Cybersecurity Extension for SAP Identifies Signatures of Active SAP Cyberattacks
Recent research confirms that attackers are actively targeting and weaponizing vulnerabilities in SAP applications. With some unprotected cloud installations being compromised in under three hours, and patches being weaponized in less than 72 hours, organizations must move beyond basic patching to implement active threat detection. The Reality of Active SAP Exploitation A joint report by […]
SAP ASE Vulnerabilities: Critical Security Patches and Remediation
SAP released critical patches for Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) versions 15.7 and 16.0 to address vulnerabilities with CVSS scores between 7.2 and 9.1. Customers should immediately apply these patches via SAP Solution Manager to prevent risks like arbitrary command execution, privilege escalation, and unauthorized access to configuration files. SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), formerly known […]
SAP Discloses Security Gaps in Cloud Solutions (May 2020)
In May 2020, SAP disclosed security lapses across several of its cloud-based products, including SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, SuccessFactors, and Concur. The company identified these issues during an internal security review and initiated remediation efforts for approximately 9% of its 440,000 customers. Executive Summary The May 2020 announcement from SAP revealed that specific […]
SIEM Integration for SAP: Challenges and Solutions
Integrating SAP logs directly into Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems is often a complex and costly process. By leveraging SAP Solution Manager to filter, structure, and enrich security event data, organizations can achieve seamless integration while avoiding the high maintenance and licensing costs associated with direct log ingestion. Watch the Webinar: You can view […]
SIEM Integration for SAP: Challenges and Best Practices
Directly integrating SAP logs into a SIEM system often creates significant operational hurdles, including high log volumes, complex maintenance requirements, and difficulties with event correlation. Organizations can overcome these challenges by using SAP Solution Manager as an intermediary to streamline data flow, improve threat detection, and simplify security operations. Executive Summary Integrating SAP systems with […]
64% of ERP Systems Have Experienced Security Breaches Between 2017-19
According to the findings of a recent independent survey of 430 IT decision makers, 64 percent of ERP deployments have experienced security breaches in the past 24 months. The findings are published in the report ERP Security: The Reality of Business Application Protection. In the words of the IDC, “ERP applications such as SAP can […]
SAP Vulnerability Assessment vs Penetration Testing
Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing both serve important functions for protecting business applications against security threats. The approaches are complementary but should be deployed sequentially. Penetration testing against systems and applications that have not been hardened based on the results of vulnerability assessments is inadvisable since the results are predictable. The objective of penetration testing […]
Webinar: 10KBLAZE – Secure Your SAP Systems with CVA and SolMan
According to a recent report, thousands of SAP installations may be vulnerable to 10KBLAZE exploits targeting SAP applications. Join SAP and Layer Seven Security to learn how to secure your SAP systems against the exploits with SAP Code Vulnerability Analyzer (CVA) and SAP Solution Manager. CVA performs static code analysis to detect vulnerabilities in custom […]
Securing Administrative Access in SAP AS Java
The misuse of administrative privileges is a common method used by attackers to compromise applications and propagate attacks to connected systems. The elevated privileges granted to administrative accounts are a prized target for attackers and provide a fast path to accessing or modifying sensitive data, programs and system settings. User privileges for Java applications are […]
Webinar Recording: Security Analytics with SAP Web Intelligence
Watch the webinar replay to learn how to visualize security risks in your SAP systems using interactive reports in SAP Web Intelligence. Powered by the BusinessObjects platform, Web Intelligence connects directly to data sources in SAP Solution Manager to convey system vulnerabilities, missing security notes and open alerts using dynamic charts and graphs and detailed […]