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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FortiAI: Advancing Enterprise Security in the Age of Intelligent Threats
As AI transforms businesses and increases the risk of cyberattacks, Fortinet enhances its FortiAI platform to provide advanced security and automation capabilities, enabling organizations to protect their AI systems and data while streamlining operations.
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Beyond Authorizations: How ToggleNow’s Data Guard Secures SAP from the Inside Out
ToggleNow’s Data Guard offers a revolutionary approach to SAP security, integrating proactive monitoring, intelligent threat detection, and context-aware analytics to address the inadequacies of traditional security frameworks against rising insider threats and sophisticated cyberattacks.
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Powering Resilient SAP Landscapes: Infrastructure Best Practices for the Modern Enterprise
To succeed in a cloud-connected world, businesses must build resilient and adaptable SAP infrastructure with high availability, disaster recovery planning, security measures, and automation to support ongoing innovation and growth.
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Critical SAP Zero-Day Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
Active exploitation of a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-31324) in the SAP Visual Composer component allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full control over SAP systems, prompting SAP to release an emergency patch and urging customers to either apply it or disable access to the vulnerable component. Membership Required You must be a member to access this…
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Compliance Made Easy: Tackling ERP Audit Complexity with Saviynt’s Automated Governance
As compliance mandates for sensitive data management like SOX, GDPR, and HIPAA become more complex, organizations face increased risks of noncompliance and audit failures due to reliance on manual processes; however, Saviynt’s automated, risk-based identity governance platform simplifies these challenges by enforcing least-privilege access, automating compliance reporting, and providing real-time analytics to enhance governance and…
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Beyond the Application Layer: Fortifying Your Enterprise SAP Environment
Organizations relying on SAP systems must prioritize robust, multi-layered security strategies to protect mission-critical data, especially in regulated sectors, by leveraging independent certifications and platform capabilities to meet stringent compliance mandates and facilitate trust with government clients.
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Thales and Deloitte Forge Alliance to Strengthen Data Protection and Compliance Services
Thales and Deloitte have formed a strategic alliance to enhance cybersecurity for enterprises by integrating Thales’s encryption technologies with Deloitte’s consulting expertise, aiming to address the complexities of modern cloud environments and improve data protection, compliance, and governance.
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Critical Zero-Day Vulnerability Impacts SAP
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
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
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…
