A recent independent study conducted by the Ponemon Institute revealed some startling information about the threat of a SAP cyber breach. A majority of the Fortune 500 companies rely on SAP as their ERP system. 63 percent of respondents also said C-level executives underestimate the risks associated with insecure SAP applications. If SAP systems are taken offline, the expected average financial consequence for companies is $4.5 million. One possible reason is a lack of clear ownership over these systems is that no one group is responsible.”]