As the internet continues to grow and evolve, so too do the threats to data security. Businesses of all sizes must be ever vigilant in protecting their data from hackers and cybercriminals. Salesforce Shield is a powerful set of security tools designed to help businesses keep their data safe. In this blog post, we'll take a look at 10 of the most important features of Salesforce Shield.
Salesforce Shield Features
1. Encryption at Rest
All data stored in Salesforce is encrypted using industry-standard AES-256 encryption. This ensures that even if your data falls into the wrong hands, it will be unreadable and useless to hackers.
2. Authentication
Authenticating users is the first line of defence against unauthorized access to data. Salesforce Shield provides multiple authentication methods, including single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA).
3. Authorization
Once a user has been authenticated, Salesforce Shield uses role-based authorization to control what data they can access. This ensures that only users who need access to sensitive data are able to see it.
4. Privileges
In addition to controlling what data users can see, Salesforce Shield also lets you control what users can do with that data. This includes things like creating, updating, and deleting records.
5. Field Level Security
Field-level security gives you granular control over which fields are visible to which users. This ensures that even if a user has access to a record, they will only be able to see the fields that you want them to see.
6. Object Level Security
Object-level security controls which objects (e.g., accounts, contacts, leads) are visible to which users. This allows you to hide sensitive objects from users who don't need to see them.
7. Sharing rules
Sharing rules determine how records are shared with other users in your orgs. This includes things like public groups and roles.
8. Permission Sets
Permission sets allow you to give users additional permissions without making them a member of a higher-level role such as an administrator.
9. Platform Events
Platform events are messages that are sent between systems in real-time. They can be used for things like pushing data from one org to another or triggering an action when a record is updated.
10. Change Data Capture
Change data capture (CDC) tracks changes made to records in Salesforce. CDC is used by Salesforce Shield Event Monitor and Wave Analytics Cloud.
Conclusion
Salesforce Shield is a comprehensive set of tools for securing your business's data within the Salesforce ecosystem. By encrypting data at rest, authenticating and authorizing users, and controlling what users can do with data, Salesforce Shield provides multiple layers of protection for your business's most sensitive information. If you're looking for a way to secure your business's data within Salesforce, Salesforce Shield is definitely worth considering.
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