Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software isn’t Only Appealing to Hackers; it’s The Ultimate Jackpot, as ERP Systems Run Critical Processes and Store Highly Sensitive Data. Experienced Intruders Can Steal Your Data and Compromise Your Security Posture in Seconds. Even Worse, it Can Weeks, Even Months, Before You Notice The Breach. By Then, The Damage is Done.

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software isn’t only appealing to hackers; it’s the ultimate jackpot, as ERP systems run critical processes and store highly sensitive data. . Experienced intruders can steal your data and compromise your security posture in seconds. Even worse, it can weeks, even months, before you notice the breach. By then, the damage is done.

With ERPs increasingly under cyber attack, valuable data and processes can be used for fraud, espionage, and business sabotage. Why leave your security posture vulnerable for attack? The cybersecurity team at Digital Forge will devise a customized plan of attack to stop hackers dead in their tracks.

Focused Efforts

Most organizations use ERP systems from one of two industry leaders; SAP and Oracle. The common use of these ERP providers allows cybercriminals to focus their efforts on understanding and determining the weaknesses in only one or two systems, enabling more effective and frequent cyber attacks.

Big Rewards

Small businesses and the largest organizations in the world run critical business operations and store vulnerable data on ERP systems. The operations and data on ERPs include everything from blueprints to company accounting information. Cybercriminals know that a successful cyber attack on these systems reaps big rewards.

Expanding Attack Surface

With technological innovations leading to cloud computing, mobile operations, and digital transformation thousands of ERP applications are now connected to the internet, which increases vulnerabilities and risks. Researchers have found over 17,000 SAP and Oracle applications exposed on the internet with high vulnerability and unprotected components.

Known Vulnerabilities

Patches and security solutions exist for ERPs, but most consumers struggle to apply them because of large numbers of interfaces and integrations, complex system architecture, customized functionality, lack of knowledge, etc. This results in many organizations running ERP applications with known vulnerabilities that can be leveraged by hackers.

Leaked Information

Cybersecurity measures must include the risk of insider threats. In the ERP threat landscape, third parties and employees are increasingly exposing ERP applications unintentionally. This happens through the use of insecure files over the internet leading to leaked ERP login credentials and access to vulnerable information.

Factors Establishing Risk Of Cyber Attacks For ERPs

Always Update Software

Install updates as soon as your ERP platform releases them. Updates often contain improved security solutions to new known vulnerabilities. Digital Forge recommends that your IT department reinforce all critical points in the network with these upgrades and patches.

Limit External Systems

When you use external applications, your data risk automatically increases, so it’s best to store all your information on an ERP with integrated applications. These applications will fall under your system’s security umbrella, which minimizes the chance of infiltration.

Educate Everyone With Access

Provide ERP access to only the most trusted individuals and provide adequate training for those with access to prevent internal threats. Surprisingly, a great number of data breaches happen internally. Whether they are malicious or innocent errors, gain peace of mind that you are protected.

Ensure Compliance

Government mandated standards and certifications were enacted to protect customer privacy. Ensure your ERP meets compliance with these standards, or upgrade to one that does. Digital Forge can help you with system planning with an eye to ensuring future compliance.

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Enterprise Resource Planning Systems