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Mitigation of SAP Authorization Risks

SAP ERP systems are the core of many medium and large businesses these days. These systems administer Finance, Payroll, Customer Relationship Management, Human Resources and so on. Control of these systems is handled by a concept called SAP Authorizations also referred to as authorizations or authorization objects. These authorizations establish...

Tags: Authorization, SAP AG, SECUDE, SAP ERP System

White papers 2009-10-02

Smart Enterprise Single Sign-on

What is needed is an Enterprise Single Sign-On (E-SSO) solution that allows end-users to securely authenticate once and then access their desktop and their enterprise applications. And that is able to support all administrative and operational tasks required to efficiently use such a solution in an enterprise environment. This white...

Tags: Single Sign-on, SECUDE, Authentication/Encryption, Security Administration, Security

White papers 2009-09-01

Already Working or Still Authenticating Again, Again, and Again?: Smart Enterprise Single Sign-On

Authentication with username and passwords can be reduced to this provocative and simple quote. When ones factor in security, the explosion in passwords to access sensitive company data and IT systems is actually reducing security. This means that the application of a Single Sign-On solution allows for greater security and...

Tags: Password, Single Sign-on, SECUDE, Authentication/Encryption, Security Administration, Security

White papers 2009-06-11

The Impact of SARBANES-OXLEY, BASEL II and Other Regulations on Corporate IT Security Strategies: An Overview

Corporations of the 21st century must face up to the growing challenge of compliance. Governments worldwide are regulating information management and security with increasing amounts of legislation. Legislation that is written in an ambiguous legal language which may require small hordes of legal experts to decipher. These experts may understand...

Tags: IT Security, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Information Technology, Compliance, SECUDE, Basel II, Government, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Security, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance

White papers 2009-05-22

Protecting Digital Assets

Full Disk Encryption FDE is the safest way to protect digital assets, including both those of company as well as customers. If mobile devices such as laptops are stolen, FDE protects the information stored on them while also protecting a corporation's most valued asset: its intellectual property. By encrypting the...

Tags: Asset, Assets Inc., Encryption, SECUDE, Full Disk Encryption, Asset Management, Intellectual Property, Security, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Research & Development

White papers 2009-05-22

How to Improve Business Results Through Secure Single Sign-On for SAP

This whitepaper shows how to improve company's business results by improving user and IT productivity, and by avoiding this specific IT security risk within SAP environment. One will get insights into the security situation around communication in distributed SAP environments, one will get an overview of Secure Network Communications SNC,...

Tags: SAP AG, Single Sign-on, SECUDE, Authentication/Encryption, Strategy, Security, Management

White papers 2009-05-22

Secure Folder

This paper describes the functions of Secure Folder and its associated components. It is also intended to provide an overview of the features and performance characteristics of this product. Sensitive information, such as research, financial, customer and personal data, must only be accessible to certain work groups and project teams....

Tags: Performance, SECUDE, Performance Management, Team Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management

White papers 2009-05-22

How Secure Is a Password?: IT Security Attitudes in the USA Versus Europe and Asia

The US customer is mostly concerned with productivity issues than with security. The US user wants to achieve a fast boot up of the PC and ease-of-use of any tools and not be slowed down due to encryption processes. In Europe the initial concern of management is to maintain security...

Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Europe, Asia, SECUDE, Security

White papers 2009-05-11

Latent Vulnerabilities in Custom ABAP Code

The growth of SAP since its founding in 1972 has made it the dominant ERP solution provider. Few companies can use SAP "As Is," and therefore must customize it to their business processes. With few exceptions, much of the custom ABAP code has never been subjected to rigorous code audits....

Tags: Vulnerability, ABAP, SAP AG, ERP, SECUDE, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2009-04-29

Is Accepting SOD Violations in Security Roles Ever Justified?

An important policy issue with strong corporate governance implications in SAP-enabled enterprises is whether to permit the design of security roles containing embedded Segregation of Duties SOD violations. SAP best practice clearly recommends against it, and most companies prohibit the practice, believing it signals a lack of control. This paper...

Tags: Security, SAP AG, Violation, SECUDE, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Business Operations

White papers 2009-03-27

No Back Doors; No Open Windows

Full Disk Encryption FDE has been hailed as the final word in Data-At-Rest DAR security by many in the industry, but some fail to recognize that encryption is only as secure as the authentication used to access it. Encryption without strong authentication is like locking the door and then leaving...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Encryption, Authentication, SECUDE, Full Disk Encryption, Security

White papers 2007-08-10

Closing the Legacy Gap: Protecting Legacy Systems With FDE

Protecting data is not only financially wise; it is often legally necessary. More companies are now implementing Full Disk Encryption FDE as part of a comprehensive data security program. Up until now, FDE was software-based with all the encryption algorithms processed by the computer's CPU. But with the introduction of...

Tags: Legacy System, SECUDE, Hardware Upgrade, Productivity, Security, Hardware

White papers 2007-08-10

A Higher Level of IT-Security: Protecting Digital Assets

Full Disk Encryption FDE is the safest way to protect digital assets, including both those of the company as well as the customers. If mobile devices such as laptops are stolen, FDE protects the information stored on them while also protecting a corporation's most valued asset: its intellectual property. By...

Tags: Asset, IT Security, Assets Inc., Encryption, SECUDE, Full Disk Encryption, Asset Management, Intellectual Property, Security, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Research & Development

White papers 2007-08-07

Simple, Secure Enterprise Single Sign-on-Advantages for Your Company

User authentication with user name and passwords can simply be reduced to this provocative and simple denominator. And if one adds the factor security, passwords are no longer an appropriate solution to secure the access to sensitive company data and IT systems. And still, this kind of user authentication remains...

Tags: User Authentication, Authentication, SECUDE, Security Administration, Security

White papers 2006-11-23

Additional Resources

Secude Global Consulting Unified Selection Model

Information Technology managers face a wide array of choices irrespective of current economic conditions: Which project to fund? Which technology to deploy? Secude Global Consulting has developed a selection model that uses the strengths of system 1 intuition and system 2 rational thinking while attempting to reduce their weaknesses, all...

Tags: Selection, Consulting, Secude Global Consulting, Tools & Techniques, Outsourcing, Sales Force Management, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Sales

White papers 2009-05-01