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        Protect your digital wealth in a cyber threat environment
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        The importance of protecting your SAP landscape

        Secure the SAP landscape from cyber attack. The threat of cyber attack is one of the greatest risks facing organisations today. The volume and sophistication of threats has increased exponentially leading to a wave of data breaches involving the theft of customer information and system unavailability.

        Redefining SAP security

        Increased security and governance around enterprise systems is critical in the face of sophisticated cyber attacks. Until recently, an organisation’s SAP landscape was viewed as simply an internal financial system. This narrow focus led to the belief that security was simply a matter of controlling user access, eliminating segregation of duties conflicts and implementing strong change control. Those views are slowly beginning to change due to recent events.

        SAP as a target

        SAP systems are increasingly becoming the target of cyber attackers due to the high value of data often stored within the system. Attackers are targeting business-critical SAP systems and components by exploiting known security vulnerabilities in the related technical and infrastructure layers of SAP. These critical aspects of security have not been a priority since regulatory compliance objectives are mostly limited to controls over financial reporting.

        Protecting SAP landscape

        Due to the increased threat of cyber attack, existing security and governance strategies are simply no longer adequate to protect the interconnected SAP landscape. Organisations must change their approach to securing the SAP landscape and adopt a holistic SAP security and governance strategy that protects the entire SAP technology stack. This requires the ability to proactively identify SAP cyber security threats and implement cyber strategy to address evolving risk.

        SAP security journey

        Security is not a destination, but a journey.

        It is a continuous process of learning, applying, and improving. We have the responsibility to protect SAP systems from malicious attacks and vulnerabilities. But security can be challenging and complex, especially in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. 

        1. How can you keep up with the latest threats and best practices?
        2. How can you integrate security into your development workflow without compromising your productivity and quality?
        3. How can you measure and demonstrate your security progress and achievements?

        The below roadmap will help these questions and guide you through your security journey:

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        Assess

        Assess current SAP security posture, identifying risks and gaps.

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        Strategy

        Define clear objectives for improving SAP security aligned with organizational goals.

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        Test

        Perform assessments, test define controls, implements and retest controls.

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        Detect

        Threat intelligence, monitoring, incident management, reporting

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        Monitor

        Continuous monitoring and automation

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        Operation

        Prioritize cybersecurity, embed as part of SAP security, establish policy and controls

        SAP Security Capability Snapshot

        Detect and Respond

        • Threat Intelligence
        • Threat Management
        • Incident Management & Triaging
        • SIEM Integration

        Protect

        • Vulnerability Assessment
        • Penetrating testing
        • Custom code review
        • Baselining and Hardening
        • Patch Management

        Access Management

        • Security authorization
        • S4 HANA, HANA DB
        • Cloud applications
        • Auditing & logging
        • Enterprise security tools integration
        • Authentication

        Assess

        • SOX readiness and SOD/SA
        • Internal Controls Maturity
        • IT and business risk register
        • Data migration & integrity
        • Application security health check

                          - On Premise

                          - Cloud

         

        Validate

        • Internal Audit assurance
        • Management Testing (IT & Business)
        • SOX Training and documentation
        • Functional utilisation review
        • Master Data governance
        • Audit Trail and Logging

        GRC

        • Access Control
        • SoD Ruleset and Analysis
        • Access Request Management
        • Emergency Access Management
        • User Access / SoD Review
        • Process Control
        • Risk and assurance

        Transform

        • SOX (ICOFR) transformation
        • Security Roles redesign and SOD/SA implementation
        • Business process Control, internal controls & general IT controls
        • Design, build and deploy
        • Automate
        • Redesign target operating model (TOM)

        How KPMG in India can help

        In KPMG in India, we understand the critical importance of securing SAP environments to protect the integrity and confidentiality of business data. Our offerings provide a wide range of specialized SAP security services to help your organisation detect, mitigate, report and operationalize cyber risks which in turn strengthen cyber defences.

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        SAP Cybersecurity Strategy and Roadmap

        Perform an analysis of the organisation's SAP infrastructure to comprehend its attack surface. Evaluate the nature of data stored within the SAP system and identify potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited, leading to a breach or security compromise

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        Assessment and Control Testing

        Conduct testing and assessment of current security controls within the SAP environment to verify their efficacy. Identify vulnerabilities, and devise strategies for remediation and mitigation


         

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        Threat Intelligence and Monitoring

        Enhance raw data with contextual information to generate actionable insights in real-time, facilitating proactive threat monitoring. This capability enables early detection of breaches and expedites response times for swift resolution

         

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        Incident Management

        Support in detecting, assessing, and prioritizing incidents, which aids in understanding their severity and scope. Incident management includes identifying, analyzing, and resolving critical incidents promptly
         

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        SIEM Integration

        Integrating SAP with SIEM systems can help enhancing the visibility and monitoring of SAP security events and vulnerabilities. This enables faster and more effective incident response and remediation

         

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        SAP Cybersecurity Training & Awareness

        Emphasize the importance of cybersecurity awareness and skills as a priority. Perform SAP Cybersecurity awareness and training sessions.



         

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        SAP Cybersecurity Operations

        Establish comprehensive policies, controls, governance frameworks, and metrics for monitoring and reporting cybersecurity measures within the organisation's SAP infrastructure

         

        Discover the key benefits

        By leveraging security to your SAP landscape, you can safeguard critical assets, protect against evolving threats, maintain regulatory compliance, and foster a culture of trust and reliability. Embrace SAP security to protect your digital wealth.

        Assess SAP systems security posture. Identify security gaps and vulnerabilities.

        Prevent and detect cyber threats and incidents for SAP with advanced analytics and automation.

        Respond and recover from cyberattacks with incident management and remediation capabilities.

        Comply with regulatory and industry standards and best practices.

        Enhances trust, improve brand reputation and market competitiveness, and prevent fines.

        Readiness for SAP transformation, migration and overall digital transformation.

        Acceleration of digital transformation and cloud adoption.

         

        Why KPMG in India?

        KPMG in India professionals leverage their expertise in SAP security to assist organisations in safeguarding their SAP infrastructure. Through our extensive global network of member firms, we harness the collective insights of professionals to customize an approach that addresses the specific SAP cyber threats confronting your organisation.

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        SAP PartnerEdge

        By combining our industry-focused approach with SAP’s market-leading technology, we aim to fast-track digital transformation journeys and help businesses become future-ready.

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        Global

        Through the member firm network, KPMG in India firms employ over 155,000 professionals in 155 countries.

         

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        Award-winning

        KPMG in India recognized as a Leader in Cybersecurity Consulting services in Europe by Forrester.


         

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        Committed to you

        Relationships with member firm clients are built on mutual trust and long-term commitment to providing effective and efficient service.

         

        Key Contact

        Muthu Kumaran KG
        Muthu Kumaran KG

        Associate Partner

        KPMG in India

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