What Is Security?
Security is a broad term that can apply to many fields. In the area of IT, security refers to tools and strategies that prevent unauthorized access to organizational assets such as computers, networks, and data. Security is designed to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive information, blocking the access of sophisticated hackers and malicious insiders.
What Is Security?
Security is a broad term that can apply to many fields. In the area of IT, security refers to tools and strategies that prevent unauthorized access to organizational assets such as computers, networks, and data. Security is designed to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive information, blocking the access of sophisticated hackers and malicious insiders.
What Is SAP Security?
SAP security products and services help organizations to develop and administer solutions securely across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. The SAP Trust Center includes links to various SAP security tools and services under five categories:
- Hybrid identity and access management: SAP Single Sign-On, SAP Identity Management, and SAP Access Control.
- Cloud identity services: SAP Cloud Identity Services – Identity Authentication, SAP Cloud Identity Services – Identity Provisioning.
- Secure development services: SAP Authorization and Trust Management service, SAP Credential Store, Cloud Connectors, and SAP Cloud Programming Model.
- Risk and compliance: SAP Cloud Identity Access Governance, SAP Data Retention Manager, SAP Customer Data Cloud, and SAP Data Privacy Integration.
- Security support services: SAP Security Optimization, SAP MaxAttention, and Security Service and Support Offerings.
Further Resources for SAPinsiders
Trust Matters! The SAP Security Strategy and Roadmap. This presentation by Anne Marie Colombo, Cybersecurity Solution Advisor at SAP, provides an overview of SAP’s security strategy as well as its related solutions and products. The presentation explains how the latest solutions and services, such as SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication, SAP Cloud Platform Identity Provisioning, SAP Enterprise Threat Detection, SAP Single Sign-On, and SAP Identity Management, can bring value to your enterprise security platform.
Insights for Your Emerging SAP Security Strategy. In this blog post, SAPinsider discusses security with key leadership from SAP security company Onapsis. The discussion ranges across many topics, from the state of SAP software and enterprise security to Onapsis’s acquisition of Virtual Forge and its impact on the SAP customer base.
Application Security Imperiled by Attackers. Application security is being threatened by cyberattacks on the application layer, such as SAP S/4HANA systems, which target valuable resources organizations store there, observe SAP’s Arndt Lingscheid, Global Solution Owner Cybersecurity and Data Protection, and Martin Mueller, Presales and Program Manager, SAP Security Suite. Companies need to deploy real-time detection and response to deal with the rise in attacks against the SAP application layer level, they argue.
Vendors that can help SAP customers with security include: Appsian Security, Fastpath, Fortinet, Layer Seven Security, Lookout, Onapsis, Security Weaver, Xiting, and Xpandion.
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A Guide to Passing an SAP HANA System Security Audit
Follow these best practices to install, administer, and operate the SAP HANA system securely. More importantly, learn about control objectives that auditors check to gain assurance about controls in the SAP HANA system environment. Key Concept A system audit is an exercise performed to gain assurance that defined controls work as intended, thereby eliminating the...…
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Get the Most Out of SAPSprint for Server-Based Printing in Microsoft Windows
SAPSprint is the latest service for server-based printing on Windows. Learn how to install and configure this service with its default options. Drill down into the technical implementation to learn how to manage print requests, restart print processes, configure front-end printing, and include barcodes. Key Concept Processing in SAPSprint means generating print data via the...…
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Secure Your Enterprise Application with Authentication in SAP NetWeaver Web AS Java
One of a company’s worst nightmares is the theft of customer or other confidential data. To avoid having unauthorized parties view this data, you should secure your enterprise applications. Find out how you can carry this out by using the Java Authentication and Authorization Service in SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java. Key Concept In SAP...…
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Inject a security-first mindset into SAP S/4HANA migrations by involving security teams early
Bringing business stakeholders early in the design process of an SAP S/4HANA migration project ensures that security considerations are integrated in the user experience right from the beginning, according to EBOS MedTech Program & Service Delivery Manager Jackie Johnston. Speaking at Mastering SAP Collaborate Melbourne, Johnston shared EBOS MedTech’s experience on moving from SAP ECC…
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Application Security Imperiled by Attackers
Application security is being threatened by cyberattacks on the application layer, such as SAP S/4HANA systems, which target valuable resources organizations store there. Despite the increase in attacks, companies are not allocating resources to combat these threats. SAP customers understand the severe problem of application security and are looking for a solution to stop cyberattacks.…
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Making SAP S/4HANA Secure from the Start
While an SAP S/4HANA project brings with it a range of exciting new features and functionality, as with any move to a new technology, it can also be intimidating, especially for those who are responsible for securing their organization’s landscape. From a security perspective, there are some new architectures to address with SAP S/4HANA, particularly…
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SAP NetWeaver BI Security for Complex Requirements
In SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0, you can join multiple authorizations. However, the union is only possible at an aggregated level. Find out how to implement analysis authorizations for unions and see a custom solution that helps overcome this limitation. Key Concept An analysis authorization is a new security concept as of SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0....…
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Implement a Compliant Identity Management Solution for Effective Provisioning, Reporting, and Role Management
Learn how to achieve efficient, compliant, and secure management of user accounts and identities with SAP NetWeaver Identity Management (SAP NetWeaver IDM). Step through an overview of SAP NetWeaver IDM, including the product’s architecture and integration capabilities. Key Concept SAP NetWeaver Identity Management (SAP NetWeaver IDM) provides provisioning capabilities for SAP and third-party applications. You...…
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7 Ways Comprehensive Testing Mitigates Security Risks in SAP Systems with Tritusa
SAP systems’ security is vital to business operations, and Tritusa offers expert solutions such as vulnerability assessments and compliance monitoring to address challenges like unauthorised access, data integrity risks, and evolving cyber threats.
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Technical Considerations for Executing an SAPUI5 Project
Follow these best practices and tips outlined by Ameya Pimpalgaonkar if you are planning to execute an SAPUI5 project. See how an SAPUI5 project differs from a traditional project and why the design process is essential if you want to avoid technical errors. Key Concept It is essential that all SAPUI5 projects begin with a...…
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