Indivior relies on a centralized SAP landscape to support core enterprise operations. As part of a SAP transformation, the company migrated its SAP environment from on-premise data centers to a public cloud provider. This migration coincided with the implementation of SAP HANA across the landscape.
The move to the cloud and the adoption of SAP HANA introduced new cybersecurity risks that could not be adequately addressed by the organization’s existing security tools, including governance and compliance solutions. These tools were not designed to provide deep visibility into SAP system vulnerabilities, cloud-specific risks, or HANA-related attack surfaces. As a result, Indivior needed a way to extend cybersecurity coverage to SAP applications while ensuring that cloud-hosted SAP systems remained secure.
Indivior engaged Layer Seven Security to strengthen cybersecurity coverage for SAP systems as part of the cloud migration. The objective was to secure SAP deployments in the public cloud, protect SAP HANA platforms, and improve overall cyber risk management for SAP applications.
The company required a solution capable of performing in-depth SAP security analysis, including vulnerability detection, patch management, and incident detection and response. Support for cloud and SAP HANA environments was essential, as was the ability to leverage existing SAP infrastructure to enable rapid deployment, ease of maintenance, and a lower total cost of ownership.
Indivior partnered with Layer Seven Security to deploy the Cybersecurity Extension for SAP. The deployment did not require new hardware, agents, additional connections, or new user accounts, resulting in minimal impact on productive SAP systems.
The Cybersecurity Extension for SAP delivered advanced cybersecurity capabilities for cloud-based SAP systems, including SAP HANA platforms. Layer Seven Security implemented automated vulnerability scans across the SAP landscape using an SAP-recommended architecture. Patch management processes were enhanced through automated discovery and support for SAP security notes via a direct connection to SAP Support.
In addition, near-real-time monitoring of SAP event logs was enabled to support security alerting and incident response. Security alerts generated by the solution were integrated with Indivior’s Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platform, enabling centralized monitoring and response by the Security Operations Center.
The deployment of the Cybersecurity Extension for SAP enabled Indivior to significantly improve visibility into SAP cyber risks introduced by the cloud migration and SAP HANA implementation. Automated vulnerability scanning, optimized patch management, and enhanced monitoring strengthened the organization’s ability to identify and respond to security threats across cloud-hosted SAP systems.
The solution complemented existing controls while extending cybersecurity coverage to SAP applications and platforms that had previously lacked sufficient protection. Importantly, these improvements were achieved with minimal operational overhead by leveraging existing SAP infrastructure.
As noted by Indivior’s Director of SAP & Compliance:
“Layer Seven Security are experts in the SAP security space. They are versatile and responsive in providing customer-specific solution design and delivery. Layer Seven delivered a very good technical solution that complemented our existing systems.”
For Indivior, the Cybersecurity Extension for SAP enabled a more secure and controlled transition to cloud-based SAP systems. The organization strengthened protection for SAP HANA and public cloud deployments, improved vulnerability and patch management processes, and enhanced detection and incident response capabilities through SIEM integration.
The solution supported regulatory and compliance requirements while reducing cyber risk exposure during a period of significant architectural change. At the same time, it maintained operational simplicity and a lower total cost of ownership.
This case study demonstrates how Indivior successfully managed SAP cyber risks as part of a cloud migration initiative. By deploying the Cybersecurity Extension for SAP, the company secured cloud-based SAP and SAP HANA platforms, improved vulnerability management and monitoring, and integrated SAP security into existing SOC operations. The result was a stronger, more resilient SAP cybersecurity posture aligned with Indivior’s cloud transformation strategy.