Workflow Shield for S/4: Exploit‑to‑Control Translator with Kill‑Switch
10/10
Demand Score
Active exploits can weaponize standard workflows; patch windows are slower than attacker cycles.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$6k-22k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
A rapid-response layer that converts new SAP exploits/HotNews into enforceable workflow controls within hours. It ingests CVEs/SAP Notes, maps affected t‑codes, OData services, BAPIs, and authorizatio
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 4 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Onapsis
- SecurityBridge
- Protect4S
- SAP HotNews/Notes processes
- Splunk/Elastic SIEM with SAP content
Must-Have Features for MVP
Auto-parsing of SAP HotNews/CVEs to impacted objects/services
Policy generator for temporary blocks, approvals, rate limits, JIT RBAC
Inline enforcement via SAP Gateway/Web Dispatcher plugin and SAProuter rules
Session/user quarantine kill‑switch with graceful business fallbacks
Anomaly detection using STAD/SM20 patterns and allowlists
Patch rehearsal sandbox with record‑replay and rollback plan
Control drift detection and expiration timers for temporary measures
Executive risk dashboard with RTO/RPO and exposure scoring
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Maintaining accurate CVE→SAP object mappings across versions
- Ensuring controls don’t break critical business flows
- Coordinating with Basis for gateway/router plugins
- False positives from anomaly detection
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Mitigation policies deployed within hours of advisory
- Zero material fraud/data exposure during exploit window
- <2% business transaction failure due to controls
- Successful patch validation before production rollout
- Positive red-team results with blocked exploit paths
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