ERP Zero‑Day Shield — Virtual Patching for SAP Stacks
10/10
Demand Score
Active exploit windows on business-critical systems require immediate mitigation before patches can be tested and applied.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$5k-35k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
10 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Expert
The Problem
An ERP-protocol-aware virtual patching layer delivered as a sidecar reverse proxy and RFC gateway filter for SAP NetWeaver/S4. It performs deep packet inspection for DIAG/RFC/IDoc/OData/ICM, mapping n
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Onapsis
- SAP Enterprise Threat Detection (ETD)
- F5 Advanced WAF
- Imperva
- Fortinet
Must-Have Features for MVP
ERP protocol DPI with rule engine tied to CVE/SNote feed
Virtual patch staging (shadow mode), canary rollout, instant rollback
RFC gateway policy enforcement and endpoint kill-switch
Transport SBOM with SAST/DAST for custom code
Forensics with packet capture and SIEM integrations
24/7 emergency rule updates
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Accurate ERP protocol parsing to avoid false positives
- Network placement and TLS/certificate management
- Coexistence with existing WAF/IDS tools
- Change control windows for inserting the shield into traffic
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Time-to-shield for new CVEs (<24 hours)
- Low false positive rate while maintaining coverage
- Zero unplanned downtime during activation
- Audit-ready evidence for regulators and customers
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