Determining the Role of Information Security in Enterprise Resources Planning Systems

This article analyzes and describes the role of information security in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. These systems integrate information flows in business organizations. Therefore, information security is an important requirement for the effective functioning of ERP systems. The author defines the methods for ensuring the protection of information in ERP systems and illustrates them with examples. Most of the largest ERP developers have already implemented specialized hardware and software solutions for guaranteed information security. The new cloud ERP systems with e-business and e-government functionalities require new solutions. Directions for developing information security in the light of new technologies are proposed.