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Alex Horan is the Vice President of Product Management for Onapsis, where he focuses on developing solutions for SAP security and ERP vulnerability management. With over 18 years of experience, Alex has a proven track record of helping large companies enhance their security posture. His expertise spans key areas such as vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and systems auditing, making him a trusted voice on topics like SAP compliance and secure system configuration. He is committed to ensuring that Onapsis’s products provide advanced protection against real-world threats like ransomware and unauthorized access.
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Onapsis Director of Product Management, Alex Horan, had the pleasure of speaking with Security Guy TV host, Chuck Harold, at Black Hat Las Vegas 2019 earlier this month. Alex and Chuck were able to discuss the unique offerings Onapsis can provide your organization, such as continuous monitoring and change assurance. “[People] have a lot to do,” Alex commented, “they have a lot of things running in their environments and understanding them all and knowing exactly what to do for all of them is a hard task.” This is a problem people have “lived with” for so long that they have become immune to it because these systems have been enabled for a long time. People assume they have not had a security issue, which is different from a technical issue, and therefore will never have one. Watch the interview below for the full story!
About the Author
Alex Horan is the Vice President of Product Management for Onapsis, where he focuses on developing solutions for SAP security and ERP vulnerability management. With over 18 years of experience, Alex has a proven track record of helping large companies enhance their security posture. His expertise spans key areas such as vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and systems auditing, making him a trusted voice on topics like SAP compliance and secure system configuration. He is committed to ensuring that Onapsis’s products provide advanced protection against real-world threats like ransomware and unauthorized access.
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Further Reading
SAP Security Notes: August 2026 Patch Day
Critical vulnerabilities in SAP Commerce Cloud, Application Server ABAP for SAP NetWeaver/ABAP Platform and SAP MII. Find out more details in this blog.
The Impact of the NIS2 Directive on Enterprise SAP Landscapes
What is the NIS2 Directive and Why Does It Matter for Enterprise ERP Systems? Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2) legally mandates essential and important entities across 18 critical sectors to implement continuous cybersecurity risk management sub-measures, strict incident reporting timelines, and direct executive accountability. Business-critical ERP systems running financial, manufacturing, and supply chain operations fall directly…
Protecting the Front Door: Why SAP Web Dispatcher Security is Non-Negotiable
In the modern SAP landscape, the days of “internal-only” access are long gone. As more organizations adopt S/4HANA and embrace mobile-first strategies with SAP Fiori, the perimeter of the SAP environment has shifted. At the center of this shift is the SAP Web Dispatcher. Just as we’ve previously discussed the security risks surrounding SAProuter, the…

