Deceptive Complexity: How Small Misconfigurations Create Big Security Risks in Salesforce

Data security risks come from all angles. It’s easy to focus on external threats—ransomware, hackers, cybercriminals—but those aren’t the only dangers. Internal threats, often resulting from innocent errors, are a massive source of data loss. 

The way we interact with our Salesforce environment determines the success of our security strategy. Improper behaviors create data security risks where they might otherwise not exist. 

The problem is that errors are difficult to find if you don’t know you should be looking for them. Everybody customizes their Salesforce platform to meet their specific needs. if these customizations aren’t thoughtfully configured and continuously updated, you’re opening yourself up to data security threats. 

This ebook explores six deceptively simple ways everyday settings can put your Salesforce data at serious risk—and how to address them.