighted to have won with the topic “Real-Time Identity and Access Management for SAP Systems” the award for “Top IAM Solution Provider in Europe 2021” in this context!
SAP Cyber Security: Five questions and answers about effectively monitoring SAP systems
Do companies need a comprehensive security strategy for their SAP systems? The objective should be the integration into the bigger picture. Due to the lack of structures for overall security, however, security measures on a smaller scale are frequently omitted. It is therefore necessary to optimize internal control systems and – particularly for securing SAP systems – and to establish comprehensive monitoring. Learn more open the interplay of point in time and time frame of the security monitoring.
Rectify your top findings before the external auditors arrive!
Once a year, as every SAP administrator and security manager knows, the annual external audit is a given. Despite this, the current risk situation of the SAP systems is often uncertain. Have all the vulnerabilities from the last audit really been taken care of? Have new risks arisen in the meantime? If you don’t take active countermeasures, you might end up in the same situation again and again.
Full transparency thanks to security dashboard – how DÜRR IT Service GmbH protects its SAP systems in real time
Do you run multiple SAP systems in a hybrid landscape? Are you worried about how you can protect them in real time above and beyond the authorization level? A variety of challenges can arise in such situations, because the implementation of security-relevant measures is time and resource-intensive.
Protecting SAP standard users: How to efficiently protect and lock critical user master records.
Hardening measures for the handling of SAP standard users are an integral part of the SAP security and audit guides. Doesn’t everyone already know that? Only at first glance. Consulting practice has shown that the implementation of these protective measures is a regular, major challenge for businesses of all types and sizes.