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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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How MARS, Inc. is Achieving Unrivaled Visibility into SAP Data Access & UsageOct 20, 2020 — The SAP team at MARS knows that deep visibility into application activity is no longer a “nice to have” option. With newly discovered vulnerabilities (RECON) and growing data privacy mandates (GDPR, CCPA), understanding SAP data access and usage is as critical as maintaining a secure network. In this session, join Matt Pecorelli, Director of Cyber Security Operations at MARS, and the SAP Security Experts at Appsian as they explore how fine-grained visibility is being leveraged to address a myriad of security, compliance and business process risks. Attend this session to:
- Learn how MARS is leveraging visibility beyond what is captured by existing SAP logs
- Gain an understanding of how to better capture, visualize, and analyze SAP user activity
- Review use cases that address today’s top security and compliance concerns
- Explore how deep visibility can advance your risk management strategy
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Reinforcing SAP Security Controls in a Landscape of VulnerabilitiesOct 20, 2020 — Advanced persistent threats, bugs like RECON, and even your insiders pose a growing challenge in securing SAP. Are your existing roles and controls enough to stop these threats? Likely not. While sufficient from a governance perspective, organizations must do more to combat threats that are circumventing existing measures. In this session, learn how you can reinforce legacy controls to strengthen risk mitigation in today’s landscape of vulnerabilities. Attend this session to:
- Explore unaddressed risks in SAP and their impact on an organization
- Learn about the underlying gaps and limitations that cause of these risks
- Discover how you can mitigate threats by fortifying SAP in with policy-based controls
- Gain the necessary steps which should be implemented to limit your risk exposure and gain greater control over your risk tolerances
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SAP Announces It Is Addressing Cyber Security Gaps in Multiple Cloud SolutionsMay 5, 2020 — On May 4, SAP announced that, while performing regular internal reviews of the company’s cybersecurity infrastructure, they discovered several of the company’s cloud products “do not meet one or several contractually agreed or statutory IT security standards." Learn what this means for the SAPinsider Community.
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5 Things SAPinsiders Are Saying About Their Enterprise Security StrategyApr 30, 2020 — SAP’s transition to an enterprise cloud company has changed the way SAP customers consider and implement their enterprise security strategy. The inclusion of SAP HANA-based systems adds further complexity to these considerations, particularly when these systems are running in hybrid or cloud-based environments. Organizations now need to find a way forward that doesn’t rely on existing physical and network security, and instead expands the security perimeter to include not only local systems, but also those that are running in cloud-based environments.
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Impact of Cloud and SAP HANA on Enterprise Security Strategy Benchmark ReportMar 31, 2020 — SAP's transition to an enterprise cloud company has changed the way SAP customers consider and implement their enterprise security strategy. The inclusion of SAP HANA-based systems adds further complexity to these considerations, particularly when these systems are running in hybrid or cloud-based environments. Organizations now need to find a way forward that doesn't rely on existing physical and network security, and instead expands the security perimeter to include not only local systems, but also those that are running in cloud-based environments.
In Q1 of 2020, SAPinsider surveyed over 150 members of our community to understand their current enterprise security strategy, and how their move to cloud-based applications and environments, combined with their deployment of SAP HANA-based systems, is impacting their plans. Based on the responses that we received in the survey, organizations that are determining and implementing their enterprise security strategy must:
- Take a more holistic approach to enterprise security strategy that involves corporate culture.
- Build an integrated strategy that is aligned with controls and business processes and integrates existing systems.
- Ensure that education is a key part of the strategy.
- Plan for a strategy that will include the cloud, even if it is not currently a key deployment environment.
Read the full report for data points, trends, and recommendations.
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Insights for Evaluating, Identifying, and Executing Cybersecurity for Your SAP SystemsFeb 26, 2020 — Read this blog written by an SAP security and compliance lead for advice on how companies can best ensure their networks are secure. Learn the steps necessary to evaluate, identify, and craft effective cybersecurity umbrellas for SAP systems.
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A Low-cost Solution to Help Prevent Cyber Security Breaches in Your SAP SystemFeb 5, 2020 — According to multiple sources, the average hacker spends about 200 days in your system before you’ve even realized they’re there. “The amount of data mining that they can capture in that time is incredible,” says Bill Oliver, Head of Technology for Winterhawk. He says these days, it’s more likely a matter of when you’ll be […]
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5 Pillars for Addressing Cybersecurity and Data Protection: SAP Highlights Key Areas for Organizations to Focus on to Build Digital Trust with Employees and CustomersJan 21, 2020 — by Bruce Romney, Senior Director of Product Marketing, GRC and Security Solutions, SAP and Erin Hughes, SAP S/4HANA Finance and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Center of Excellence, SAP North America and Thomas Frénéhard, Global Finance and Risk Center of Excellence, SAP What are today’s business leaders most focused on and what are their top […]
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SAP Cybersecurity in an Age of UncertaintyDec 16, 2019 — by Jhansi R Bandaru, PMP-Certified IT SAP Security/Compliance Lead According to Risk Based Security’s 2019 MidYear QuickView Data Breach Report, the first six months of 2019 saw more than 3,800 publicly disclosed cyber attacks exposing more than 4 billion compromised records, with 3.2 billion of those records exposed by just eight breaches. Making matters worse, […]
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