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Our blog is the premier resource for CISOs and SAP security and Basis specialists seeking deep technical insights into the SAP threat landscape. Our research team provides expert analysis on emerging attack vectors targeting S/4HANA, SAP RISE, and SAP BTP, as well as practical guidance on meeting global compliance standards such as NIS2 and SOX. By translating complex vulnerability disclosures into actionable defense strategies, we empower the global SAP community to harden their mission-critical environments and implement proactive monitoring frameworks that bridge the gap between SAP teams and security operations.

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Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2013: ‘This isn’t a threat you can afford to ignore’

The breadth and depth of the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is unprecedented. Released this Monday, the reports brings together the investigations performed by nineteen law enforcement agencies, research institutions and private security firms that combat data breaches including the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), U.S Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security.

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Countering the Threat of Corporate Espionage

According to the results of a survey released by HBGary during the recent 2013 RSA Conference in San Francisco, more than 70 percent of American investors are interested in reviewing the cybersecurity practices of public companies and nearly 80 percent would not invest in companies with a history of cyberattacks. The survey of 405 U.S.

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International Corporate Espionage: Annual Cost of Intellectual Property Theft Estimated at $250 Billion for U.S Economy

According to NSA Director General Keith Alexander, cyber-espionage has led to “the greatest transfer of wealth in history.” This is supported by not only a recent report by Symantec, which places the cost of intellectual property theft in the United States at $250 billion a year, but a prominent report on cyber-espionage released by Mandiant

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Lessons from the Top Ten Data Breaches of 2012: Defense-in-Depth for SAP Systems

According to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC), there were 680 reported data breaches in 2012 covering all forms of commercial, governmental, educational, medical and non-profit organizations. The breaches are estimated to have compromised over 27M data records.   The most significant breach occurred at VeriSign. Although the extent of the breach has never been disclosed

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The Final Frontier: The Challenges in Developing Secure Custom ABAP Programs

In November, SAP released an unusually high number of Security Notes to patch various forms of injection vulnerabilities in it’s software. The trend continued in December with the release of several patches for code injection flaws in the Computer Center Management System (BC-CCM), Project System (PS-IS),  Transport Organizer (BC-CTS-ORG) and work processes in Application Servers

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SAP Audit Guides for Inventory and Human Resources

Layer Seven Security has released the highly anticipated SAP Audit Guides for Inventory and Human Resources. Download your free copy at http://layersevensecurity.com/SAP_audit_guides.html

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SAP Security Notes, September 2012

Missing Authorization Checks, Signature Wrapping Attacks and Code Injection Vulnerabilities. Read September’s Guide to SAP Security Patches at http://layersevensecurity.com/SAP_security_advisories.html

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Security Researchers Expose a Dangerous Authentication Bypass in Oracle Databases

More than two-thirds of mid to large SAP customers in every industry run their SAP applications with Oracle databases. Oracle’s success is driven by compatibility and performance. Oracle 11.2 is certified for use with Unix, Linux and Windows-based SAP environments and provides features such as self-tuning, sophisticated partitioning and advanced data compression that give Oracle

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SAP Security Notes, August 2012

Missing authorization checks, hardcoded usernames and passwords, and vulnerabilities in credit card data stored in SAP Logistics. Download our latest guide to SAP Security Notes at http://layersevensecurity.com/SAP_security_advisories.html

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Cybersecurity Disclosures: A Three Step Strategy for Compliance with the New SEC Guidance

Against a background of growing investor concern and pressure from legislators, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is leading the drive for more open and timely disclosure of cybersecurity risks and incidents from public companies. Earlier this year, it challenged Amazon’s decision not to disclose the financial impact of the theft of customer data held

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Download the Ultimate Guide to Auditing and Securing Procure-to-Pay Controls in SAP

The third installment of Layer Seven Security’s SAP Audit Guide was released today and can be downloaded at http://layersevensecurity.com/SAP_audit_guides.html. The series has proven to be a popular resource for audit and security professionals with over 10,000 downloads to date. The latest Guide focuses upon expenditure-related controls in areas such as vendor master data, purchasing, invoice processing and

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SAP Security Notes, July 2012

Missing authorization checks in the Archiving Workbench, default pass phrases on the J2EE secure store and SQL injection vulnerabilities in Java applications. Read the guide to July’s SAP Security Notes at http://layersevensecurity.com/SAP_security_advisories.html

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