Laura Pelkey

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 as these tools … [Read more...] about 3 Steps for Admins To Build a Strong Security Culture

If you’ve been a Salesforce customer for more than five minutes, you’ve likely heard us talk about our commitment to Trust (yes, we take it that seriously!). The framework we follow for upholding the highest level of trust between Salesforce and our customers is called the Shared Responsibility Model. This is a “widely-used model by cloud providers where the provider is in … [Read more...] about How to Prevent 3 Common Misconfiguration Mistakes

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 (Health Check, … [Read more...] about Salesforce Security: Enhanced Visibility with Freemium and Premium 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 no additional privileges. Following this principle correctly … [Read more...] about Enhance User Security with the Principle of Least Privilege

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, as we like to say — at your company. Your … [Read more...] about 5 Steps Every Admin Should Take to Secure Their Org