SAP Security and Authorizations

This book gives technical consultants, IT managers, and authorization administrators an in-depth look at all aspects of IT security in the SAP NetWeaver environment. An introduction to the overall subject matter helps you get up to speed quickly on topics like risk evaluation, creating control options, designing security measures – and teaches you the appropriate procedures for implementing the supporting processes. The second part of the book is dedicated to the technical implementation of these security measures. This book uses examples to describe the potential risks as well as specific application and system security concepts for individual SAP components and solutions.
Highlights Include:

SAP security strategies and best practices Basic principles of technical security Risk and control management Legal and intra-enterprise requirements Country-specific security standards Application security for SAP NetWeaver and SAP solutions Technical implementation Graphical display of technology layers using the Global Security Positioning System