SAP-Solution: Cybercrime

Cyberattacks on SAP systems and operational technology (OT) can have devastating consequences for companies: from delays in operations to the shutdown of all processes. The following tricks help to ward off hackers.

The good news: The productive SAP systems survived all the auditors' checks and drove the penetration testers to despair. And then: An attacker hijacked the highly secure system.

Production lines are indispensable components of complex supply chains. If these are disrupted, this can jeopardize the existence of the companies affected. What can companies do to prevent hackers from "hitting the wall" at OT?

The security precautions that IT organizations have taken are not sufficient at the back and front. The measures taken so far simply do not lead to sufficient resilience

More and more public authorities and companies are taking the plunge into the cloud. However, successful and sustainable digitization with the help of cloud computing cannot work without a cloud strategy including GRC management.

Increasing digitization of processes is inevitable for German companies. In this context, vulnerability management is becoming increasingly complex and, not least, more confusing due to shadow IT.

Defending against cyberattacks on SAP systems means more than just protecting the ERP system alone. The threat potential of networked companies and hybrid SAP landscapes requires a holistic approach.

Phishing attacks are among the greatest threats to IT security. A targeted reduction of the vulnerabilities that cybercriminals use to gain access to their victim's system is called for.

SAP is part of the indispensable basic IT equipment for many companies because it is absolutely essential for smooth business operations and trouble-free production. But why don't companies protect their SAP systems properly?

REvil was one of the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service campaigns in recent memory. Its victims included thousands of companies worldwide. How did its success come about?

Cyber attacks range from manual hacking and phishing activities to the use of ransomware and malware to CEO fraud. However, remedies for many attacks have been available for a long time.

Older semesters may still remember the first global virus with the friendly e-mail signature "I Love You". A short time later, I spoke with Gerd Oswald, then a member of the SAP Executive Board, at a European Sapphire in Nice, France, about the virus threat in SAP systems.