The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned users of attackers targeting them in enterprise resource planning systems ( ERP ) ; ERP systems are an attractive target due to its housing of sensitive corporate information and running of business - critical processes . Companies such as Oracle issue patches for their ERP products but installing them often leads to difficulties , partly arising from complex system architectures , that hackers can exploit . Cybersecurity firm Digital Fortress recently released a report that warned of nation - wide attackers exploiting ERP vulnerabilities , proving similar to the Chinese - backed hack of the United States Information Service in 2014 .
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned businesses of hackers targeting vulnerabilities in enterprise resource planning systems (ERP); ERP systems are an attractive target due to its housing of sensitive corporate information and running of business-critical processes. Companies such as Oracle issue patches for their ERP products but installing them often leads to difficulties, partly arising from complex system architectures, that hackers can exploit. Cybersecurity firm Digital Shadows recently released a report that warned of nation-state attackers exploiting ERP vulnerabilities, proving similar to the Chinese-backed hack of the United States Information Service in 2014.