Securing Biopharmaceutical Innovation: UCB Biopharma’s SAP Cybersecurity Transformation
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Challenges
UCB Biopharma, a global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, faced a critical security visibility gap in its SAP ecosystem. With 9,000 employees across approximately 40 countries focused on improving lives for people with autoimmune and neurological conditions, the company needed robust security for its enterprise applications.
UCB Biopharma was conducting point-in-time security assessments of its SAP environment, which provided only periodic snapshots of its security posture. This approach left blind spots between assessments and prevented the organization from maintaining continuous visibility into potential vulnerabilities and security risks across its SAP applications. The company recognized it needed a solution that provided ongoing, real-time monitoring rather than intermittent evaluations.
The Selection Process
UCB Biopharma approached its vendor selection with a rigorous, collaborative Request for Proposal (RFP) process that ensured buy-in across the organization. The selection involved stakeholders from multiple domains, including compliance, procurement, SAP technical architecture, ERP leadership, basis teams, development, and access management. This comprehensive approach ensured that the chosen solution would meet the needs of the entire organization.
Shortlisting and criteria: After an initial evaluation, UCB Biopharma shortlisted three vendors—SecurityBridge and two competitors. The evaluation team scored each vendor across multiple dimensions:
- Solution Capability
- Product Roadmap
- User Experience
- Research and Innovation Commitment
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
After the RFP, we scored each vendor. When we finished with the process, UCB Biopharma found that it was a unanimous score from everyone towards SecurityBridge in most of these areas
The Benefits
Since implementing the SecurityBridge SAP Cybersecurity Platform, UCB Biopharma has experienced significant improvements in its SAP security operations.
Immediate visibility transformation: SecurityBridge solved UCB Biopharma’s core challenge by providing the continuous security assessment and visibility they sought. The platform shifted the company from periodic snapshots to continuous monitoring of its SAP security posture.
“We wanted more continuous assessment, continuous visibility into our security posture. And that is something that SecurityBridge has immediately helped us in solving,” said Pathania.
Rapid implementation and insights: The implementation followed a straightforward process that was easy to execute. Most importantly, SecurityBridge quickly delivered insights into UCB Biopharma’s security posture, including previously unidentified findings that weren’t visible through traditional assessment methods.
Pathania added, “When it comes to the implementation of SecurityBridge, it’s straightforward and easy, and it really brings us quick insights into our security postures and some also unseen findings which are not visible to the naked eye.”
Operational efficiency: Key benefits include
- Exceptional support: Strong vendor support throughout implementation and operations.
- Superior user experience: Intuitive interface that enables team productivity.
- Strong innovation pipeline: A robust product roadmap with continuous innovations in upcoming releases.
- Comprehensive documentation: Documentation quality eliminates the need for dedicated training programs—new team members can become operational using the provided materials alone.]
“The roadmap of SecurityBridge and the kind of developments that are happening are strong, and a lot of innovations are coming up in the future releases. In addition, the documentation is very good in terms of explanation, so there is no need for a dedicated training session for a new person, even in this area,” Pathania concluded.
Ongoing value: The SecurityBridge platform has significantly simplified security operations for UCB Biopharma’s team. Once the organization absorbed the initial findings and fine-tuned the solution to their environment, they established a sustainable security monitoring practice that continues to deliver value across their global SAP ecosystem.
About SecurityBridge
SecurityBridge is the leading provider of a comprehensive, SAP-native cybersecurity platform. Trusted by organizations worldwide to safeguard their most critical business systems. Our platform seamlessly integrates real-time threat monitoring, vulnerability management, and compliance capabilities directly into the SAP environment, empowering organizations to protect their data’s integrity, confidentiality, and availability with minimal manual effort. With a proven track record, including a stellar customer success rating and over 8,000 SAP systems secured globally. SecurityBridge stands out for its ability to accurately provide a 360° view of the SAP security posture, ease of use, rapid implementation, and transparent licensing. We are committed to innovation, transparency, and customer-centricity, ensuring businesses can confidently navigate the evolving landscape of SAP security threats.
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