SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance is a set of tools intended to help SAP customers streamline the management of risk and implementation of corporate controls. Recently, the vendor has also combined its cybersecruity offerings under the SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance umbrella

The importance of SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance and similar solutions has grown in recent years with the rise of cybersecurity threats, the proliferation of devices and access points, growth of cloud technology, and changing regulations.

SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance Solutions

A wide range of solutions are available for SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance. SAP partners also offer many products that provide similar functionality and are popular with SAP customers.

SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance is a set of tools intended to help SAP customers streamline the management of risk and implementation of corporate controls. Recently, the vendor has also combined its cybersecruity offerings under the SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance umbrella

The importance of SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance and similar solutions has grown in recent years with the rise of cybersecurity threats, the proliferation of devices and access points, growth of cloud technology, and changing regulations.

SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance Solutions

A wide range of solutions are available for SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance. SAP partners also offer many products that provide similar functionality and are popular with SAP customers.

  • Enterprise Risk and Compliance include products that help companies manage both internal and external organizational risk. Solutions for risk and compliance include Risk Management, Process Control, Financial Compliance Management, and Business Integrity Screening.
  • International Trade Management is designed to help companies dive deep into their potential trade partners to explore risk possibilities, as well as helping manage customs processes. Products for International Trade Management include Watch List Screening and Global Trade Services.
  • Cybersecurity, Data Protection, and Privacy is an area that is new to SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance and has become vital for enterprises with increasing attacks and new regulations around data protection. Solutions in this space include Enterprise Threat Detection, Privacy Governance, and Data Custodian.
  • Identity and Access Governance is a set of tools that once was primarily based around access controls but has grown to include identity management. This is important as companies have more system touchpoints. Access needs to be consistent across applications and devices to avoid risk. Products in this area include Access Control, Cloud Identity Access Governance, Identity Management, and Single Sign-On.

Key Considerations for SAPinsiders:

SAPinsiders are finding success with SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance with SAP and its partners.

  • Finding the balance of technology and process in Role Assignment Read this analyst insight to learn the value of role assignment automation and how it is critical to access control.
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    • Event Presentation: Avoiding common audit issues when moving to SAP S/4HANA. Watch this on-demand event presentation to discover common risk themes, proven risk mitigation strategies, and how to document control decisions for auditability during SAP S/4HANA implementation.

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  1. pathlock

    Going Beyond Identity Governance with Pathlock

    Reading time: 2 mins

    SAP organizations are focusing on effectively managing access to critical data and processes, with a notable trend towards automation and risk integration in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) practices, particularly through solutions like Pathlock’s Application Access Governance, which enhances access control by incorporating risk management strategies.

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    Going Beyond Identity Governance with Pathlock

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    SAP organizations are increasingly focusing on access management for essential data, with 45% utilizing SAP GRC Access Control and a growing interest in integrating risk management into access governance through solutions like Pathlock’s Application Access Governance to proactively mitigate potential risks.

  3. GRC sessions

    Navigating the Future of GRC and Access Governance in SAP Ecosystems

    Reading time: 4 mins

    A New Era of Security and Access Governance Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) and Access Governance are undergoing major changes due to digital growth and stricter regulations. As organizations connect more data and systems, they’re shifting from isolated security practices to proactive, integrated compliance processes. Raghu Boddu, founder of ToggleNow and a seasoned leader in…

  4. ECC, IDM and AC 12.0 Farewell Tour: Seize the Moment to Implement the Compliance You’ve Always Wanted

    December 05, 2024

    Organizations can seize the opportunity presented by SAP’s transitions, including the shift to SAP S/4 HANA, to enhance their risk and compliance strategies through centralized access governance, automation, and advanced access control solutions.

  5. Centralized and Automated User Management for SAP Systems

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    Xiting Central Workflows (XCW) enhances SAP user management by providing standardized workflows, role management, and password self-services, addressing challenges in Identity and Access Management as organizations scale, while integrating seamlessly with SAP Cloud Identity Services for centralized and automated ID lifecycle management.

  6. security

    Transforming SAP Authorization Management

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    SAP systems are crucial for managing sensitive business data and require careful authorization management to comply with legal regulations, and Xiting offers the Authorizations Management Suite (XAMS) to streamline this process through various modules that enhance security, role design, and compliance.

  7. pathlock

    Redefining Identity Governance with Xiting

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    Xiting’s cloud-based Identity Governance and Administration solution, the Xiting Security Platform (XSP), offers a comprehensive approach to managing user identities and access across SAP and non-SAP applications, enhancing security, compliance, and operational efficiency through features like User Lifecycle Management, Compliant Provisioning, and Access Governance.

  8. GRC sessions

    Implementing a New GRC Environment for Process Control and Efficiency

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    A global leader in food and beverage and health sectors expanded rapidly through mergers, necessitating a shift to a unified SAP GRC system, which Protiviti implemented to enhance access control and process capabilities, overcoming challenges from outdated systems and achieving significant improvements in governance and control processes.

  9. pathlock

    Finding the Missing Link for Continuous Compliance with Pathlock

    Reading time: 2 mins

    In the past, SAP organizations relied on older identity access governance solutions across the application landscape. These solutions helped manage users, providing access to approved members of the organizations and recertifying those already in the system. Yet these point solutions can no longer keep pace with a rapidly evolving digital world and the need for…

  10. GRC Leadership budgets

    Pathlock’s Guide to Risk-Centric Identity Governance

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    The vast majority of SAPinsiders say that integrated monitoring capabilities for controls, threats, and access as either important or very important, yet fewer than 40% were using an Integrated Identity and Access Management Solution. Companies need to have a plan for how they can best mitigate the threats facing their data. The central point of…