PortSwigger, a leading provider of application security software, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with SAP, a global leader in enterprise software solutions. This collaboration is designed to enhance SAP’s web application security, ensuring their online services adhere to international security standards.
SAP Sovereign Cloud Services (SCS) will implement PortSwigger’s Burp Suite Enterprise Edition, a premier Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) platform, to safeguard a range of SAP’s web applications. These applications span from multi-tenant Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to single-tenant Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, including:
- ARIBA
- Business Technology Platform (BTP)
- Fieldglass
- Gardener
- HANA Cloud (HCLD)
- Human Experience Management (HXM)
- Identity Authentication Services (IAS)
- Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
- PAYROLL
- S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition (PCE)
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- Shared Management Services (SMS)
Given the diverse and complex cloud environments in which these applications operate, SAP SCS required a DAST solution capable of meeting the rigorous demands of a modern global enterprise. This includes satisfying regional security requirements across Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. PortSwigger’s expertise in web application security made them the ideal partner for this initiative.
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Key aspects of this partnership include:
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Addressing Web Complexities: This collaboration underscores PortSwigger’s commitment to providing organizations with tools to navigate the intricate web security landscape. Burp Suite Enterprise Edition offers SAP a robust DAST solution tailored for both traditional and contemporary web applications.
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Scalable Security Solutions: By integrating automated scans and embedding Burp Suite into their Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines, SAP aims to achieve efficient and precise security coverage across their global application suite. This strategy enables the incorporation of security measures into development workflows, ensuring scalability and a comprehensive understanding of regional security postures.
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Commitment to Technical Excellence: Partnering with SAP provides PortSwigger with valuable insights into securing extensive portfolios of applications and APIs. This knowledge exchange is poised to inform future enhancements to Burp Suite Enterprise Edition, ensuring it remains at the forefront of addressing evolving security challenges and delivering innovative solutions to clients.
“We are dedicated to providing our customers within regulated and federal industries with the most secure and reliable solutions,” said Alijohn Ghassemlouei, Senior Director of Engineering, Sovereign Cloud at SAP. “By partnering with PortSwigger and adopting Burp Suite’s DAST solution, we are able to satisfy regional security requirements across multiple countries at scale, through automation, and with the lowest false positives, ensuring that we are able to improve our SAP solutions as well as providing deeper technical insights to regional regulators.”
Dafydd Stuttard, PortSwigger’s founder and CEO, added, “This partnership represents an important collaboration in enhancing application security at scale. By integrating Burp Suite’s powerful DAST scanning technology into SAP’s processes, we are proud to support their commitment to delivering secure, high-quality web applications for their global customer base.”
This partnership signifies a significant advancement in enterprise web application security, combining PortSwigger‘s cutting-edge technology with SAP‘s expansive global reach to set new benchmarks in cybersecurity standards.