BLOG Your Salesforce applications are full of valuable customer and organization data. While this data and metadata are critical for keeping your operations running as they should, they make your platform an attractive target for cybercriminals. A recent Salesforce study surveyed 300 IT executives to determine their top information security pain points. Out of those …
BLOG While multiple factors contribute to a healthy Salesforce environment, there are many liabilities that create quality, security, and compliance risks. CodeScan Shield addresses these potential liabilities with a dual-pronged, automated approach. CodeScan provides static code analysis for total visibility into code health from the moment it’s written through production. OrgScan governs organizational policies by …
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BLOG There are a wide variety of approaches to Salesforce DevOps. These differences will have a lot to do with the size of your team, your expectations, and the industry in which you operate. However, the largest impact on your Salesforce DevOps approach will come from the tools you use throughout the development pipeline. Automated …
BLOG Salesforce has announced that they are phasing out two popular tools—Process Builder and Workflow Rules—and focusing on another tool known as Flow. The reasoning for paring down their available tools is an attempt to streamline services. There is a lot of overlap between the Process Builder, Workflow Rules, and Flow. So, in order to …
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BLOG A streamlined Salesforce DevOps pipeline is a great way to introduce new applications and updates to help team members and customers alike. Solidifying your internal processes with continued updates enables team members to provide professional service while new public-facing applications support customers with tangible benefits. A Salesforce CI/CD suite is an important aspect of …
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BLOG There are a surprising amount of different kinds of hammers. And while they might serve a similar general purpose, each one has a specific use. Every carpenter has different needs which means they likely won’t need every type of hammer. They need to learn the difference between the hammers and choose the ones that …
BLOG Salesforce DX is a great way for DevOps teams to take their development efforts to the next level. Salesforce’s clicks-not-code interface is great for many scenarios, but sometimes you need to dig a little deeper into the world of software development. Salesforce DX offers development tools to enable DevOps teams to deliver software updates …
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BLOG Heroku—a cloud platform as a service (PaaS)—has disclosed a recent cyberattack that took place April 9th, 2022. This attack was more severe than initially thought so they began forcing users to reset their passwords in an attempt to minimize impact. The breach involved the exposure of OAuth tokens for GitHub integrations. And once a …
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BLOG DevOps is the combination of efforts from your development and operations teams. Addressing these considerations throughout the entire development process creates stronger products at a faster rate. Many teams have implemented this strategy. Those that have not need to get onboard or face being left behind. DevOps teams are responsible for managing the product …
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BLOG Okta, a cloud software company, announced in January of 2022 they detected an unsuccessful attempt to compromise the account of one of their third-party customer support engineers. They altered the third-party provider to the situation. They also suspended the individual’s account and terminated their active sessions. A thorough analysis was performed to determine the …
BLOG There’s a lot to keep in mind when planning out a new update or application. Who is the intended target user? What need are you trying to fulfill? How will you accomplish this? It’s important to focus on these issues and thoroughly plan your attack. However, this focus shouldn’t come at the expense of …
BLOG AutoRABIT is aware of a critical, zero-day vulnerability in the Spring framework known as “Spring4Shell” (CVE-2022-22965) which was disclosed on March 31st, 2022. This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution. As a result ,AutoRABIT has taken steps to analyze its impact on our product, and mitigate it. As part of our overall in-depth …
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BLOG Salesforce environments contain and create massive amounts of data. This data can be used to inform future business decisions. Other types of data such as customer and team member personal information will need to be protected. However, you can only use and protect your Salesforce data if you know where to find it. Otherwise, …
BLOG Data security regulations are in place to protect consumers, employees, and companies themselves from exposing sensitive data. The exact regulations facing a company will depend on their industry and location, but the basic principles will be similar—take every possible precaution to avoid unnecessary exposure of personally identifiable information, financial information, or personal health information. …
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BLOG How are you going to structure your DevSecOps processes? What tools will be utilized to best achieve your goals? Who will be in charge of specific tasks and who will be responsible for overseeing these initiatives? Salesforce release management provides the answers to a lot of important questions. Developing and releasing new applications or …
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BLOG DevOps pipelines will vary in size, execution, and approach for every business. Your needs are not the same as those of your competition. And because of this, every DevOps pipeline needs to take stock of their current processes and needs to find new tools and methods to fulfill their objectives. Incorporating a Salesforce version …
BLOG Sandboxes are a risk-free development environment that can be used for training exercises, streamlined testing and trials of new code, as well as providing increased stability for the organization. These environments are separated from production environments, making it a great opportunity to work on code without impacting the main code repository. Salesforce sandbox management is …
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BLOG Multi-developer teams are a great way to push new DevOps projects through the building stage and into production. However, keeping these projects organized and aligned can become difficult. Multiple sandboxes merging into a main code repository creates opportunities for errors. Overwrites, improperly structured code updates, and inconsistent metadata can contribute to a difficult—or even …
BLOG The Log4j data security vulnerability has the potential to impact a singular company multiple times. This is why it received the highest threat level designation from CVSS. The SolarWinds hack cost the company around $18 million dollars in the first few months of 2021. And this was the result of a single entry point …
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BLOG On December 9, 2021, Apache announced a security vulnerability in its Java-based logging utility, Log4j. The vulnerability is likely the largest of its kind found in the last decade. This vulnerability is also known as CVE 2021-44228, or more colloquially as Log4Shell or LogJam. Every internet-connected device that runs Apache Log4j is vulnerable to …
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BLOG The ability to quickly introduce new applications and updates is a major advantage when positioning your business as a leader in your industry. The processes and tools used to achieve this will have a great impact on the stability, functionality, and security of your releases. DevSecOps is aimed at producing the most secure and …
BLOG Healthcare companies work with many types of sensitive information. Personally identifiable information of their employees and patients—along with medical records and financial information—must be protected. Not only does a healthcare company owe it to those that trust them with their sensitive information, but it is also required by a variety of government regulations. Every …
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BLOG There are a lot of options for DevOps tools. The dev environment in which you work will point you toward specific options. And for those that work within the Salesforce development environment, there are native Salesforce options for some of the most important DevOps tools. Salesforce data backup is an essential aspect of a …
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BLOG A streamlined DevOps pipeline is the best way to bring reliable and secure applications to market. This expands your value to customers either by enabling your team members to provide better service or by offering new products directly to the customers themselves. Salesforce test automation is an essential aspect of producing these applications and …
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BLOG Managing your Salesforce data requires a multi-pronged approach. There are a series of considerations that will affect the levels of security, functionality, and efficiency within your Salesforce environment. We’ve discussed the importance of a reliable backup and restore system, but there are more methods that can be utilized to replicate and secure your system’s …
BLOG The banking industry provides a variety of important services to their customers. Maintaining savings accounts, providing loans, paying bills—these services have a sizeable impact on the clients’ quality of life. There are many banks to choose from. And these customers are going to gravitate toward banks that have the best quality of services, highest …
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BLOG Data security needs to be a top concern. Every business is connected to the internet in one way or another. Cloud-based systems such as Salesforce are mostly secure when operated correctly. However, nothing on the internet is 100% secure. Cybercrime is up 600% over the last year, and that’s just one potential source of …
BLOG Deploying new updates can be very difficult because of the inherent complexity of these releases. There are often numerous dependencies between the various objects that can misfire should a small error exist in a line code. Salesforce has become extremely popular due to its intuitive interface. The point-and-click functionality has opened the world of …
BLOG In today’s world, quality and security can’t be separated – It’s never been more critical to have a secure and compliant development environment, development process, and clean, high-quality code. The recent SolarWinds, CodeCov and Microsoft® Exchange™ hacks highlight the potential for code and development flaws to result in a business-critical crisis. Nowhere is this …
BLOG Software updates and new service rollouts used to occur a few times a year. The span between releases could be months, which gave companies plenty of time to test their releases for bugs, security vulnerabilities, and more. But like just about everything else in the business landscape, things have changed over the last decade. …
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