Modernizing Access Control Across Multiple Applications
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Key Takeaways
⇨ Securing SAP S/4HANA environments is imperative as organizations face new security threats while transitioning to modern landscapes, along with existing liabilities.
⇨ Integration of access control across all applications, including third-party tools, is essential for effective governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC), with solutions like Pathlock Cloud providing a cohesive approach.
⇨ Proactive monitoring is crucial for GRC teams to stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities and threats, ensuring that access and risk are managed effectively before issues arise.
In today’s evolving threat landscape, SAP teams encounter various security challenges, including internal misuse of privileges, data breaches, and emerging threats like cloud-based attacks and phishing. As organizations transition to SAP S/4HANA and adopt cloud applications such as Ariba, Salesforce, and Concur, managing and securing access across this complex ecosystem becomes increasingly difficult. As SAP organizations move to SAP S/4HANA, securing their new environments should be a top priority.
One of the biggest challenges that comes with securing SAP S/4HANA landscapes is ensuring that cloud-based applications are also safeguarded from any threats. Though many organizations rely on SAP Access Control for their GRC purposes, applications like Ariba, Salesforce, Concur, and more are not centered within the SAP ERP but require additional integration.
Address Applications and Access
With many different applications powering the average modern business, companies need to find a tool that allows them to plan and execute a cohesive approach to access. Many organizations looking for this type of solution are turning to Pathlock and its Pathlock Cloud solution.
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Pathlock Cloud is designed to integrate with SAP as well as many of the popular applications that companies use to optimize their tech stack. This one, unified solution allows companies to implement a single, cohesive GRC policy throughout the entire organization. This helps companies ensure that any concerns are addressed and all access is managed correctly.
The solution also makes it easier for GRC teams to track the user lifecycle, from onboarding through offboarding. Pathlock Cloud links with HR systems to determine what level of access each user needs. This prevents organizations from allowing users to have unnecessary access or privileges which can introduce unnecessary security risks.
Proactivity
One of the key philosophies that GRC teams are considering for 2025 is the need to be proactive. Organizations that are on the back foot and constantly reacting to emerging threats risk being one step behind malicious actors.
Leading enterprises are proactive, constantly checking their own systems for any potential vulnerabilities. Pathlock Cloud offers comprehensive real-time access governance and risk evaluations, ensuring that both external and internal threats are monitored and managed before they can become a problem.
What This Means for SAPinsiders
Integration is key for access management – Organizations cannot have an effective GRC strategy if their solutions are not consistently distributed across the entire tech stack. With a litany of applications across most SAP landscapes, companies need a single, centralized solution to provide cohesive access management and risk mitigation.
Stay on the front foot – Leading companies have a GRC strategy that keeps them one step ahead of malicious outside actors and potential internal threats. Many organizations are turning to Pathlock Cloud to monitor internal privileges across all users while also monitoring critical access points across their SAP deployments for any threats.
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