What if your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system were attacked?
In many companies, the consequences would be shattering. ERP systems not only contain the headband of the business—customer data, stock levels, order entries, production plans, and contract data—they also manage such crucial monetary processes as order to cash (OTC), and functioning processes such as production planning and leading and account receivables. An ERP system is centre point of the operating for the company, without which the company simply could not able to function.
- While cyberattacks continue to be top of mind for executives, many may not fully appreciate how vulnerable their ERP systems are to such attacks.
- This could become a significant problem as evidence mounts of increasing threats targeting ERP systems.