SAP cybersecurity professionals are in high demand. Really high demand. Ridiculously high demand.
As we noted back in 2018, there is a major shortage of cybersecurity professionals. So, if you’re an aspiring SAP cybersecurity professional, the...
Oct 14, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon
Are your web-facing SAP applications vulnerable to total compromise by a remote, unauthenticated attacker?
They may be less secure than you think: As it turns out, a recently identified SAP vulnerability can be accessed via internet-facing...
Oct 7, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon
If you’re wondering about the cost of an SAP cybersecurity data breach, there’s a short answer and a long answer.
The short answer is simple, and comes from SAP itself: The average cost of SAP security breaches is $5 million. But, adds SAP, the...
Sep 30, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon
Security professionals who monitor cybersecurity threats have noticed an irony when it comes to the coronavirus.
In areas with high infection rates, school districts, colleges and universities are—quite sensibly—requiring students to stay away...
Sep 2, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon
When is the last time you invited a stranger to attack your network and penetrate your SAP applications?
This is not a trick question.
If you care about the security of your SAP applications, you should care about penetration testing. Penetration...
Aug 19, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon
Why do so many organizations use SAP software? Because it gives them powerful access to their data and mission-critical processes.
Unfortunately, that’s also why SAP is such a choice target for cyberattack.
If your organization uses SAP software...
Aug 13, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon
In 2013, cybersecurity challenges ranked in seventh place among the most important issues facing IT management.
Today, cybersecurity ranks as the first or second most important challenge facing IT leaders.
It’s no wonder. High-profile data...
May 20, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon
In June 2019, Bitcoin hackers penetrated the computer systems of the city government of Riviera Beach, Florida, installing ransomware that cost the city roughly $600,000 to remediate by paying a ransom. In that same year, the government offices...
May 13, '20 by Joerg Schneider-Simon
If your web-based SAP application gets attacked today, the attack vector will likely be a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Cross-site scripting attacks remain the most common form of web attack against SAP applications, and the pace of attacks...