Advanced Data Download Monitoring for SAP Systems by SAGESSE TECH

Monitoring data downloads from SAP systems is essential for several reasons, primarily due to security, data integrity, compliance, and operational efficiency. Here’s a breakdown of why it’s important:

• SAP systems often store sensitive information, including financial, employee, and customer data. Monitoring data downloads can help detect unauthorized or suspicious access, which may indicate data theft or security breaches.
• Identifying unusual download activities—like large volumes of data or downloads from unfamiliar locations—can help prevent data leaks and protect the organization’s confidential information.

• Many industries are governed by strict data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, SOX), which mandate the protection of personal and sensitive data. Monitoring downloads ensures that data handling complies with these regulations and prevents costly non-compliance fines.
• Audit trails of data downloads allow companies to demonstrate compliance during regulatory audits, reducing the risk of penalties.

• Unauthorized access to sensitive SAP data can lead to fraud, especially in industries like finance, retail, and manufacturing. Monitoring data downloads enables quick detection of fraudulent activity, such as access to financial data by unauthorized users.
• Regularly tracking and analyzing download activity provides insights into potential red flags, allowing for faster investigation and resolution.

Monitoring data downloads in SAP systems is crucial to safeguard data, maintain compliance, prevent fraud, optimize system performance, and manage costs effectively.

SAGESSE TECH's advanced data download monitoring module not only observes SAP Systems for downloads, but also checks if the downloaded data is copied to an external data storage( e.g. USB Stick ) or sent via an e-mail exchange program. Our solution uses SIEM Solutions like IBM QRadar and SPLUNK and we can correlate SAP Logs and Windows Logs to offer advanced file download monitoring for SAP Systems.

SAGESSE TECH, global SAP Security / Oracle Security / ERP Security Tech Company, is providing Automated Audit Tool for SAP, SAP Threat Detection and Monitoring Products, SAP PenTest Framework and an SAP Audit Service which control these kinds of configurations, vulnerabilities and much more in your SAP Systems. Their products and services can help you to integrate your SAP System into your central threat detection solutions and foster your NIS2 and DORA Compliance.

SAGESSE TECH is now providing companies who do not use a SIEM Solution or would like to have a separate SIEM for SAP Threat Detection with a Wazuh SIEM App.

You can contact SAGESSE TECH(E-mail : info@sagesseconsultancy.com, sales@sagesseconsultancy.com or kaankars@sagesseconsultancy.com ), if you would like to have more information about our products or to have a Vulnerability Scanning, SAP Audit or SAP PenTest on your SAP Systems or implement a SAP Threat Detection and Monitoring Solution integrated with leading SIEM Vendors like SPLUNK, IBM QRadar and Wazuh.