What layersevensecurity does

Layer Seven Security is a privately held Canadian cybersecurity software company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. The company specializes exclusively in securing SAP enterprise systems, delivering its flagship Cybersecurity Extension for SAP (CES) — an SAP-certified ABAP addon that is embedded directly inside the SAP application layer rather than operating as a perimeter or host-based tool. CES supports SAP ECC, S/4HANA, SAP RISE, SAP HANA, and SAP BTP environments and provides vulnerability management with more than 5,000 checks, real-time threat detection with more than 1,200 patterns, custom code vulnerability scanning (300+ ABAP and 900+ SAPUI5 checks), and automated compliance monitoring for SOX, GDPR, NIS2, NIST, and SAP RISE mandatory requirements. The product deploys in approximately six hours without external servers or agents, a design choice the company markets as a "zero infrastructure tax" approach.

Layer Seven Security generates revenue primarily through subscription-based enterprise licensing of the CES platform, priced per SAP system or landscape, supplemented by professional services including SAP RISE Security Compliance audits, Cybersecurity Assessments, Penetration Testing, and Code Vulnerability Assessments. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise sales supported by personalized live demonstrations, with distribution through the SAP Store and SAP partner ecosystem, and a native integration with Splunk via a dedicated Splunkbase application. The company serves more than 100 global enterprise customers across energy, pharmaceuticals, financial services, manufacturing, consumer goods, and the public sector in over 20 countries, including AB InBev, ExxonMobil, Volvo, Bridgestone, TD Bank, Aflac, Deloitte, Hitachi, and the British Government. Layer Seven Security is notable as a bootstrapped, privately held, 100% debt-free, and profitable organization that has achieved sustainable growth without external private equity or growth equity investment.

Name

layersevensecurity

Legal name

Layer Seven Security Inc.

Website

https://layersevensecurity.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Layer Seven Security is a privately held Canadian cybersecurity software company founded in 2010 that provides SAP-certified, in-application security for SAP systems. Its Cybersecurity Extension for SAP platform delivers vulnerability management, threat detection, custom code scanning, and compliance automation to 100+ Fortune 500 enterprises across 20+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SAP Application Cybersecurity Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) (HDADAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vulnerability Management & Penetration Testing Services (BPAEADAD), Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST/IAST/SCA) (HDADACAC), Cybersecurity Architecture & Security Integration (BPAEAAAL)

Keywords

• SAP cybersecurity software
• Application layer security
• Vulnerability management tools
• Threat detection platform
• Cybersecurity assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: SAP-certified addon licensing for Cybersecurity Extension for SAP. Licensed per SAP system or landscape. Provides continuous security monitoring, vulnerability management, and threat detection as a subscription or one-time perpetual license model.
2. Professional Services: Services including SAP Cybersecurity Assessment, SAP Penetration Testing, SAP Code Vulnerability Assessment, and SAP RISE Compliance Audits. Delivered by SAP security experts to support deployment, configuration, and ongoing security operations.
3. Enterprise Licensing: Flexible pricing and scalable software that adapts to organization size and budget. Industry-leading features and performance at affordable licensing costs compared to fragmented platforms or generic security tools.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Layer Seven Security develops and licenses the Cybersecurity Extension for SAP (CES), an SAP-certified ABAP addon embedded inside the SAP application layer that performs vulnerability management, threat detection, custom ABAP/UI5 code scanning, compliance automation, and SIEM integration across ECC, S/4HANA, SAP RISE, SAP BTP, HANA, Solution Manager, and Focused Run environments. The company also delivers professional services for SAP cybersecurity assessments, penetration testing, code vulnerability analysis, and SAP RISE compliance audits to organizations running mission-critical SAP landscapes.

Product overview

Layer Seven Security offers the Cybersecurity Extension for SAP (CES) as its core SAP-certified platform, deployed as an ABAP addon embedded in the application layer. The product portfolio includes vulnerability and patch management (5000+ checks), threat detection with 1200+ patterns, custom code vulnerability scanning (300+ ABAP checks, 900+ SAPUI5 checks), and automated compliance monitoring for SOX, GDPR, NIS2, and SAP RISE requirements. Professional services include SAP RISE Security Compliance audits, Cybersecurity Assessments, Penetration Testing, and Code Vulnerability Assessments. The platform integrates natively with SAP Solution Manager, SAP Focused Run, SAP Build Work Zone, SAP BTP, and Splunk for enterprise security operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cybersecurity Extension for SAP (CES) SAP-certified ABAP addon embedded directly in the SAP application layer providing vulnerability management, threat detection, custom ABAP/UI5 code scanning, compliance automation, and SIEM integration for SAP S/4HANA, ECC, HANA, SAP RISE, and SAP BTP environments, deployable in approximately 6 hours without external servers or agents.
• SAP RISE Security Compliance Specialized audit and compliance service for SAP Cloud ERP environments within SAP RISE that identifies gaps with mandatory security requirements across more than 120 specific requirements in 12 security areas per SAP Note 3250501.
• SAP Cybersecurity Assessment 360-degree review of an organization's SAP landscape that identifies deep-stack vulnerabilities and maps shared responsibility gaps and mandatory security requirements in SAP RISE or cloud environments.
• SAP Penetration Testing Advanced technical testing that goes beyond network ports to find logic-level flaws in the SAP application layer, simulating real-world attack vectors to reveal the business impact of potential breaches for SAP-running enterprises.
• SAP Code Vulnerability Assessment High-performance scanning of custom ABAP programs and UI5 applications to discover backdoors, code injections, missing authorization checks, and other programming vulnerabilities, detecting over 300 vulnerabilities in custom ABAP code and 900+ in custom SAPUI5 applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6-hour deployment without additional hardware or agents
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers42 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• SAPflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved SAP Services Partner recognized to deliver security services that align with SAP standards for quality and compliance. Software solutions are Certified by SAP for performance, integrity, and scalability through SAP Integration and Certification Center (ICC). Flagship product Cybersecurity Extension for SAP is SAP-certified addon meeting rigorous performance, stability, and architectural standards to run natively within SAP systems.
• SplunkcoreTechnology or IntegrationNative integration between Cybersecurity Extension for SAP and Splunk SIEM platform. Data can be streamed from CES to Splunk using Universal Forwarder, Heavy Forwarder, or Syslog. Dedicated Splunk app available on Splunkbase with predefined dashboards for alerts, vulnerabilities, and security notes tracking. App parses CES data and provides preconfigured dashboards for alert triage and investigation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Onapsis: The closest direct competitor to Layer Seven Security. Onapsis provides vulnerability management, threat detection, and compliance automation specifically for SAP and Oracle platforms and is widely regarded as the category leader in business-application cybersecurity.
• SecurityBridge: Direct competitor offering SAP-native threat detection, code scanning, and security monitoring software. Targets the same Fortune 500 SAP customer base with an embedded SAP application-layer approach similar to Layer Seven's CES.
• Bowbridge Software: Long-standing SAP security vendor focused on vulnerability management and security monitoring for SAP NetWeaver and S/4HANA. Direct competitor in the SAP cybersecurity niche.
• ERPScan (Digital.ai Application Security): Now part of Digital.ai, ERPScan built a SAP/Oracle security platform with vulnerability scanning, code analysis, and threat detection. A category-original SAP security vendor comparable to Layer Seven in technology and customer profile.
• Protect4S: SAP-focused security add-on providing automated vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and security monitoring for SAP systems. Smaller European vendor in the same niche with overlapping product capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Enterprise Threat Detection (ETD): SAP's own native security offering (and ETD CE referenced in Layer Seven's own materials) built into the SAP platform. Represents the platform-embedded incumbent whose expansion is the principal threat to Layer Seven's niche.
• Microsoft Sentinel (for SAP): Hyperscaler-native SIEM with a dedicated SAP connector that competes for share-of-wallet on SAP log monitoring and threat detection in cloud-first accounts. Represents the platform-consolidation risk to niche SAP security players.
• IBM Security (Guardium / QRadar): Layer Seven already counts IBM-owned Cognitus as a customer, indicating IBM's involvement in the SAP security ecosystem. IBM offers broad data security and SIEM platforms that are increasingly chosen by enterprises seeking a single-vendor stack.

Emerging players

• Pathlock: Application access governance and security platform that includes SAP-focused modules for SOX, segregation of duties, and access risk analysis. Adjacent competitor for compliance and GRC-led SAP buyers.
• Splunk Enterprise Security: Splunk is a partner and SIEM destination for Layer Seven but also a potential platform competitor as Splunk (now Cisco) expands vertical-specific security content. Highly comparable on enterprise security operations use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/layerseven
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/layer-seven-security

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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