Maintaining compliance and a clean security architecture is complicated and time-consuming. CIGNEX Datamatics’s expert SAP security consultants can help by dramatically simplifying the process of security administration, troubleshooting and compliance reporting.

CIGNEX Datamatics offers a flexible range of SAP security out-tasking services to both publicly regulated companies with governance risk and compliance requirements, and private companies looking to improve security and reduce the risk of fraud. CIGNEX Datamatics is an SAP partner, with a world-class, U.S.-based team of SAP security consultants. Our security out-tasking solutions deliver the flexibility to assume full responsibility for the ongoing security administration of your SAP environment or simply provide expert support when you need it most.

Best Practices for Audit Compliance

CIGNEX Datamatics’s professional SAP security consultants ensure that your system is managed according to industry standards, SAP best practices and the recommendations of your auditors.  When you partner with CIGNEX Datamatics you leverage our extensive expertise working with clients regulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), HIPAA, the FDA etc.

Our SAP security consultants have the expertise required to identify potential system vulnerabilities and provide strategic support and direction for your internal staff. In addition, our expert security consultants have experience working with a broad range of security software solutions, and can bring that knowledge to bear in your environment.

 As a SAP partner, CIGNEX Datamatics maintains a strong focus on service quality and compliance and undergoes regular audits of our infrastructure, managed services methodology and internal controls.

Flexible Solutions for Security Administration

CIGNEX Datamatics’s expert security and controls consultants provide flexible solutions ranging from complete out-tasking of your SAP security administration to regular support for your internal team.

• Monitoring – analysis of User activities, security violations, identification of inactive logons and unused passwords, recording of system usage statistics
• Maintenance – design and construction of Roles, management of day to day User changes, identification and implementation of security changes to reduce exposure to unauthorized system access
• Technical troubleshooting for complex authorization issues
• Process validation and implementation of change control processes
• Audit reporting – role & transaction assignments, documentation of system administration accounts and passwords, User and Role change documentation, Segregation of Duties reports, periodic Role validation workbooks, etc.

Affordable Access to the Right Expertise

Each of CIGNEX Datamatics’s clients is assigned a dedicated support team of highly-trained SAP security. By establishing an ongoing relationship rather than one-off assignments, your CIGNEX Datamatics team develops a deep knowledge of your security architecture. The result is a more strategic approach to the management of your environment, greater efficiency and faster issue resolution.

Affordability is built into the CIGNEX Datamatics pricing model by:

• Using a remote managed services model so there are no extra charges for travel expenses
• Leveraging expert consultants for increased efficiency
• Providing fixed price contracts to ensure budget stability

Security Services

• Full implementation or redesign of SAP authorizations for all SAP Suite of products ECC, BI 7.0, SRM 5.0, CRM 5.0, PI 7.0, Enterprise Portals 7.0 etc.
• Upgrade your SAP authorizations to the newest release (>> possible if client is upgrading BASIS )
• Quality Assurance during implementation / redesign projects
• Audit / Review SAP authorizations
• Implementation of GRC and SecurityWeaver suite of products
• Check for Segregation of duties compliance
• Support for day-to-day maintenance
• Review / Design authorization management procedures
• CUA and LDAP Integration
• SAP HR Security Implementation including Structural Authorizations and ESS & MSS
• Develop and provide tools as necessary for audit, automated user management, role development and maintenance

SAP Netweaver Identity Management

SAP Netweaver Identity Management helps companies manage users' access to applications securely and efficiently, while meeting audit and compliance requirements. The software provides a central mechanism for provisioning users in accordance with their current business roles, and it supports related processes such as password management, self-service, and approvals workflow.

With SAP Netweaver Identity Management you can:

• Increase efficiency and reduce operational costs with:
  
  • Central management of user identities across multiple, heterogeneous applications
  • User self-service capabilities and a rules-driven workflow and approvals process
• Improve flexibility and respond to changing business needs with:
  
  • Standards-based technology platform and integration framework
  • Identity services that enable access in an SOA environment
• Deliver greater insight and fulfill compliance requirements with:
  
  • Extensive audit trail, logging, and reporting capabilities
  • Integration with SAP BusinessObjects GRC solutions for end-to-end compliant, role-based control

SAP Netweaver Identity Management is role-based, so it knows what systems to which each user requires access to do his or her work. If a user changes positions, SAP Netweaver Identity Management can change access rights accordingly. Administrators set up the roles, and the software synchronizes permissions across different systems and directories.

Self-service is another important feature of SAP Netweaver Identity Management. Not only can it reduce the administrative and support costs associated with IT support, but it can also help improve user productivity. Self-service provides users with one place to go to manage their information and take care of tasks such as resetting a password.

All SAP Netweaver Identity Management functionality is delivered as a component of an integrated, open platform – so access and identity information can be correctly linked with systems, Web services, and business processes. And whether the systems are SAP systems or not, SAP Netweaver Identity Management enables an uninterrupted flow for your business processes across a heterogeneous landscape.