SAP CyberSecurity


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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    SAP has issued critical Security Notes including a highly severe vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload malicious files, prompting organizations to urgently patch or implement workarounds to protect their systems.

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    Understanding Threat Actors Attacking SAP with Onapsis

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    In April 2024, Onapsis, in collaboration with Flashpoint, released the ‘Ch4tter: Threat Actors Attacking SAP for Profit’ report, emphasizing the evolving cybersecurity risks facing SAP organizations and advocating for proactive measures like penetration testing and ongoing education to mitigate these threats.

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    Beyond Patching: Building a Multi-Layered Defense for Your SAP Landscape

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    This whitepaper provides SAP users and CISOs with best practices for securing SAP systems, emphasizing the importance of a multi-layered defense strategy that goes beyond traditional patching. It offers insights into the multifaceted aspects of SAP cybersecurity to help organizations protect their critical SAP landscapes. Membership Required You must be a member to access this…

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    Saviynt enhances the security and compliance of ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, and Workday by automating identity governance and enforcing least privilege access, thus reducing risk and ensuring organizations maintain control over sensitive data amid increasing regulatory pressures and cyber threats.

  5. Solving the System and Infrastructure Patching Paradox: How to Secure SAP Systems Without Sacrificing Uptime

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    The article discusses the ‘patching paradox’ faced by organizations using SAP, highlighting the challenges of ensuring system security and stability through timely updates without compromising operational availability, and emphasizes the need for comprehensive patching policies and tools like SUSE solutions to effectively manage these conflicting priorities.

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    As organizations transition to SAP S/4HANA, robust security measures tailored for SAP environments are essential, as standard antivirus solutions often fail to protect against emerging cyber threats, prompting the need for specialized tools like bowbridge Anti-Virus for SAP Solutions that ensure comprehensive security without compromising performance.

  7. Live from SAPinsider Las Vegas 2025: An Interview with Mariano Nunez of Onapsis

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    In this episode of the SAPinsider Las Vegas 2025 podcast, host Robert Holland speaks with Mariano Nunez, CEO and co-founder of Onapsis, about the evolving cybersecurity landscape for SAP customers. Nunez shares key challenges organizations face in securing SAP applications—especially during cloud migrations like RISE with SAP—highlighting the confusion around shared security responsibilities between SAP…

  8. Live from SAPinsider Las Vegas 2025: An Interview with the Authors of Cybersecurity for SAP

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    In this episode of the SAP Insider: Las Vegas 2025 podcast, host Robert Holland speaks with JP Perez-Etchegoyen, co-founder of Onapsis, and Gaurav Singh, Senior Cybersecurity Manager at Under Armour, about the growing importance of cybersecurity in SAP landscapes. The conversation centers around their newly released book, Cybersecurity for SAP, the first of its kind…

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    Transforming Security Operations with AI-Driven Automation with Fortinet’s FortiAnalyzer

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    Fortinet’s enhanced FortiAnalyzer provides organizations with AI-driven, automated security capabilities that streamline threat detection and response, offering centralized visibility and reducing operational complexity in an increasingly challenging cyber threat landscape.

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    Onapsis Announces New Cybersecurity Book to Debut at SAPinsider Vegas 2025

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    At SAPinsider Vegas, technology leaders will gather to explore SAP landscape optimization and cybersecurity, highlighted by the release of Onapsis’s new book ‘Cybersecurity for SAP,’ co-authored by its CTO and focused on addressing security challenges amid rising cyber threats.