Safeguarding SAP BTP with Onapsis

A constantly evolving business ecosystem needs an innovation platform that not only allows organizations to transform but also enhances their businesses. SAP BTP is one such platform that allows organizations to not only use cloud ERP capabilities, but it also enables them to innovate with solutions that extend, create, and automate processes and apps.

However, as more companies transition to SAP S/4HANA Cloud and RISE with SAP, securing SAP BTP has become crucial. While overly-privileged users and malware are concerning, SAPinsider’s recent Cybersecurity Threats and Challenges to SAP Systems 2024 Benchmark Research Report found that unpatched systems ranked as the top security threat according to the surveyed SAP security professionals.

Malicious online actors work to exploit vulnerabilities as soon as they emerge. To confront these attackers, leading SAP organizations are taking their cybersecurity into their own hands – tracking vulnerabilities across their entire SAP landscapes and moving quickly to address those issues.

Overcoming Vulnerabilities

To ensure that the entire attack surface of their SAP landscape is monitored and protected, many SAP organizations are turning to Onapsis, as it offers the only SAP-endorsed cybersecurity and compliance solution, ensuring SAP BTP and the valuable data it holds is secured.

Recently, Onapsis announced new capabilities for its two flagship solutions, Onapsis Defend and Onapsis Assess, that are designed to secure SAP BTP with security best practices and protect important data and business processes.

Onapsis Assess provides BTP-specific security checks and guidance for fixing issues including detailed analysis based on the SAP Security Baseline Template and recommendations from Onapsis Research Labs, ensuring a thorough security assessment beyond just surface-level scans.

Further, Onapsis Defend alerts organizations to potential threats before they can affect SAP BTP by providing real-time alters for changes in configurations and detecting unauthorized or over-privileged access. These alerts are woven into SIEM and SOAR systems which helps improve response times and support compliance.

Ensuring Proper Provisioning and Permissions

Onapsis Assess allows organizations to review SAP BTP user permissions to identify users with too many privileges and ensure that only authorized users have access to sensitive information. By identifying and addressing weak system configurations and untrusted users in SAP BTP through Onapsis Assess, organizations can spot configuration issues that might lead to data loss or heightened risk and prevent unauthorized access or actions by external users.

With enhanced visibility over SAPs BTP attack surface, Onapsis Assess ensures that organizations adhere to best practices from Onapsis Research Labs to secure configurations and user accounts. Onapsis Assess continues to monitor risks, including user account oversight and configuration evaluations, ensuring alignment with SAP’s security guidelines

What This Means for SAPinsiders

While SAP BTP provides great potential for enhancing cloud ERP, correct user and application settings are crucial to avoid data breaches, compliance fines, and unnecessary costs. Onapsis Assess helps organizations to easily evaluate their SAP BTP security, follow best practices, and protect sensitive data by enforcing least privilege for users.

Organizations cannot afford to rely on the baseline level of security that comes standard with SAP, given all of the valuable data stored within. Onapsis secures SAP BTP and all of the applications developed on it, which reduces SAP attack surface while mitigating financial risks and avoiding ransomware shutdowns.