Onapsis, in collaboration with The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, has completed The Critical Controls Implementation for SAP white paper. The Critical Controls Implementation for SAP is the first in a series of implementation documents that focuses on specific ERP technologies and aids organizations in securely migrating to and operating ERP applications in cloud environments. In this document, the working group focuses on providing guidelines on controls implementation as well as a set of checklists for SAP administrators. Download this white paper now for control implementation guidance on a variety of controls.
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As CTO, JP leads the innovation team that keeps Onapsis on the cutting edge of the Business-Critical Application Security market, addressing some of the most complex problems that organizations are currently facing while managing and securing their ERP landscapes. JP helps manage the development of new products as well as support the ERP cybersecurity research efforts that have garnered critical acclaim for the Onapsis Research Labs. JP is regularly invited to speak and host trainings at global industry conferences, including Black Hat, HackInTheBox, AppSec, Troopers, Oracle OpenWorld and SAP TechEd, and is a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud ERP Working Group. Over his professional career, JP has led many Information Security consultancy projects for some of the world’s biggest companies around the globe in the fields of penetration and web application testing, vulnerability research, cybersecurity infosec auditing/standards, vulnerability research and more.
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