Shoring up SAP cyber defences with Splunk Security for SAP Solutions

⇨ SAP solutions are integral to business-critical processes, emphasizing the need for robust data security due to complex security challenges stemming from diverse log formats and applications.

⇨ Splunk has developed a security app, Splunk Security for SAP Solutions, which integrates with SAP Enterprise Threat Detection, providing enhanced capabilities for monitoring and responding to threats using real-time data analytics.

⇨ Organizations utilizing SAP software must prioritize the protection of their data from both external and internal risks, as failure to do so could expose them to significant vulnerabilities and potential cyber attacks.

SAP solutions are versatile and can typically be found integrated within business-critical processes. Whether it’s developing cloud-apps or preparing data for AI-enhanced operations, SAP environments handle vital information that needs to be kept secure at all times.

However, protecting the data found within SAP systems can sometimes be a complicated matter. Due to the diversity of log formats, apps and products, it’s difficult to find security tools that integrate well with the existing, core security operations. To properly safeguard SAP data, an effective security solution needs to mesh well with the existing software, rather than exist beside it.

Enterprise security specialist Splunk worked together with SAP to create an officially endorsed security app; Splunk Security for SAP Solutions. Splunk’s security measure leverages SAP Enteprise Threat Detection, allowing for the collection and analysis of security telemetry from SAP apps. For example, once Splunk Security for SAP solutions connects to a Splunk instance, pre-built security dashboards are automatically uploaded with SAP data. When security teams utilize Splunk’s threat detection capabilities, they can receive added flexibility and agility from the addition of SAP alerts and data.

A recent cybersecurity report from SAPinsider revealed that 41 percent of the security experts surveyed are most concerned about keeping SAP data secure. With that in mind, while some solutions will provide robust external protection, they may not offer much in the way of internal security.

The insights provided from SAP data integrated with Splunk security solutions can aid threat-hunting teams in assessing and addressing a cyberattack or data breach – suspicious SAP app and user behaviour can be easier identified when business data and security tools are in sync.

SAP users that already have Splunk Enterprise Security can feed SAP alerts and telemetry directly into the Splunk Enterprise Security RBA framework. RBA can use that information to help prioritize alerts based on the risk it presents to the organization, while also collating all corroborating events into a single form.

Networks that are reliant on SAP software need to make sure the data being fed through systems is protected from all risks – both external and internal. By neglecting this aspect of an enterprise, businesses leave themselves vulnerable to cyber attack-induced disruption.