2 April 2025

Why SAP systems are a popular target for attacks

SAP systems contain mission-critical data – from financial information and HR data to production and supply chain details. It’s no surprise that cybercriminals specifically target vulnerabilities. However, many companies underestimate these risks and rely on outdated security mechanisms.

Typical SAP security risks:

Insufficient Permission Assignment: Employees are granted overly broad rights.
Open Interfaces: Attackers can gain access through insecure RFC or IDoc connections.
Manipulated Debugging Functions: Attacks through exploited debugging rights.
Undetected Client Openings: Insecure system configurations can cause data leaks.

Challenges for companies:

Lack of Transparency Over SAP Security Risks: Without dedicated monitoring, it is difficult to track critical permissions or security-related system parameters.
High Manual Effort: Security checks are often performed manually, which is time-consuming and prone to errors.
Response Speed for Security Updates: Without a central overview, it’s hard to quickly identify affected systems and take action.
Regulatory Requirements and Audits: Companies must ensure their systems comply with SAP security baselines and compliance standards.
Undetected Vulnerabilities: Outdated certificates can go unnoticed, creating potential attack surfaces.

How Scansor can protect your SAP system from this

Scansor offers specialized security monitoring for SAP that detects risks in real-time and alerts you immediately by continuously checking and automating the evaluation of security-critical aspects of SAP systems. This helps companies identify security gaps early and efficiently comply with regulatory requirements.

Scansor addresses these challenges through automated and systematic monitoring of security-critical areas in SAP systems:

Automatic monitoring of permissions, such as identifying unusual and critical permissions (Permission Monitoring).
Status check of SAP certificates to prevent expiration issues (Certificate Monitoring).
Validation of security-critical SAP parameters according to the SAP Security Baseline (System Parameter Check).
Identification of security-relevant error codes for faster issue resolution (Syslog Analysis).
Identification of affected systems with new SAP Security Notes (Component and Release Check).
Check for unauthorized or insecure users (User Monitoring).

Immediate Alerting in Case of Security Violations

Real-time Monitoring of Debugging Access.
Client openings and RFC accesses are immediately detected.

Automated Reports for IT Security and Compliance

Documentation of Security Events.
Preparation for Audits and Regulatory Requirements.

Conclusion

Professional Security Monitoring is essential to protect SAP systems from attacks and unauthorized access. Scansor ensures that you can detect risks in real-time and respond immediately.

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