Layer Seven Security Achieves CyberSecure Canada Certification
Layer Seven Security has successfully achieved certification under the CyberSecure Canada program, validating its strong cybersecurity posture and the application of recognized baseline security controls. This certification provides customers, especially those who rely on SAP systems, with independent assurance that Layer Seven Security operates within a structured and nationally recognized cybersecurity framework. This certification reinforces […]
State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks on SAP: A Guide to Threats and Defenses
State-sponsored cyber attacks are a rapidly increasing threat to SAP solutions, driven by rising geopolitical tensions. Attackers target mission-critical SAP systems for espionage and sabotage, exploiting their wide attack surface and slow enterprise patching cycles. Defending these vital systems requires specialized vulnerability management, real-time threat detection, and a focused effort to harden specific SAP configurations […]
Layer Seven Security’s Cybersecurity Extension Named Top SAP Solution for 2025
Layer Seven Security’s Cybersecurity Extension for SAP has been named the Top SAP Cybersecurity Solution for 2025 by the Cybersecurity Review. The solution was selected for its superior integrated coverage, exceptional customer support, and competitive licensing costs, distinguishing it from competitors like Onapsis, Security Bridge, and Pathlock. The international publication, with nearly 300,000 subscribers, conducted a detailed analysis […]
What Are the Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Security Rule?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed significant updates to the HIPAA Security Rule to address modern cyber threats. The changes mandate specific security practices, including regular vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, strict patch management deadlines, and the universal application of controls that were previously considered “addressable.” Executive Summary The Health […]
The Most Critical SAP Security Notes of 2024
Security notes are released by SAP on the second Tuesday of every month to address vulnerabilities in SAP solutions. The vulnerabilities are discovered by external security researchers and reported as part of SAP’s disclosure program. They are also discovered directly by SAP through its’s ongoing research and testing. Security notes are scored by SAP using […]
Buyers Guide to SAP Enterprise Threat Detection
SAP Enterprise Threat Detection (ETD) is the premier solution from SAP for identifying and responding to cyber attacks in SAP applications. ETD collects and analyzes log data from SAP systems and uses predefined patterns to detect Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and trigger alerts for suspected security incidents. ETD includes graphical tools to support log analysis […]
CrowdStrike Outage: Lessons Learned for SAP Solutions
The fallout of the recent worldwide systems outage has far-reaching consequences for cybersecurity. The outage is estimated to impact 8.5 million devices powered by Microsoft Windows operating systems. The cause of the outage is a corrupted update for an agent used for the Falcon security platform from CrowdStrike. Falcon uses a cloud architecture with servers, […]
Artificial Intelligence Exploits Vulnerabilities in Systems with a 87 percent Success Rate
Based on a newly-released paper published by researchers at the University of Illinois, AI agents can combine large language models with automation software to autonomously analyze and exploit security vulnerabilities. During the research, OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model was able to successfully exploit 87 percent of vulnerabilities when provided with a CVE advisory describing the […]
Security with SAP RISE: A Shared Model of Responsibility
SAP RISE is a cloud-based service offering from SAP that includes the private edition of SAP S/4HANA Cloud at the core. As part of the offering, SAP maintains privately-managed, single-tenanted accounts for each customer with hyperscale providers including AWS, Azure and GCP. The accounts are fully managed by SAP. Therefore, SAP acts as a cloud […]
Maximize Your SAP Security Budget: How to Cut Costs Without Downgrading Cybersecurity
According to a recent report from SAPinsider, almost two-thirds of organizations are placing cybersecurity projects on hold or scaling back planned investments in cybersecurity due to the current economic climate. 18 percent of organizations are reducing the size of cybersecurity teams. The latter can have a drastic effect on collaboration and morale. The impact is […]