Incorporating SAP into an Overarching NIST/CMMC Program

⇨ It is crucial that IT and security professionals understand how to to execute a risk assessment in an SAP landscape.

⇨ Risk assessments allow organizations to analyze the system risk level for inclusion in compliance efforts, prioritize risk reduction, and pass audits.

⇨ Assessing risk is a good way to communicate the importance of cybersecurity to those outside of IT and audit teams.

In this article, you will gain insights into some of the most important potential issues to look for in your overall security scheme. It is crucial that security personnel understand the best ways for them to add risk in the SAP environment into a companywide compliance program.
You will learn how best to execute on some of the most commonly-held goals among IT security professionals. These include:
• Providing analysis of the system risk level for inclusion in a NIST/CMMC compliance effort
• Prioritizing risk reduction efforts
• Communicating risk to people outside of IT and Audit
• Passing an audit
Risk assessment are the perfect way to dictate security priorities. Perhaps more importantly, they provide a framework for communicating the importance of security to those outside of IT and audit teams who may not understand the severity of the situation.