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The difficulty faced by executives – and many CISOs – is understanding the logic and high level of data disaggregation required by SAP security privilege definitions and how to trust that there will be no leaks of classified information or fraud in system usage. There are no simple answers. Moreover, considering that annual reviews by […]

Did you know that there may be zombie profiles within your SAP system? One way to detect fraud or misuse of authorizations is by chance or accident. Once the cause-and-effect is identified and a solution is found, it allows for the development of this tip. In an analysis of used transactions that were not assigned […]

This is a great question that we get more often than you expect.  Let’s see the different roles that own CentinelBox depending on the size and nature of the company. For most of our clients, finance owns CentinelBox, mainly when there is a thin line between finance and audit/compliance or when systems are more cloud-based […]

Some people may disagree with this statement, but it is a fact. Internal controls are the processes implemented by companies to ensure their objectives are met. They are the parts of the business process which provide mechanisms that could prevent inaccuracies or frauds, whether they were triggered by mistake or not. Preventive v/s Detective controls  […]

Cybersecurity and the need to secure access from external agents to our network are big issues that could generate concern over time. However, there is not much discussion about the incidents that could be generated internally with no external agents stepping into it*. Below I highlight some examples of the most severe incidents described by […]

It is common that investment and SAP system security project development decisions are based on the seriousness of the observations made by the External Auditors in their reviews. In addition, the executive level generally undervalues the auditors’ observations, so it is likely that the lack of action on security is always the same.   The auditors’ […]

Have you ever been exposed to a scam? The increase in phone scams to which we are often exposed is a result of the theft of internal data from banks, customer service companies and many others. To perform a phone scam, it is necessary to know the victim and their identity data such as name, […]

Do you have to meet the auditors’ reporting needs, pushing you to start an ongoing deep dive into the system to answer them? Instead, would you like to run your reports in a fast way? The internal and external auditors may have already asked you for information and statements that seem a bit stressful. The world […]

By this name, I mean when managers, executives, and security officers try to explain issues from SAP when implementing a project  (and many of these issues have also been inherited). Problems in terms of security quality in the user accounts, roles, profiles, and privileges that have been given to them. In general, when implementing a […]

Audit controls are not the best way to identify risks coming from bad habits in the SAP system administration.  As discussed in the previous posts, SAP system security is complex to define and manage, due to the high integration of the modules. This suggests that some of the risks are not observed due to the […]