Why Your Conventional Security Tools Are Missing This Critical SAP Risk

Every change to your production SAP system arrives via a transport, but are you inspecting what’s inside? SAP transports can act as “Trojan horses,” smuggling malicious code or unauthorized changes directly into your most critical systems. This creates a massive security blind spot that most conventional tools can’t see, exposing your business to data theft, espionage, and fraud. This guide provides an in-depth analysis of the threat and a clear strategy to defend against it.

In This Guide, You’ll Learn:

• How malicious actors use SAP transports to inject unauthorized changes like backdoors and privileged users into your production systems.
• The most common types of threats hidden in transports and their potential business impact, from financial fraud to compliance violations.
• Why conventional security tools, including static code scanners and SoD checks, fail to detect these hidden threats.
• A breakdown of the three lines of defense for transport security and why automated analysis is essential for any modern secure SAP development process.
• Actionable steps to integrate transport inspection into your change management and DevSecOps workflows.

Who Should Read This Guide?

This guide provides a technical deep-dive and strategic advice for anyone responsible for the security and integrity of SAP systems, including:

• SAP Basis & Security Administrators
• ABAP Developers & DevSecOps Engineers
• Internal Audit & GRC Teams
• Change & Release Managers