1. sitNL 2012
Ciber, Eindhoven, December 8, 2012

2. Agenda
o Introduction
o SAP Security in the news
o So how about SAP and Security, Some myths...
o SAP Security, the problem...
o Why bother?
o Show me the money!!!
o How to be safe instead of sorry
o Bizec
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3. Introduction
Who am I
 SAP Technology specialist for profit and fun
 SAP Security researcher for fun (not for profit)
 Reported over 30 vulnerabilities to SAP Security team
 Co-founder ERP Security
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8218
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4. We’ve all seen these...
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5. But this is rather new...
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6. So how about SAP and Security
Some myths....
Technical Risks in SAP are basically the same as for other IT systems
Except the value of the data stored in SAP is often much higher. Yet SAP Security is still mainly
related to Segregation of Duties.
Why? Some myths
• SAP platforms are only accessible internally
• SAP is expensive, so it must be secure
• SAP Security = Segregation of Duties
• SAP systems are not targeted by hackers
• SAP Security is SAP’s problem
• We are compliant, so we are secure
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7. SAP Security
The problem...
The Problem Number of released SAP Security Notes 1 2
• Lack of awareness with customers
1000
• Lack of Time with customers
800
• High Complexity 600
400
• Lack of Budget
200
• Lack of good Figures 0
2001 2002
2003 2004
2005 2006
• Too much focus on SoD 2007 2008
2009 2010
2011 2012
• Build on code-base back from the 80’s / 90’s.
Note1: value for 2012 is linearly extrapolated from 01.10.2012
• Often more than 6-12 months behind with patches Note2: December 2010 is excluded due to a one-time release of 500+ notes
• By default many Security features are switched OFF
• ...
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8. Why bother?
The Obvious...
Why bother about SAP Security?
•To prevent losing business!!!
•To prevent bad PR
•To prevent losing customer confidence
•To prevent Legal prosecution
•To be in control
•To prevent costs of incident handling
Why bother about SAP Platform Security?
•Because SoD can be easily bypassed
•Often leaving no traces on SAP level
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9. Show me the money!!!
Some more examples of what might happen when you don’t secure your systems enough:
• Executing of OS commands
• Creating admin users
• ...
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10. How to be safe instead of sorry
SAP Infrastructure security needs to be addressed holistically:
• Remember there is no silver bullet
• SAP Infrastructure security is complex and involves many disciplines, so first take a step
back, analyze your current state of the landscape, do risk assessments, make a plan
and execute and keep on working on it.
• Get all parties involved, think about responsible people from Business, Risk management,
Security Officers, DB team, OS team, Network team, SAP Basis team, SoD team, etc.
• Teach / train users and administrators, work on general security awareness
• Control the process, stay up-to-date, evaluate periodically.
• Security is a process, not a state*! Embed it in the organization.
* Bruce Schneier
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11. How to be safe instead of sorry II
Some key takeaways:
• Patch regularly (duh...). Do this for Gui components, DB, OS, SAP and network
• Use e.g. the System Recommendations for SAP Security notes
• Take a look at the SAP Security guides that are relevant for you
• Read the security whitepapers 
• At least close down some high risk components like the gateway, unnecessary
SICF services, etc. (See the guide)
• Check RSUSR003 and get rid of DEFAULT passwords
• Regularly review your landscape, don’t forget the open source tools
* Bruce Schneier
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12. Bizec
Bizec.
The main goals of BIZEC are:
 Raising awareness, demonstrating that ERP security must be analyzed holistically.
 Analyze current and future threats affecting these systems.
 Serve as a unique central point of knowledge and reference in this subject.
 Provide experienced feedback to global organizations, helping them to increase the security of their business-critical
information.
 Organize events with the community to share and exchange information.
Join & contribute! www.bizec.org
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13. Questions?
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14. Need more info?
Contact us...
More information
 See http://www.erp-sec.com
Contact me on
• jvdvis@erp-sec.com
• @jvis
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