SAP-Solution: sicherheit

Digitalization presents companies with new challenges—especially when it comes to IT security. SAP systems are increasingly becoming the focus of criminals.

When it comes to the security of a digital landscape, not all targets for hackers are created equal. Some systems are more attractive to cybercriminals than others, and it seems that SAP systems are consistently at the top of this undesirable list.

Every year, the DSAG Vulnerability Management working group renews its call to SAP for a security dashboard. In view of the threat situation, the new dashboards from Pathlock come at the right time.

Data availability is not only an architecture issue, but also a time issue. If delivery is too late, the added value is zero. Real-time is therefore a strategic component in data management.

One realization these days is that security is a vulnerable commodity. Critical infrastructures such as nuclear power plants and hospitals are becoming targets of warlike aggression, and at the same time cyberattacks are increasing on an unprecedented scale.

The use of open source supports DevOps teams in agile software development. But in the drive to produce code faster and faster, protecting confidential and privileged credentials often falls by the wayside.

A study by Trend Micro provides insight into how Linux operating systems are increasingly being targeted by attackers due to the ongoing cloud transformation.

Making digital access transparent and reliable was the slogan SAP used to promote indirect use licensing in 2018. A year later, SAP launched the Digital Access Adoption Program, an offering to accelerate adoption.

Cyber attacks range from manual hacking and phishing activities to the use of ransomware and malware to CEO fraud. However, remedies for many attacks have been available for a long time.

Due to the increasing number of cyberattacks, business-critical applications like SAP need more protection than ever. It doesn't start with the applications, but with the design of the infrastructure.

The modernization of IT and the associated cloud transformation are and will remain top issues for CIOs in 2020. The changes in the IT organization are becoming clear, according to the Lünendonk study "IT strategies and cloud sourcing in the wake of digital transformation".

Although companies are aware of the threat of cyberattacks, many have little ability to take the necessary security measures.