A new SAPinsider report shows that while technology leaders are focused on innovation with initiatives like SAP S/4HANA migration and AI, they are often ignoring foundational security. This Executive Brief, based on the report, outlines a growing threat landscape where vulnerabilities in interconnected systems and unaddressed security gaps pose a significant risk to vital SAP data. As your SAP environment becomes more connected and moves to the cloud, the attack surface expands, creating new complexities that generic IT security tools can’t handle.
This brief highlights key findings from the report and presents a clear path to align your security strategy with business goals.
- Securing Cloud Transformation: The shift to cloud and hybrid environments, driven by SAP S/4HANA migration and RISE with SAP adoption, introduces new security complexities and expands the attack surface.
- Managing Interconnected Threats: As integration becomes a top investment priority, insecure connections to other systems and applications create potential entry points for attackers.
- Bridging the Visibility Gap: There is a critical disconnect where security and compliance skills are ranked as the least important to add to SAP teams, leaving security teams disconnected from the mission-critical systems they need to protect.
- Overcoming the Patching Challenge: Keeping up with security patches is a major challenge due to difficulties in scheduling downtime and validating that patches are applied correctly, leaving systems vulnerable to new exploits.
