Abstract

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are widely used by the academia, and educational institutions. ERP are used by institutions for maintaining their records and sharing of data with the users and stakeholders. ERP modules have varying levels of end-user access restrictions depending on the type of module. Certain modules can be accessed from anywhere using an internet connection, whereas some are restricted to be accessed only through an admin account. These modules generally contain sensitive data stored in them. There are cases wherein the security breach has been reported for gaining access to the data stored and use them for perpetrating crimes, majorly financial crimes and identity thefts. The current paper discusses some of these breaches, along with the possible risks and corrective measures suggested to avoid such breaches.

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