As a Salesforce Admin, you play a crucial role in maintaining the security of your company’s valuable data. In fact, security is one of the five admin core responsibilities.  New technologies like GenAI and Salesforce’s Agentforce bring increased value to admins, but also new security challenges. Following security best practices is more important than ever […]

Salesforce Admins have access to a variety of tools that provide visibility into the security of their Salesforce orgs. At Salesforce, we believe in a holistic approach to security that addresses both low-hanging fruit (like easy-to-fix settings) as well as more complex needs. To help admins with this, Salesforce offers native dashboards and reporting tools […]

You’ve likely heard us talk about the importance of the principle of least privilege (PLP) by now, but if you’re still not familiar, let me break it down for you. The PoLP is a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity. Essentially, the principle states that users should have the minimum access needed to do their jobs, and […]

At Salesforce, we build security into our products and processes from the ground up. But our commitment to delivering secure products is only half the story because we believe security is a shared responsibility between Salesforce and our customers. As an admin, you have a unique opportunity to become a security advocate — or champion, […]

You may have seen the announcement we recently made that beginning on February 1, 2022, Salesforce will start requiring all customers to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA). If so, you already know that MFA is one of the easiest, most effective ways to help prevent unauthorized account access and safeguard your Salesforce data. And in case […]

Editor’s note: The contractual requirement to log in with multi-factor authentication (MFA) is in effect. This post was updated on June 27, 2024, with the latest information and resources.  It feels like we’ve talked about security a lot in the past year, doesn’t it? Whether you tuned into #LowCodeLove on Trailhead Live, read about washing […]

How many times a day do you wash your hands? If you think this seems like an absurd question, and totally unrelated to security, you’re wrong… kind of. How are security and health connected? Both require good personal hygiene, a concept as familiar as washing your hands or (you guessed it!) brushing your teeth. So, […]

Understanding the basics of security is critically important to being an #AwesomeAdmin. As a steward of valuable data, you have the opportunity to be an important asset to your company by managing it with security in mind. Increasing your own cybersecurity knowledge allows you to play a role in not only safeguarding your company’s data […]

It’s becoming more important every day to ensure you’re taking every step possible to secure your applications and data – but complex enterprise software isn’t always easy to secure.  Password policies? Session Security? Clickjacking and CSRF protections? Sometimes it’s difficult to even know where to start! … And that’s why we created Security Health Check. […]