
How a European Tech Group Secured SAP with a Partner-Led Managed Service
DownloadIndustry: European Technology
Company Size: 900 employees
Customer Profile
One of Europe’s leading technology trading groups, with over 900 employees serving 30,000 customers, relies on SAP to run its entire business. After seeing a competitor hit by ransomware, the company knew it needed to secure its critical applications. They partnered with 1DigitalTrust for a managed service, powered by the Onapsis Platform, to protect their business from expensive downtime.
The Challenge: Securing a Global SAP System Without In-House Experts
With business units spread across 14 countries, the company’s SAP system was essential for its operations, but it also presented a complex security challenge. After witnessing a competitor’s costly ransomware attack, the leadership team wanted to ensure the same didn’t happen to them. Their primary challenges were:
- Protecting a business-critical, multi-country SAP system from sophisticated cyberattacks like ransomware.
- Lacking the dedicated in-house resources and expertise for specialized SAP cybersecurity.
- Requiring a structured and cost-predictable approach to manage security across a distributed organization.
The Solution: A Managed Service Powered by the Onapsis Platform
The company chose a partner-led approach, implementing an SAP cybersecurity managed service from 1DigitalTrust, powered by Onapsis. This provided a comprehensive solution without the need to hire and train an internal team.
A Partner-Led Security Program
1DigitalTrust handled the implementation and now delivers ongoing security services. This includes continuous monitoring and monthly risk reviews, giving the company on-demand access to SAP security experts to plan and execute risk mitigation.
The Onapsis Platform
The managed service is based on the Onapsis Platform, which provides the deep visibility and threat intelligence needed to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations unique to business-critical applications like SAP.
The Results: Significant Risk Reduction with Predictable Costs
The managed service approach allowed the company to rapidly mature its SAP security program, achieving faster-than-anticipated results and gaining peace of mind.
Results at a Glance
- Significant risk reduction across all European SAP systems.
- All initial critical risks remediated within the first few months of the service.
- Predictable, planned costs for SAP security with no budget overruns.
- Faster-than-anticipated time to resolution for critical risks.
“We have been able to reduce our risks significantly with the SAP Cybersecurity managed service from 1DigitalTrust. The costs have been planned, and we have been able to stay within the budget for mitigating the risks.”
– CFO, European Technology Group“We now have a structured process to evaluate and mitigate risks in SAP. That enables us to quickly and efficiently determine when and how to mitigate the risks together with the experts from 1DigitalTrust.”
– ERP Manager, European Technology Group
A Blueprint for Partner-Led SAP Security
This technology group’s success provides a clear model for achieving robust SAP security without a large, dedicated in-house team. Their key to success was leveraging a trusted partner to manage the process. Key takeaways for your organization include:
- Leverage a managed service to gain immediate access to specialized SAP security expertise.
- Achieve predictable, planned costs for your security program, eliminating budget surprises.
- Implement a structured, continuous process for monitoring, reviewing, and mitigating risks.