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Data loss prevention (DLP) software provides strong protection after data is stored, Secude provides Zero Trust protection before data is stored. Together, they secure your digital supply chain. Ensuring digital supply chain security is a fundamental part of the EU’s NIS2 Directive - and for good reason. In recent years, digital supply chains have become the main targets of cyberwarfare, with supply chain attacks rising 2,600% since 2018.

On March 19, 2025, the CISA issued a warning about the active exploitation of CVE-2017-12637, a directory traversal vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver AS Java. This vulnerability, originally patched in 2017, has resurfaced due to incomplete mitigations, leading to increased risks for organizations using outdated or misconfigured SAP environments.

SAP HANA is a multi-model database that stores data in memory instead of on disk to handle high-speed transactions and real-time analytics simultaneously. Unlike traditional databases that rely heavily on disk I/O, SAP HANA's in-memory storage allows for significantly faster query execution and data processing, making it ideal for modern enterprise workloads. SAP HANA supports both OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) and OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) workloads within a single system.

From external collaboration and compliance to key financial info and intellectual property, here are five areas that need Zero Trust as a priority. In mid 2024, Gartner research found that 63% of global organizations had fully or partially-implemented a Zero Trust strategy, but these strategies only covered a small portion of the organization’s environment and that many enterprises were still “not sure what the top practices are for Zero Trust implementations.”

From power grids and water systems to transport networks and healthcare facilities, critical infrastructure has become a key target for cyber attacks in recent years, such as US utilities suffering a 70% year-on-year increase in cyber attacks this year. The reason for targeting critical infrastructure is clear: they often use outdated software and the attacks have an outsized disruptive impact.

Zero Trust is no longer a nice-to-have - it’s a must-have. According to Cisco, over 86% of enterprise organizations have started rolling out a Zero Trust framework to protect their business-critical information and ensure regulatory compliance, but only 2% have successfully implemented a mature ZT architecture. Zero Trust is no longer a nice-to-have - it’s a must-have.

There’s no ‘good’ time for a data breach, but accidentally leaking sensitive information during closed periods leads to heavier financial and reputational costs than at other parts of the year. As SAP holds public companies' most sensitive financial and HR data, executives must guarantee the security of thousands of SAP downloads or face non-compliance fines and legal repercussions.

Zero Trust is no longer a nice-to-have - it’s a must-have. According to Cisco, over 86% of enterprise organizations have started rolling out a Zero Trust framework to protect their business-critical information and ensure regulatory compliance, but only 2% have successfully implemented a mature ZT architecture. Zero Trust is no longer a nice-to-have - it’s a must-have.

Context is important. And there is no exception when traversing the realm of cybersecurity, especially when dealing with Roles within SAP ABAP systems. In Identity Manager, Context-based requests come up frequently enough to require well-organized, air-tight configuration. But what exactly are you configuring? And is it going to be hard to follow this road? What is Context in SAP roles? Organizations, especially large organizations utilizing SAP, will have lots of SAP roles to sort through.

An Economist article published in June 2024 claimed that China is actively targeting US SMEs for long-term sabotage and for financial gain through sustained IP theft. With China using previously undetected methods of ‘cyber warfare’, it’s increasingly important that US companies adopt Zero Trust protection for their most valuable IP data.