E3 Category: IT-Security Column

Risk regulations help to manage complex authorizations and maintain compliance. How you can also prevent cyberattacks and save costs with the right strategy.

An open secret to which many management teams have so far paid little attention: the lack of control of interfaces in IT system landscapes. It was hardly surprising that interface management was neglected when SAP landscapes were still self-contained IT systems. However, this situation has changed fundamentally.

Defensive IT security with monitoring of the entire risk situation often fails due to a lack of expertise in taking a holistic approach. In the face of rapidly increasing complexity, a flood of buzzwords and supposedly universal solutions, this often turns into flying blind, with companies neglecting the most basic security measures.

Cybercrime reports have been ringing alarm bells.Tthreast to ERP systems have also been intensifying. According to a study, the number of cyberattacks on SAP landscapes will reach an all-time high by 2023.

The rising number of cyberattacks is significantly increasing the demand for resources. In order to optimize these and expand the talent pool, companies need to find intelligent methods during the current talent shortage.

Current cyber threats such as ransomware jeopardize entire operations by encrypting data and systems. This can lead to a super-GAU if companies are reliant on real-time analysis.

As many readers will already be aware, securing the SAP gateway is crucial for the security of SAP systems. But what can happen if the gateway is configured incorrectly or insecurely?

Cyberattacks on SAP systems and operational technology (OT) can have devastating consequences for companies: from delays in operations to the shutdown of all processes. The following tricks help to ward off hackers.

The good news: The productive SAP systems survived all the auditors' checks and drove the penetration testers to despair. And then: An attacker hijacked the highly secure system.

The security precautions that IT organizations have taken are not sufficient at the back and front. The measures taken so far simply do not lead to sufficient resilience

More and more public authorities and companies are taking the plunge into the cloud. However, successful and sustainable digitization with the help of cloud computing cannot work without a cloud strategy including GRC management.

Defending against cyberattacks on SAP systems means more than just protecting the ERP system alone. The threat potential of networked companies and hybrid SAP landscapes requires a holistic approach.