About the ERP Cybersecurity category
What belongs in this category
The ERP Cybersecurity category covers products that protect the enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that run finance, supply chain and HR. Typical entries find missing patches and risky settings in SAP, Oracle and similar applications, scan custom code, control and review who holds powerful roles, and detect attacks and fraud inside the application. They also support audits such as segregation of duties checks, which make sure no one person can both create and approve the same purchase order.
Securing SaaS applications in general fits SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), and governing access across all applications fits Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). ERP security products can also enter Application Security for their code and vulnerability work.
Related categories to enter
Each category is judged separately, so you can enter a product in every category that matches what it does, with a separate nomination for each. Tailor each nomination to that category's focus. Entering several related categories gives the product more than one chance to be recognized.
How entries are judged
An independent jury of security practitioners, analysts and CISOs scores each nomination on leadership, innovation and impact. Each nomination competes in its category against organizations of similar size and region, so a mid-sized firm is not ranked against a global enterprise. Your entry package, any sponsorship and public votes do not affect the jury's scores.
Strong entries in this category show:
- Leadership — the systems the product protects: ERP instances and users covered, platforms supported, and customers in sectors that depend on ERP.
- Innovation — an ERP security problem solved in a new way, such as threat detection inside SAP, access reviews that business owners finish quickly, or patching without disrupting operations.
- Impact — results for customers: critical vulnerabilities fixed, risky roles removed, audit findings closed, attacks or fraud detected in the ERP. Give figures from customers.
The jury awards Gold, Silver or Bronze, or a Finalist badge, and results are published on this site and announced to the 600,000+ member Cybersecurity Insiders community. Every approved nomination also enters the separate Community Choice award, decided by public votes.
How to enter
A vendor can enter its own product or service, and a PR agency can enter it on a client's behalf. The nomination form has a confidential field for detail that is shared with the judges and not published, such as customer names, deployment figures or roadmap. Deadlines, pricing and entry steps are on the How it Works page.