S4 Shield: Usage-Aware Patch & Compensating Controls
10/10
Demand Score
Exploitable S/4HANA vulnerabilities risk data exfiltration and downtime; audit deadlines and board scrutiny demand immediate risk reduction.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$6k-25k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
16 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Expert
The Problem
Critical Vulnerabilities in SAP S/4HANA
Competitor Landscape
- Onapsis
- SecurityBridge
- Protect4S
- SAP Enterprise Threat Detection
- ERPScan (Onapsis)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Live SAP Notes/CVE ingestion with KB mapping to S/4 components
Usage-aware risk scoring (ST03N, Gateway logs, ICM exposure)
ABAP custom code static analysis via ATC integration
Automated transport generator for low-risk fixes
Compensating controls as code (ICM filters, profile params)
Patch simulation sandbox and canary rollout
SIEM/SOAR integrations (Splunk, Sentinel) for alerting
Executive risk dashboards and audit-ready evidence
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Deep SAP auth requirements and segregation of duties
- Complex transport/change management (ChaRM/SolMan)
- Mapping SAP Notes to custom code impacts
- Coordinating downtime windows
- Customer legal/risk constraints for auto-changes
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Material risk reduction within first 30 days
- Zero/near-zero disruption from compensating controls
- Accurate impact analysis to avoid regressions
- Clear audit trail for regulators and internal audit
- Fast adoption with agentless or lightweight connectors
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