8 Steps to Protect Your Student and Alumni Data

By: Gina Marques, CRM Manager, OwnBackup

By storing your data in Salesforce.org Education Cloud, universities and colleges can provide students, alumni, and faculty with connected experiences across communication channels and departments. Students no longer have to spend all day waiting in lines to register for courses, to discuss financial aid options, and to sign up for housing. Plus, Salesforce.org enables institutions like yours to focus their time and energy on bringing value rather than worrying about how to safely store your surplus of data.

Here are eight additional steps you should take to further protect your student and alumni data on Salesforce.

1. Check Your Data Health

Salesforce Admins should use Salesforce Security Health Check to reduce security risk and limit institutional data loss. Settings that meet or exceed compliance raise your score, while settings at risk lower your score. I recommend aiming for a score of 90% or higher