Is A Vpn Good Enough To Maintain Erp Data Security?

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With remote access demands, VPN vendors undoubtedly have their moment. That's 100% warranted, but organizations should be prepared for the avalanche of bad actors scanning these services, scrutinizing vulnerabilities. These services must, of course, patched and up-to-date, but relying on a VPN may once have been a source of comfort – but it's no longer an adequate measure by itself.

Multi-factor authentication has become like any Other service; downtime is inevitable. In the case of system-wide vendor outage, this can spell disaster. VPN services were never taxed more than now, leading to anxious IT workers evaluating efficiency and availability metrics. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is the best to ensure proactive application and data security approaches. Given the anticipated rise in VPN phishing attacks, an MFA has become table stakes to ensure allowed entry. Even if valid credentials are in place, a hacker won't be successful.

Controlling access (not just authentication)

Beyond authentication, myriad security risks can emerge from authorized users. Remote access is the most vulnerable data, ...
... exceptionally High access privilege. Many users may prefer their personal devices –this may become a necessity in some cases ( e.g., how does your help desk fix a broken machine when the entire organization is remote?) Using a personal computer means organizations need to consider how secure that particular network is and what a personal computer can access data files, data exfiltration becomes a significant liability.

Its mandatory for remote access throws many unpredictable variables on IT teams, but if keeping data secure (not just maintaining application access secure) is essential, a VPN may be only one of many solutions to consider.

Reinforce authentication, access and monitoring
The Appsian ERP Data Security Platform designed to give organizations full control over their ERP data. While the instinct may be to enhance authentication via VPN, but the vulnerabilities remain – and Appsian can help.

With remote access demands, VPN vendors undoubtedly have their moment. That's 100% warranted, but organizations are not prepared for the avalanche of bad actors scanning these services, scrutinizing vulnerabilities. These services must, of course, be patched and up-to-date, but relying on a VPN may once have been a source of comfort – but it's no longer an adequate measure by itself.

Multi-factor authentication has become

Like any Other service, downtime is inevitable. In case of system-wide vendor outage, this can spell disaster. VPN services were never taxed more than now, leading to anxious IT workers evaluating efficiency and availability metrics. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is the best to ensure proactive application and data security approaches. Given the anticipated rise in VPN phishing attacks, an MFA has become table stakes to ensure allowed entry. Even if valid credentials are in place, a hacker won't be successful.

Controlling access (not just authentication)

Beyond authentication, myriad security risks can emerge from authorized users. Remote access is the most vulnerable data, exceptionally High access privilege. Many users may prefer their personal devices –this may become a necessity in some cases ( e.g., how does your help desk fix a broken machine when the entire organization is remote?) Using a personal computer means organizations need to consider how secure that particular machine is and what an own machine can access data files, data exfiltration becomes a significant liability.

Remote access must throw many unpredictable variables on IT teams. Still, if keeping data secure (not just maintaining application access secure) is essential, a VPN may be only one of many solutions to consider.

Strengthen authentication, access control and monitoring

The Appsian ERP Data Security Platform was designed to give organizations full control over their ERP data. While the instinct may be to enhance authentication via VPN, it should be noted that vulnerabilities remain – and Appsian can help.

To PeopleSoft

We support by incorporating solutions like Single Sign-On and Multi-Factor Authentication for PeopleSoft – along with access controls that dynamically adjust with various access contexts (location, computer, time-of-day, etc.) We also provide granular logging and analytics that can help you quickly identify and resolve a security threat.

SAP ECC&S/4HANA

We enable SAP customers to dynamically control access and increase visibility, along with executing and enforcing transaction-level data policies—all structured to prevent financial losses due to identity theft and high-value payment mistake.

We request you to learn more about our solutions and discover how the Appsian platform complements your corporate security and GRC strategy. If you're using a VPN, SSO company, and MFA (e.g. OKTA, Duo, etc.) or SAP GRC module(s) we can strengthen your security posture and limit your risk during these unpredictable times.

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