Securing SAP systems is becoming more complex; it could be time to upgrade protection measures

⇨ The complexity of SAP architecture is increasing, necessitating robust security measures to protect against vulnerabilities that arise from integrating various systems.

⇨ Layer Seven Security offers a Cybersecurity Extension, an SAP-certified solution that enhances security across different client systems, providing regular scans to detect vulnerabilities and actively exploited threats.

⇨ Proactive security measures are essential for safeguarding SAP systems, especially as new connections and integrations can exponentially increase risk; Layer Seven's solution helps in monitoring and securing these complex environments.

SAP architecture is growing increasingly more complicated as organizations focus on remaining competitive. Tech stacks grow more varied and new systems are added to automate and collate. With each new system added, it needs to be secured with robust protection.

Security solutions from Layer Seven Security can offer versatile protection, especially for SAP systems. Where SAP software can connect with and enhance almost all aspects of an organization’s business processes, the protection chosen to keep systems secure needs to be able to adapt to a number of variables, least of all if a client’s SAP systems are on-premise, cloud-based or a hybrid of the two.

Layer Seven contributes to SAP security with its Cybersecurity Extension, an SAP-certified solution that can support cross-stack security across client systems, and can integrate with SAP S/4HANA, SAP ABAP, SAP HANA and SAP J2EE. The Cybersecurity Extension can be installed via the SAP Solution Manager and SAP Focused Run.

The Cybersecurity Extension can be of particular use for expansive SAP systems by performing regular, scheduled scans. The scans can expose potentially thousands of vulnerabilities in a client’s SAP systems – misconfigurations, missing patches and some users with unnecessary administrative privileges can be detected by the extension. Any vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited are automatically detected.

SAP systems typically will have some cross-system connections. With each new system added and connection forged, the risk factor multiplies. Once one connection is compromised, the intruder can spread to whatever systems are linked with said connection – which can compromise entire SAP landscapes. The Cybersecurity Extension can analyze both internal and external SAP traffic, even that from Cloud connections – automatically detecting remote calls to vulnerable RFC-enabled modules, URLs and web services.

When trying to decide what solutions available through the SAP platform should be chosen next, consider the strength of whatever current security measures are in place. Will they be able to handle modern digital threats? The best measure against data breaches and cyber attacks is a proactive approach to security. Layer Seven’s Cybersecurity Extension can provide the overarching security needed to protect SAP’s ever-growing architecture.