Next-Gen Data Security and
Access Governance for SAP
Role-Based Masking
Smart Data Protection
Compliance-Ready Protection:
Real-Time Policy-Based
Data Masking for SAP Sensitive Data
Without data masking, organizations, especially those using SAP systems, face significant risks of unauthorized access to sensitive information such as PII, financial records, and proprietary business data. SAP lacks built-in masking capabilities, exposing critical data to insider threats, excessive privileged access, and compliance violations. Without proper controls, companies struggle to enforce role-based access, leading to increased security vulnerabilities and regulatory risks.
Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) is a real-time security solution that controls data visibility based on user roles, location, device type, and risk factors. Unlike encryption or static masking, DDM dynamically adjusts data access without modifying the underlying data, ensuring security, compliance, and usability. In SAP environments, DDM enforces role-based and attribute-based access controls, allowing organizations to implement fine-grained security policies. By dynamically masking sensitive fields based on context—such as IP address, device, or user privilege level—DDM minimizes data exposure risks, supports regulatory compliance, and ensures seamless operational efficiency.
SAP applications contain critical business data, including financial transactions, customer information, and HR records, but SAP lacks built-in masking capabilities. This leaves businesses vulnerable to data breaches, insider threats, and compliance violations.
Smart Security for
Real-Time Threat
Protection
Protect sensitive SAP data
Protect SAP data with dynamic masking based on user roles, access rights, and security policies.
Meet global compliance
Prevent unauthorised access to confidential data while meeting GDPR, SOX, and PCI-DSS requirements.
Maintain efficiency
Optimize efficiency by securing data without disrupting workflows, ensuring seamless access for authorized users.
Challenges in SAP Security and Risk Management Without Data Masking
SAP systems store sensitive business data, including PII, financial records, and confidential reports. However, without data masking, organizations face increased security risks, exposing critical information to insider threats, cyberattacks, and compliance violations.
While role-based access control (RBAC) limits user permissions, it does not prevent authorized users from viewing or extracting sensitive data. SAP also lacks built-in masking capabilities, forcing businesses to rely on complex customizations or unscalable third-party solutions.
As cyber threats rise and data privacy laws tighten (GDPR, SOX, CCPA, PCI-DSS), companies need dynamic, real-time security measures to protect SAP data. Without masking, organizations struggle with unrestricted access, compliance risks, and a higher likelihood of costly data breaches.
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Lack of Granular Control
Most traditional solutions apply broad masking policies that lack precision, leading to either excessive restrictions or insufficient protection based on user roles and responsibilities
Complexity in Compliance Management
Maintaining regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA) is difficult with rigid masking rules that do not adapt to evolving legal and business requirements.
Performance Degradation
Traditional masking methods can introduce significant processing overhead, slowing down system performance, especially in high-volume transactional environments.
Inflexible Masking Logic
Traditional SAP data masking solutions often rely on hardcoded rules, making it difficult to adapt quickly to changing business needs or evolving security threats.
High Maintenance Costs
Frequent SAP updates and system customizations require continuous reconfiguration of masking rules, leading to increased administrative overhead and operational costs.
Challenges in Non-Production Environments
Masking sensitive data for testing and development requires additional effort, often resulting in inconsistent or incomplete masking, increasing the risk of data leaks.
Real-Time Masking for Enhanced Security
Unlike static masking solutions, DDM applies dynamic policies that adjust based on real-time access conditions. This ensures that sensitive data remains protected even when accessed by privileged users or through unsecured networks. By implementing contextual masking, organisations can significantly reduce the risk of data breaches and unauthorised access.
Enhanced Data Access Visibility with Real-Time Monitoring
Real-Time Analytics Capabilities:
Leverage real-time analytics to track user behavior, monitor data transactions, and detect anomalies. Streamline manual audit and compliance processes while reducing security blind spots.
- Minimize unauthorized data exposure while maintaining operational efficiency.
- Enforce dynamic security policies that adapt to changing risk conditions.
- Protect SAP data without modifying the database, ensuring seamless integration.
- Meet compliance mandates by restricting access based on real-time security factors.
Deploy Context-Aware Policies
With DDM, security teams can enforce masking policies that consider multiple risk factors, including user location, IP address, time of access, data sensitivity, and more. This DDM approach provides greater control over data exposure and minimises security vulnerabilities without disrupting business operations.
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Key Benefits of Deploy Context-Aware Policies
- Context-Aware Masking – Enforces masking policies based on user location, IP address, access time, and data sensitivity, ensuring real-time protection.
- Reduced Security Risks – Limits unauthorized access and data breaches by restricting exposure based on real-time security conditions.
- Uninterrupted Business Operations – Allows authorized users to access necessary data while maintaining security and compliance without disruption.
- Simplified Policy Management – Uses a single, centralized masking policy across applications, eliminating the need for complex customisations.
Seamless Deployment Without Customisation Overhead
Traditional SAP environments require extensive customisations to apply masking at the field level, making scalability a challenge. DDM eliminates this complexity by centralising data masking enforcement across the entire system using a single ruleset. This reduces implementation time, enhances maintainability, and ensures compliance with evolving regulatory requirements.
Effortless Data Masking with Seamless Deployment
- No Customization Required – Eliminates the need for manual field-level masking, reducing complexity and implementation effort.
- Centralized Masking Enforcement – Uses a single ruleset to apply consistent masking across the entire SAP system, ensuring scalability and ease of management.
- Faster Deployment & Lower Maintenance – Reduces implementation time and operational overhead, allowing businesses to focus on core processes.
- Ensures Regulatory Compliance – Helps organizations meet data privacy regulations without modifying underlying database structures or applications.
Key Use Case: Policy-Based Data Masking for SAP
SAP applications store vast amounts of sensitive information, ranging from employee records and financial data to customer PII. However, SAP lacks native masking capabilities, leaving organisations vulnerable to data breaches. Many enterprises attempt to address this gap using third-party add-ons, but these solutions often fall short due to their inflexibility and high customisation costs.
Challenges of Traditional SAP Masking Approaches:
- Custom masking rules must be manually applied across individual fields, making solutions unscalable.
- Static policies do not account for real-time risk factors, creating a trade-off between security and accessibility.
- Privileged users can still access sensitive data fields, even when access is unnecessary.
Use Cases for Dynamic Data Masking
Your SAP systems house some of your most valuable and sensitive business data—financial records, customer details, intellectual property, and more. But static access controls alone aren’t enough to stop insider threats or unauthorized data extraction. Without real-time protection, businesses risk compliance violations, financial losses, and reputational damage.
Take control with advanced, intelligent security measures that proactively prevent data leaks and unauthorized access. Our cutting-edge solutions ensure that sensitive SAP data is only accessible under secure, verified conditions—reducing risk, improving compliance, and strengthening your overall security posture.
Use Cases for Dynamic Data Masking
- Finance & Banking – Protects credit card numbers, transaction details, and customer financial data.
- Healthcare – Masks patient health records (PHI) for non-authorized personnel.
- Retail & E-commerce – Secures customer PII while allowing safe transactions.
- Enterprise IT & HR – Restricts access to salary data, employee records, and confidential reports.
- Enhance Compliance & Audit Readiness – Automate access logging and security enforcement to meet stringent compliance standards (GDPR, SOX, HIPAA) and reduce audit headaches.
Dynamic Data Masking Benefits
Real-Time Data Protection
Instantly masks or restricts sensitive data, reducing insider threats and external attacks.
Protects Privileged Access Risks
Limits unnecessary data exposure for SAP admins, developers, and third-party vendors.
Reduces IT Security & Maintenance Costs
Eliminates manual masking configurations and reduces operational overhead.
Dynamic Access Control
Adjusts data visibility dynamically based on role, device, IP address, and access context.
Centralized Policy Enforcement
Uses a single, scalable ruleset to enforce data masking across all SAP applications.
Works Across All SAP Environments
Supports SAP ECC, S/4HANA, BW, and SAP cloud platforms in production and non-production.
Ensures Compliance
Helps meet GDPR, SOX, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS requirements while reducing legal risks.
Secure Data Without Impacting Performance
Works at the presentation layer, ensuring no changes to system performance.
Prevents Data Exfiltration & Leakage
Blocks unauthorised data extraction via reports, queries, exports, and external API access.
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Solving Data Challenges
Secure Your SAP Data with
Dynamic Data Masking
As organizations face increasing cyber threats, regulatory requirements, and insider risks, securing sensitive SAP data is more critical than ever. Dynamic Data Masking (DDM), powered by Enterprise Data Insight (EDI), provides a scalable, real-time security solution that ensures data protection without disrupting business operations. Protect your SAP environment today with Dynamic Data Enforcement—prevent risks before they become threats.