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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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Protecting the mission-critical applications that run your businessAug 17, 2021 — Over the last few months, everywhere you turn, there’s another story about debilitating ransomware attacks on mission-critical or business-critical systems. From fuel and energy companies to food processing companies, no industry is safe or immune. The traditional ways in which we respond to ransomware attacks no longer are as effective. What’s needed is a new model to defend critical systems against ransomware - one that goes beyond the scope of just protecting endpoints, backing up files, and hoping for the best. Join Onapsis as we dive into the six key steps all enterprises should be taking to protect their most critical systems from the looming threat of ransomware.
After the session, attendees will have a better understanding of:
- Critical business-critical security considerations for the intelligent enterprise
- How one application misconfiguration or vulnerability can put an entire enterprise at risk
- The best way to address security and compliance in an interconnected environment
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Securing the SAP Landscape Against Cyber Threats Benchmark ReportJul 29, 2021 — In This Report: Over the past several years SAP systems have increasingly been targeted for cybersecurity attacks as they contain some of the most critical data within the organization. Part of the reason for this is the fact that those SAP systems are increasingly becoming more connected with each other, with applications like SAP SuccessFactors […]
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Protecting SAP Systems from Ransomware AttacksJun 24, 2021 — Ransomware is headline news, and recent attacks have demonstrated the devastating impact of attacks that target critical infrastructure. According to the Department of Homeland Security ransomware attacks have increased by 300% over the past year, impacting all industries and sectors. The average downtime from an attack is 21 days, but full recovery takes an average […]
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How Global Pharmaceutical Company Sanofi Overhauled Its SAP SecurityJun 18, 2021 — Facing a marked increase in cyberattacks and a complex IT and regulatory environment, multinational drug company Sanofi resolved to revamp its SAP cybersecurity infrastructure. The goal was to better detect attacks, protect mission-critical applications, streamline software deployment, and monitor security in real-time. This was no easy task as Sanofi has many different SAP platforms and versions running at the same time.
Sanofi determined that it needed a holistic security approach that supported application security, analyzed systems security in a central location, and automated the security process. After reviewing requests for proposals, the drug firm selected SecurityBridge to undertake the massive security overhaul. SecurityBridge faced the challenge of connecting Sanofi’s many systems to the vendor’s platform and ensuring compliance with strict EU and U.S. data security regulations.
The SecurityBridge platform provided Sanofi with event-based monitoring, a patch management tool, and a single pane of glass for all its security areas. The platform offers “many powerful tools that are very useful for us, and we’re spending so much less time to get information,” said Stéphane Peteytas, Head of SAP Cybersecurity at Sanofi. So far, Sanofi has connected more than 300 systems to the platform and is on track to connect the remaining 200-plus systems.
Read this article and learn:
How Sanofi centralized and automated its cybersecurity processes in a complex IT and regulatory environment.
How SecurityBridge’s platform gave Sanofi a single pane of security glass to thwart attackers and comply with standards.
The important of providing security teams a unified view of a company’s cybersecurity and compliance environment.
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Securing the Intelligent Enterprise from CyberattacksJun 3, 2021 — Join Onapsis and SAP as we highlight how to address security and compliance issues so you can protect your mission-critical applications. In this session we will discuss the latest threat landscape targeting SAP applications, the importance of keeping up with patches and the need to continuously assess and monitor SAP applications to quickly detect and respond to […]
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Cloudy with a chance of security & complianceMay 26, 2021 — Security and compliance continue to be the top concerns for migrating to SAP S/4HANA in the cloud, even above performance, flexibility, and cost. That’s because, ultimately, it’s still your responsibility to ensure the security of your data and applications – even if they reside in someone else’s datacenter. Fortunately, a strong cloud provider and the right tools can take security from a project roadblock to an accelerator, while keeping your data and applications protected along the way.
Join Google and Onapsis for an open dialogue on best practices for SAP S/4HANA transformations and running SAP in the cloud, including discussion on:
- Shared security models and how to “trust but verify” your cloud provider’s environment
- Security best practices at the application level
- How to build security into SAP S/4HANA transformation projects from the start and maintain that posture throughout deployment and beyond
- Real world examples from SAP S/4HANA and cloud migration success stories
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Why and how to minimize your Attack Surface in SAPMay 21, 2021 — Cyber attacks are growing exponentially as remote work becomes the norm and new exploits capture the attention of hackers. A key theme is that these threats increasingly focus on the application layer – more specifically, the user layer – leveraging privileged accounts to get the keys to your kingdom. While perimeter security and IAM best […]
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Securing the SAP Landscape Against Cyber Threats Benchmark WebinarMay 14, 2021 — Over the past several years SAP systems have increasingly been targeted for cybersecurity attacks as they contain some of the most critical data within the organization. Part of the reason for this is the fact that those SAP systems are increasingly becoming more connected with each other, with applications like SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Ariba […]
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