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What is SAP Access Control?
Improper access is a major security threat to SAP and other enterprise systems. The issue only gets worse as employees increasingly access their relevant applications remotely and on varying, often personal, devices. The goal of SAP Access Control is to ensure the right people are using the right software from the right device. It also helps track access information in case it needs to be reported later for compliance purposes or assessed for risk.
SAP Access Control’s key functions include:
- Risk analysis
- User provisioning
- Monitoring privileges
- Certifying authorizations
- Integration with enterprise systems
- Role definition and maintenance
Key SAP Access Control Considerations for SAPinsiders
What is SAP Access Control?
Improper access is a major security threat to SAP and other enterprise systems. The issue only gets worse as employees increasingly access their relevant applications remotely and on varying, often personal, devices. The goal of SAP Access Control is to ensure the right people are using the right software from the right device. It also helps track access information in case it needs to be reported later for compliance purposes or assessed for risk.
SAP Access Control’s key functions include:
- Risk analysis
- User provisioning
- Monitoring privileges
- Certifying authorizations
- Integration with enterprise systems
- Role definition and maintenance
Key SAP Access Control Considerations for SAPinsiders
- Quantify how improving user access and identity management impacts the bottom line. Most governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) organizations surveyed for our recent User Access and Identity Management for SAP S/4HANA report are facing budget constraints. That can make it hard to invest in software like SAP Access Control, but you can build the business case by finding those areas where unauthorized access can be costly. Added costs can come from cyberattacks, fraud, compliance-related fines, and rework to address audit issues. The cybersecurity threats are real — over a quarter of respondents noted having an access-related security breach in our April 2021 Securing the SAP Landscape Against Cyber Threats report.
- Audit your user access landscape. First, gain an understanding of which users are accessing which systems and why. Then, survey your users and identify which roles need which systems. These steps can help you be more efficient in integrating your access across your technology footprint.
- Integrate user access and identity management across your technology stack as part of your migration. Respondents to our latest User Access and Identity Management survey who worked for leading organizations were much more likely to integrate user access and identity management as part of digital transformation and integrate identity management across their heterogeneous application landscapes. These actions can help you optimize investment in software like SAP Access Control and create a holistic user access and identity management strategy.
- Centralize user access and identity processes to maximize your next technology investment. Centralizing user access and identity management can provide benefits that reduce risk, enable compliance, and make securing your systems easier. However, you must first unify the process by which you identify users and grant access to systems, no matter the business area or solution. That will make any technological investment more valuable when implemented.
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The Silent Killers of SAP Security: How to Shut Down Dormant and Unmitigated Access RisksDec 2, 2025 — SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) has evolved from a periodic compliance task to a risk-based approach, exemplified by ToggleNow's ReviewNow solution, which automates around 99% of User Access Reviews using real-time SAP data, enabling deeper insights into access governance.
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Ergon Expands SAP Governance with Pathlock CloudOct 17, 2025 — Ergon has upgraded its access management strategy by implementing Pathlock Cloud to ensure unified governance across SAP and non-SAP systems, addressing challenges arising from global expansion and the adoption of multiple cloud platforms.
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Breaking the GRC Silo: Unified Risk Management in SAP LandscapesOct 13, 2025 — Pathlock advocates for a unified approach to Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) that integrates SAP with non-SAP systems, enhancing risk management and compliance efficiency across a broader application landscape as traditional SAP Access Control struggles to meet the demands of modern enterprises.
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Cutting Through Compliance Noise: How Jabil Tackled SAP RisksSep 3, 2025 — With approximately $28.9 billion in FY 2024 revenue and operations in over 100 global locations, Jabil processes millions of SAP transactions daily. For this Fortune 200 supply chain leader, ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance across such vast transaction volumes was a major challenge: how to detect genuine segregation of duties (SoD) violations without being overwhelmed […]
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From Checkbox to Control: How Intelligent Automation Turned Compliance into Competitive AdvantageApr 9, 2025 — A large Indian multinational overcame compliance challenges in its SAP system by implementing ToggleNow’s Firefighter Log Review Bot, automating ~80% of log reviews, achieving zero audit issues, and enabling a fourfold increase in controller productivity while shifting focus towards risk-driven governance.
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Elevating Access Management Through AutomationMar 3, 2025 — Effective access control is crucial for GRC teams to prevent internal threats and ensure compliance in SAP environments, and solutions like Pathlock automate and streamline access processes, enhancing audit efficiency and overall organizational compliance.
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Modernizing Access Control Across Multiple ApplicationsJan 3, 2025 — As SAP organizations transition to S/4HANA, they must prioritize security in the face of emerging threats and limited access control from applications like SAP Access Control, prompting a shift towards unified solutions like Pathlock Cloud for proactive governance and cohesive risk management across their tech stacks.
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Unifying Access Management with PathlockDec 10, 2024 — One of the most important aspects of a successful GRC strategy is cohesiveness. Organizations must have teams and technology that work in harmony to minimize risk while also ensuring that all users have the access that they need to execute essential business functions. Yet all too often, companies work in a siloed manner, with differing […]
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