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A constantly evolving threat landscape and compliance environment with inconsistent standards have made data loss prevention (DLP) a vital component of an organization’s SAP data security strategy. The global cost of data breaches hit a record-high in 2021 ($4.2 million per incident), highlighting the importance of a robust DLP strategy to protect organizations from financial,…

The concept of segregation of duties for SAP and other ERP applications is simple to understand: ensure that a user’s access privileges do not conflict or violate business policies and divide business processes between multiple users to limit the risk of fraud and error. However, the streamlining, managing, and enforcing of segregation of duties is…

To ensure employees remain productive in a dynamic and hybrid work environment, organizations use SAP access controls to allow their workers remote and secure access to ERP data, transactions, and self-service modules. Unfortunately, the existing SAP role-based access controls (RBAC) have reached their limitations in a dynamic workplace because static roles do not leverage contextual…

Agility is the name of the game in today’s ERP data security landscape. Organizations are being challenged to detect threats as they happen, quickly address vulnerabilities, and continuously improve their security posture while protecting crucial ERP data as well as their overall business. One strategy that is helping organizations become more proactive is aligning with an adaptive security model. Focused on operationalizing agile, context-aware, and adaptive technologies, an adaptive…

Third-Party Risk Management (TRPM) is the process of analyzing and controlling risks presented to your company, your operations, your data, and your finances by Third Party Service Providers (TPSP). Most companies rely on a network of third-party vendors, suppliers, and service providers to support their business. As an integral part of the overall business operations,…

What is Segregation of Duties? Segregation of Duties (SoD) is an internal control measure that all organizations should adopt to stop error and fraud, and is especially important when complying with regulations like the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOC). SoD ensures that more than one person carries out the tasks required to bring a…

As SAP ECC customers prepare for their migration to S/4HANA, they are assessing the pros and cons of this transition in terms of cost, compliance, and data security. A critical step in an S/4HANA migration involves a thorough SAP audit of the existing roles and authorizations and optimizing license spends for the current users. Organizations…

Companies using SAP typically have some type of structured governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) strategy to manage their overall governance and enterprise risk management and meet compliance requirements. An essential component of any GRC strategy is detecting and resolving SAP segregation of duties (SoD) conflicts. SoD weighs heavily on financial management and reporting, especially for…

The largest concentration of sensitive data within an enterprise resides in critical business applications. Your applications drive your business so securing your sensitive data against internal and external threats is crucial. Sensitive data protection should adhere to security and regulatory requirements, but it goes beyond being just an IT problem. Data protection is a business…