An explanation of SAP GRC

An explanation of SAP GRC, and the benefits of using it for your company.

SAP GRC

Businesses all need to hold records, be it for their customers, staff, purchasing, selling and auditing purposes. Obviously this information needs to be highly secure as any breach of this can result in massive problems. SAP is a carefully configured system which will encompass all of your businesses needs. Once you have had a SAP system configured for your business you need to ensure that is it is secure and able to withstand both fraud and error. You may think that this is not a real risk, but it is. Every day your competitors will be trying new and
different ways to get the data that you hold on your system and you need to protect against this. The security of your system can be tested and improved by using a SAP GRC company.

Such companies will work for you in order to discover any risks or breaches of security that you may have been totally unaware of. These unknown risks are the ones that can potentially have the worst impact on your business, so it is essential that you test the SAP security. SAP GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) is becoming commonplace for businesses that have a SAP system in place. It helps a business to identify, contain and address any SAP security risks that may be discovered. Sometimes a risk is discovered with the data that is held about employees and this is just as important as the information held
about customers. As such data will contain bank and personal address and contact information. So obviously internal staff data should also be held as securely as other data and treated in the same way, and this is where the help of s SAP GRC is crucial.

When a SAP security test has been carried out the next step is for the SAP GRC company to assist you in resolving the problems with security. This can be done in different ways depending on what risks were found. If the risk was found to be within the actual system itself a specialist security team will be put onto the task and work to improve the system and prevent any further security breaches. Sometimes a risk can come from staff not adhering to security measures. This can be anything from not locking computers when away from workstations, sharing passwords or not shredding confidential material. If such a security problem is found to be down to staff then workshops can be created in order to highlight
these problems to staff. Or in some cases additional training is needed to show staff the importance of complying with these security measures. Compliance is a highly problematic area for some businesses as many staff do not fully realise the implications of not being security aware at all times. However by investing in the services of a security specialist you will be able to make sure that your SAP GRC is up to speed and that all your staff are complying with the standards that you expect.

By using the services of a SAP security company you know that you are getting the very best testing, advice and solutions all in one package. Why take unnecessary risks with the data that your business holds – which after all is the key to a businesses success, when you can have security risks tested and problems solved? Too many businesses believe that their methods and practices are the best and that there are no security risks. This is the wrong attitude to have in business as it can lead to costly mistakes and huge security risks. SAP GRC will make sure that your company is not losing vital data to competitors by rooting out any
problems and coming up with solutions to them, no matter how big or small.

In short using SAP GRC will mean that you identify risks using industry standards, this will then lead to a tailor made solution for you and ongoing training and support to make sure that these changes are complied with. Remember using Governance, Risk and Compliance could be the best decision you make for the security of your company.
Author bio:
Cathy Mc Leod is a senior SAP Security Consultant with SU53 Solutions specialising in SAP Security and SAP GRC (Governance Risk and Compliance).

Cathy Mc Leod is a senior SAP Security Consultant with SU53 Solutions specialising in SAP Security and SAP GRC (Governance Risk and Compliance).