Common Audit Observations which should not occur in productive systems
1. End users or Business users have DEBUG access in Production. Sometimes even the DEBUGreplace
activity 01 is assigned.
2. Security has access to delete Security Audit log files.
3. Users other than Basis have access to modify Cross Client tables.
4. Users other than Basis have access to schedule and release any jobs under any user id.
5. Using &SAP_EDIT functionality users can update tables even with SE16N (SAP has removed this
function with note 1420281.)
6. SAP Standard user ids are not maintained properly.
7. Profile parameters are not set properly.
8. Security Audit log is not implemented.
9. Critical tables are not logged.
10. No formal process for User Maintenance.
11. No formal process for assigning Super user ids.
12. IT users having Business functionality and vice versa.
13. System and Client settings are not secure.
14. Termination process not properly followed.
15. No Formal Change Control process.
16. The authorization profile SAP_ALL is used.