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What Is Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems and information from digital attacks. Cybersecurity measures are designed to combat threats against networked systems and applications, whether those threats originate from inside or outside of an organization.
Businesses with a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, governed by best practices and automated using advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, can fight cyber threats more effectively and reduce the impact of breaches when they occur.
What Is Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems and information from digital attacks. Cybersecurity measures are designed to combat threats against networked systems and applications, whether those threats originate from inside or outside of an organization.
Businesses with a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy, governed by best practices and automated using advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, can fight cyber threats more effectively and reduce the impact of breaches when they occur.
What Is SAP Cybersecurity?
SAP cybersecurity solutions include:
UI Data Protection Masking and UI Data Protection Logging
- Protect sensitive information in the user interface layer
- Block or log data access
- Secure and refine access
SAP Code Vulnerability Analyzer
- Identify and remedy security vulnerabilities in ABAP custom code
SAP Focused Run
- Security configuration management for SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver, and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
- Patch management
SAP Enterprise Threat Detection and SAP Enterprise Threat Detection Cloud Edition
- Security information and event management solution tailored to the needs of SAP applications
- Identify and analyze threats in SAP applications
SAP Data Custodian and SAP Data Custodian Key Management Service
- Manage security keys
- Monitor and report on data access, storage, movement, processing, and location
- Create and enforce data access, location, movement, and processing policies
SAP Privacy Governance
- Identify security and privacy risks
- Deploy and manage maturity assessments with configurable templates
- Manage security and privacy control evaluations and monitor ongoing compliance
Further Resources for SAPinsiders
SAP Cybersecurity in an Age of Uncertainty. In this article, Jhansi R Bandaru, PMP-Certified IT SAP Security/Compliance Lead, explains that organizations should regularly audit SAP systems to check their security and data integrity and identify vulnerabilities before attackers do. Knowing the weaknesses and gaps in a system is the first step in empowering management to deal with those vulnerabilities proactively, concisely, and effectively.
Expert Q&A: The Importance of Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management. In this video interview, Gabriele Fiata, Head of Enterprise Risk Management and Innovation at SAP, shares his thoughts on enterprises’ common mistakes when managing cybersecurity risk and the need to integrate cybersecurity into an enterprise’s risk management framework.
A Holistic Approach to Managing Cybersecurity & Protecting Your Data. According to SAP Cybersecurity Solution Advisor Anne Marie Colombo, organizations should minimize user access to data by segregating and protecting it. This article presents best practices to ensure a holistic approach to cybersecurity and data protection for your enterprise.
Vendors that can assist SAP customers with cybersecurity include: Capgemini, Fastpath, Fortinet, Layer Seven Security, Lookout, Onapsis, RSM, and Saviynt.
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Predictions For 2026: Less Apocalypse, More AccountabilityFeb 9 — In 2026, rather than a collapse in cybersecurity, prevailing assumptions about AI, quantum computing, Cloud security, resilience, risk, and accountability will be challenged, revealing vulnerabilities as organizations pivot to address rising expectations and the evolving nature of cyber threats.
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Why Security Timing Determines Success in RISE with SAP TransformationsFeb 2 — Security timing often determines whether RISE with SAP transformations stay on track. This analysis examines how late risk discovery undermines migration, execution, and post–go-live outcomes, and why secure-by-design approaches change delivery discipline.
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SecurityBridge Appoints New CEO to Drive Global ExpansionJan 12 — SecurityBridge has appointed Jesper Zerlang as CEO effective January 1, 2026, signaling a strategic shift toward global growth while the founders transition to roles focusing on product innovation and customer initiatives amidst rising demand for SAP-native cybersecurity solutions.
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Automating DevSecOps to Better Secure SAP SystemsDec 31, 2025 — The rise of cyber threats targeting ERP systems necessitates an urgent shift towards integrated security within SAP development processes, as Onapsis updates its platform to enhance code security, transport governance, and runtime protection for enterprise resilience.
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Securing SAP Workloads in the Cloud: Moving Beyond FirewallsFeb 18 — SAP will end mainstream support for ECC on December 31, 2027, driving organizations to migrate to cloud-based S/4HANA through RISE with SAP. Moving SAP workloads to the cloud unlocks agility and innovation—but it also introduces new attack vectors. For self-managed cloud migrations (AWS, Azure, GCP), customers are responsible for the workload security. Legacy security architectures […]
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Why Software Integration is the Future of Cloud Security Dec 23, 2025 — As cloud-native architectures create fragmented environments for enterprise security, the need for integrated solutions like the Orca and Zscaler partnership becomes critical to bridge visibility gaps, reduce alert noise, and improve response times across user access and cloud workloads.
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SAP Security Notes Surge in 2025 as Critical Vulnerabilities EscalateDec 22, 2025 — In 2025, SAP customers face a significant rise in security vulnerabilities, with a 39% increase in security notes compared to 2024, highlighting critical threats to core SAP systems and the necessity for improved security coordination and proactive monitoring.
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