In the complex and mission-critical world of SAP systems, cyber threats are evolving beyond traditional technical exploits to more sophisticated methods like business logic attacks. These attacks exploit the legitimate workflows and processes within SAP to cause financial fraud, data manipulation, or operational disruption without triggering typical security alarms. Detecting such subtle yet damaging attacks requires a specialized approach, and SAP Enterprise Threat Detection (ETD) is designed to meet this challenge by providing real-time, behavior-based threat monitoring.
Business logic attacks manipulate the normal operation of SAP business processes to achieve malicious objectives. Unlike typical cyberattacks that exploit technical vulnerabilities or weaknesses in system security, business logic attacks exploit flaws or gaps in process design, approval workflows, or segregation of duties.
Examples include:
Because these activities often involve valid credentials and appear as legitimate transactions, they can be challenging to detect using traditional security tools.
SAP ETD provides a comprehensive solution for detecting business logic attacks by combining detailed log analysis, behavioral analytics, and context-aware detection methods:
ETD continuously monitors SAP transaction logs to identify unusual patterns such as:
By establishing a baseline of normal user behavior, ETD can detect deviations such as:
ETD can integrate with SAP GRC to detect violations of SoD policies in real time, flagging risky combinations of access and transaction execution that could facilitate business logic attacks.
ETD correlates events across SAP modules, logs, and user activities to detect complex attack chains that involve multiple steps, providing a clearer picture of suspicious business activities.
Organizations can define custom detection scenarios in ETD tailored to their unique business processes and risks, such as monitoring for high-value payment approvals without corresponding purchase orders.
Business logic attacks represent a sophisticated threat to SAP environments, capable of causing significant financial and operational damage without obvious technical breaches. SAP Enterprise Threat Detection equips organizations with the tools to identify these subtle attacks through continuous monitoring, behavioral analytics, and contextual awareness. By integrating ETD into their security strategy, businesses can protect their SAP processes and maintain trust in their critical enterprise systems.