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What is Salesforce Health Cloud
11Jul

Explore Salesforce Health Cloud

Empower Your Healthcare Team with Salesforce Health Cloud Equip your healthcare team with comprehensive 360-degree views that help connect and engage every patient, member, employee, and partner. Explore Salesforce Health Cloud Explore Health Cloud Understanding the capabilities of this platform is the first step to transforming your organization’s patient management. Let’s explore what Health Cloud offers to various types of healthcare organizations. Introducing Salesforce Health Cloud: A CRM Solution for Patient Management Over 600 companies, including industry leaders like Lilly, Pacific Clinics, United Healthcare, Progyny, Stanley Healthcare, and Humana, trust Salesforce Health Cloud for their patient management needs. As the healthcare industry rapidly evolves, effective patient information management is essential. This insight looks into Salesforce Health Cloud’s capabilities, features, integration options, and benefits, including its security architecture. What is Health Cloud? Salesforce Health Cloud is a cloud-based technology designed specifically for the healthcare industry. It centralizes patient information, giving healthcare professionals a complete view of patient records, enabling more effective treatments and better patient care. Key Capabilities of Salesforce Health Cloud Salesforce Health Cloud is a robust platform offering key capabilities such as: Salesforce in the Healthcare Industry Salesforce is increasingly popular among healthcare organizations for several reasons: Salesforce Health Platform Features Salesforce Health Cloud offers three main sets of features: Salesforce Health Cloud Architecture The architecture of Salesforce Health Cloud includes: Salesforce Health Cloud Security Salesforce Health Cloud is designed to securely manage healthcare data, featuring: Revolutionizing Healthcare Delivery with Salesforce Health Cloud Salesforce Health Cloud is designed for healthcare organizations to automate processes and provide personalized patient care. Since its launch in 2016, Health Cloud has evolved to address the complexities of the healthcare industry, including the introduction of Customer 360 for Health, an AI-driven healthcare solution. Why Choose Salesforce Health Cloud? Salesforce Health Cloud connects healthcare teams to ensure that patients receive the right care, supported by multi-layered security to protect sensitive patient data. It integrates clinical and non-clinical patient data, streamlining workflows and enhancing patient satisfaction. Top Features of Salesforce Health Cloud Key features include Patient 360, Care Plans, Care Coordination, Health Timeline, and Einstein Analytics for Healthcare, among others. Salesforce has also introduced AI-powered innovations under the Patient 360 for Health initiative, enhancing patient care and operational efficiency. Integration with MuleSoft Salesforce Health Cloud’s integration with MuleSoft allows organizations to connect with existing healthcare systems, ensuring accurate and up-to-date patient information, unlocking the full potential of their data, and improving decision-making. Conclusion Salesforce Health Cloud is more than just a platform—it’s a comprehensive solution for managing doctor-patient interactions, recordkeeping, and delivering personalized care. By leveraging Health Cloud, healthcare organizations can transform patient experiences, streamline processes, and ensure data security and compliance, positioning themselves for a brighter future in healthcare. Like Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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July 11, 2024in Mulesoft, Salesforce Health Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Shield
Hubspot Hacked
01Jul

Hubspot Hacked

HubSpot recently disclosed a “security incident” where unauthorized access was attempted on several customer accounts. HubSpot is an American software company that provides tools for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service. It was founded in 2006 by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, and is today best-known for its all-in-one growth platform that helps businesses attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers.. The CRM company detected the incident on June 22, though it was publicly acknowledged six days later by Alyssa Robinson, Chief Information Security Officer at HubSpot. HubSpot seems to have suffered a data breach, but claims to have everything in hand – for now. Robinson stated that the incident involved bad actors targeting a limited number of HubSpot customers, aiming to gain unauthorized access to their accounts. Upon detection, HubSpot promptly activated its incident response procedures and has since been in contact with affected customers, taking necessary steps to revoke unauthorized access and safeguard customer data. HubSpot Hacked With how the statement was worded, it would seem that the attackers, whoever they are, tried to break into the account – but not necessarily succeeded. Still, the company proceeded with the usual practice in case of a cyberattack: “HubSpot triggered our incident response procedures, and since June 22 we have been contacting impacted customers and taking necessary steps to revoke the unauthorized access and protect our customers and their data,” said Robinson. As of Friday, June 28, HubSpot has not disclosed any communication from the hacking group, nor has it specified the full scope of the incident or the exact number of impacted customers. Despite having over 100,000 paying customers and achieving significant financial milestones, such as breaking the billion annual recurring revenue (ARR) mark, HubSpot’s stock price remained stable amid the news, which surfaced through TechCrunch. Ironically, this incident follows HubSpot’s recent announcement of new data protection capabilities for its Smart CRM users. However, it underscores the ongoing challenges faced by major enterprise tech providers regarding cybersecurity. HubSpot says fewer than 50 customer accounts were victims of a breach in late June, all impacted customers were notified and all has been quiet since the initial incident. As of May 2024, HubSpot had more than 216,000 customers, so an incident that impacts fewer than 50 doesn’t seem like a big deal, unless of course you’re one of the accounts involved. What we know:  The company is not releasing many details about the incident other than the basic facts. The company said in a June 28 release that it detected a security incident on June 22, 2004, where bad actors were attempting to gain access to customer accounts without authorization. HubSpot’s detection of the breach triggered its incident response procedures and the company notified impacted accounts. On June 28 and again on July 1, 2024, the company reported no further signs of a problem. What’s not known at this time is whether the attack was targeting a specific group of HubSpot customers. Back in March 2022, fewer than 30 HubSpot customers were impacted by a data breach, but all of the impacted customers were in the cryptocurrency business. HubSpot joins a growing list of enterprise tech firms experiencing cybersecurity incidents. While recent arrests, such as that of the alleged ringleader behind attacks on Twilio, LastPass, and Mailchimp, offer some hope, cybersecurity threats continue to evolve with the proliferation of digital devices and AI accessibility. This trend poses new risks, including the misuse of AI technologies like deepfakes, as highlighted by concerns raised by organizations like OpenAI. As businesses expand their digital presence and adopt new technologies, they must remain vigilant against evolving cybersecurity threats to protect sensitive information and maintain customer trust. HubSpot is an American software company that provides tools for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service. It was founded in 2006 and is today best-known for its all-in-one growth platform that helps businesses attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers. Impact for Marketers As marketers, our martech stacks are heavily reliant on cloud-based SaaS applications (like HubSpot) and cloud-based data storage from vendors like Amazon’s AWS and Google Cloud. Even on-premise applications and data are a security risk. The applications running in the cloud and the data stored there are at arm’s length from your data security professionals. More than 80% of the data breaches recorded in 2023 involved data stored in the cloud, according to the Harvard Business Review. Big breaches impacting millions of consumers get a great deal of attention, like those that struck Sony or Target in years past. But smaller, targeted attacks can be devastating to the businesses that have their data exposed, though they fly under the radar of the national press. The number of reported data breaches increased 78% from 2022 to 2023. The cost of the average breach surpassed $4 million in 2023 and is up 15% since 2020. How secure is HubSpot? Is my data secure with HubSpot? All communications between a web client and HubSpot servers are protected using TLS (1.0, 1.1, 1.2) protocol encryption using 2048 bit keys. We also provide customers with the ability to enable Two-Phase Authentication (2FA) to prevent unauthorized use of their portals. Another July Hack One of the most significant data leaks in recent history is reported to have occurred on July 4. The leak, dubbed RockYou2024 by the original poster, “ObamaCare”, on a leading hacking forum, compiled 9,948,575,739 unique passwords into plain text. This means close to ten billion passwords were leaked. That said, the RockYou2024 is primarily a compilation of all previous password leaks and is built on a prior RockYou2021 compilation of 8.4 billion passwords. That means between RockYou2021 and RockYou2024, about 1.5 billion passwords were added to the list. Further, according to the hacker, at least a few of these passwords were cracked using RTX 4090, a tactic that was warned about earlier. According to Cybernews researchers, “In its essence, the RockYou2024 leak is a compilation of real-world passwords used by individuals all over the world. Revealing that many

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July 1, 2024in Salesforce Shield
Education Cloud AI Innovations
14May

Education Cloud AI Innovations

Salesforce AI Innovations: Empowering Student Success and Faculty Efficiency Salesforce is introducing new Education Cloud AI Innovations, AI-powered tools designed to streamline the educational journey, enabling students to chart clear paths to graduation, translate their coursework into resume-ready skills, and connect with mentors who can guide them toward their career goals. Enhancing Faculty and Staff Efficiency with AI New generative AI capabilities are set to automate time-consuming tasks for faculty and staff, allowing them to focus on what matters most—driving student success. Personalizing Student Experiences with AI Institutions like the University of Nevada Las Vegas and Texas Tech are leveraging Salesforce for Education to create personalized student experiences and improve staff efficiency through AI-driven solutions. Salesforce Introduces AI-Powered Student Success Tools for Education Cloud Today, Salesforce unveiled cutting-edge AI tools for Education Cloud, including Intelligent Degree Planning and Skills Generator. These innovations are designed to help institutions craft personalized graduation pathways, translate coursework into tangible skills, and facilitate impactful mentorship programs. Additionally, Salesforce introduced Data Cloud for Education and Einstein Copilot Recruitment & Admissions Actions. These tools will enable institutions to automate routine tasks, enhance recruitment and enrollment processes, and bolster student support. Why It Matters Education professionals face the highest burnout rates across industries, and students are feeling the impact—only 11% of college students believe they are workforce-ready. As the education sector approaches an enrollment cliff, confidence in the value of a college degree is declining, and educators are leaving the profession in significant numbers. Schools must find ways to reduce staff workload while improving student experiences and outcomes. Explore Education Cloud Elevate the educational experience with the #1 AI CRM for learner and institution success. DIVE IN AI Innovation for Lifelong Student Success The new AI capabilities for Education Cloud, built on Salesforce’s Einstein 1 Platform, will help higher education and K-12 institutions unlock the power of their data to deliver trusted AI solutions. These innovations are designed to improve staff efficiency while enhancing student experiences and learning outcomes. Key features include: AI in Action for Faculty and Staff Salesforce is delivering new AI and data tools to automate tasks related to recruitment, enrollment, and student experience management. New features include: With these industry-specific AI and data tools, Education Cloud is poised to help K-12 and higher education institutions offer more individualized support to every student while increasing operational efficiency and reducing staff burnout. The Salesforce Perspective “Every institution wants to provide the best possible experiences for their students and staff. With industry-specific AI and data tools, Education Cloud will help K-12 and higher ed institutions offer more personalized support to every student while increasing efficiency and helping to reduce staff burnout. This will free educators and staff to focus on improving student outcomes, such as career readiness, well-being, and graduation rates.”— Bala Subramanian, VP & GM of Education Like Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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May 14, 2024in Einstein 1 Platform, Generative AI, Salesforce Education Cloud, Salesforce Education Solutions, Salesforce Einstein, Salesforce Managed Services, Salesforce Optimization, Salesforce Shield
Security Identity and Privacy Summer 24 Release Notes
26Apr

Security Identity and Privacy Summer 24 Release Notes

External Client App Manager, OAuth 2.0 token exchange handlers, and Event Log File Browser are each now available in Setup. Also, external client apps now support a bunch of new OAuth flows. Give users access to manage custom domains with a new, more targeted user permission. Create uninterrupted user experiences across Salesforce and custom interfaces with the new Single-Access UI Bridge API. Access your Data Cloud encryption policy status from the Security Center Encryption Policy metric. Scratch orgs on Salesforce Edge Network use partitioned domains. And Android mobile connected apps now require the Admin SDK private key and project ID from a Google Firebase project. Security Identity and Privacy Summer 24 Release Notes. Like Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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April 26, 2024in Salesforce, Salesforce Optimization, Salesforce Shield
Salesforce Success Story
21Mar

Case Study: Healthcare Health Cloud Marketing Cloud Large Childrens Hospital

Large children’s hospital needs a usable data model and enhanced security to deliver excellent patient outcomes. Healthcare Health Cloud Marketing Cloud Large Childrens Hospital. Industry: Healthcare Client is a large children’s hospital with pediatric healthcare offering acute care. Problem: Implemented : Our solution? Results: In order to improve operations, provide physician-facing services, and move data—including PHI and PII—to the cloud, we have assisted healthcare providers in overcoming these obstacles. Salesforce offers all-inclusive solutions specifically designed to meet the demands of payers (insurance companies) and providers (healthcare organizations). Better health outcomes, more operational effectiveness, and increased patient engagement are the goals of these solutions. Salesforce solutions for the health and life sciences are tailored to the particular requirements of the medical industry. Salesforce offers digital transformation technology for health and life sciences industries. If you are considering a Salesforce healthcare implementation, contact Tectonic today. Like2 Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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March 21, 2024in Salesforce, Salesforce Health and Life Sciences Solutions, Salesforce Health Cloud, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Shield, Salesforce Success Stories
Salesforce Shield Data Monitoring and Encryption
29Nov

Salesforce Shield Encryption

Salesforce Uses a symmetric encryption key to encrypt the customer data that it stores. (The symmetric encryption used isAES with 256-bit keys using CBC mode, PKCS5 padding, and random initialization vector (IV).) Salesforce Shield Encryption works in this way. 1) There are three channels to enter data into Salesforce.com. One: user via desktop using a browser, two: users via mobile device or three: a system making an API call directly into Salesforce. 2) The Application servers in the salesforce data centers serve as a gateway to intercepting requests coming in determining which data elements should be encrypted or decrypted and then applying the appropriate encryption credentials. The Data Encryption Key (which is also the decryption key) is never transmitted or even written to disk (persisted). 3) It is created/derived in the Salesforce Platform and never leaves. It is created in a component of the platform called the Key Derivation Server. The Encryption key is derived/created from a combination of a Salesforce component and customer/tenant specific component. These are called secrets. Sometimes they are also referred to as key fragments. 4) The Encryption key in Salesforce Shield Encryption is generated from the master secret (Salesforce component) and the tenant secret (customer component) using PBKDF2 (Password-Based Key Derivation Function 2). 5) The Derived data encryption key is then securely passed to the encryption service and held in the cache of an application server. – Salesforce Retrieve The Data Encryption Key from the cache and performs the encryption. – To decrypt the data Salesforce Reads the encrypted data from the database and if the encryption (decryption) key is not in the cache then it needs to derive it again using the associated tenant secret, and then it decrypts using the key and the associated iv. Like1 Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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November 29, 2023in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Managed Services, Salesforce Shield
Salesforce Backup and Recovery
27Oct

Cyber Incidents and Salesforce Backup

In a data age characterized by the exponential growth with the constant threats of cyber incidents, hardware failures, and human errors, the specter of data loss looms ever-present—and for good reason. The ramifications of losing essential data can be catastrophic for businesses, with the average cost of a data breach soaring to $9.44 million in 2022, more than double the previous year’s figure, according to IBM. Cyber Incidents and Salesforce Backup are phrases that go hand in hand. The data landscape is expanding rapidly; by 2025, the volume of generated and consumed data is expected to surpass 180 zettabytes. When data is lost, organizations face significant downtime in recovery or recreation efforts, resulting in decreased productivity and revenue loss. Gartner estimates that the average cost of IT downtime can be as high as $6,600 per minute or $400,000 per hour. Data Crisis Example In this scenario, a customer-controlled data backup and restore plan is as a critical lifeline for businesses. Such a plan allows organizations to spend less time on data recovery and more time on growth opportunities. It becomes especially pivotal in responding swiftly to crises, as demonstrated by the story of Alex, a software developer at a technology company. Despite an unexpected issue during the integration of a new system with the CRM, Alex’s implementation of backup and restore capabilities proved instrumental in quickly recovering deleted data, minimizing the impact on customers and the company’s reputation. This didn’t even involve a cyber incidents and Salesforce Backup still saved the day. Beyond crisis response, a robust backup and restore solution is essential for avoiding fines resulting from stringent privacy regulations. Non-compliance with data protection laws, such as GDPR, can lead to substantial legal consequences. For instance, GDPR fines alone have surpassed $4.4 billion. By utilizing a backup and restore product, companies like “TechTrends,” an EU-based e-commerce company dealing with sensitive customer data, can protect personal records, ensuring compliance with global data handling requirements and sidestepping penalties. Cyber Incidents and Salesforce Backup Investing in data resilience solutions not only shields businesses from financial and reputational consequences but also allows them to concentrate on growth and customer relations. Marla Hay, Vice President of Product for Security and Privacy at Salesforce, emphasizes the importance of a data resiliency strategy in protecting against threats, malicious activities, and human errors. In today’s digitally fraught landscape, a reliable backup and restore product addresses pain points like data loss, downtime, and compliance challenges, empowering organizations to secure critical information and maintain uninterrupted operations. In an era where data protection and cybersecurity have become top priorities, adopting a dependable backup and restore product emerges as a strategic imperative for building resilience and ensuring sustained growth and success. Like1 Related Posts Protecting Your Salesforce Data The landscape of Salesforce has undergone significant growth beyond its humble CRM origins, yet assumptions about the data within Salesforce Read more Retirement of Salesforce Data Recovery Service In July 2020, Salesforce announced that they were retiring their last-resort Data Recovery Service because it did not meet their Read more Updates to Salesforce’s Backup and Restore Services Announced March 2021 Due to extensive customer feedback in the early part of last year, we Salesforce reintroduced their Salesforce Data Recovery Service. Read more CloudAlly Backups and Recovery for Salesforce Salesforce Backup Solution Since 2011 – CloudAlly Backups and Recovery for Salesforce. Our enterprise-grade automated Salesforce backup and recovery solution Read more

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October 27, 2023in Salesforce Shield
Shield
21Sep

Salesforce Shield Explained

Salesforce Shield Explained: It is tailored for companies with heightened security and compliance considerations. Comprising four products that layer onto existing Salesforce products, it provides additional protection. These components include: Salesforce Shield is best explained is a encryption and event monitoring and field audit trail tool for your business. Block Unauthorized or Unlawful ActivityCreate real-time security rules in an org to prevent undesired events with Event Monitoring.Find and Classify Sensitive Data QuicklyDiscover and classify sensitive data in just a few clicks with Data Detect.Add Additional Security to Sensitive DataEncrypt sensitive data at rest and manage keys with Platform Encryption.Meet Compliance and Industry RegulationsView data as far back as a decade with Field Audit Trail. Protect critical information at scale. Identify, categorize and encrypt data to mitigate threats and avoid costs associated with data loss. Three Reasons to Use Data Detect1 Integrates Seamlessly With native Salesforce software for ease of implementation and cost savings.2 Identifies Sensitive Data regardless of what field it is in, so you can take the necessary steps to obfuscate or protect it3 Classifies Sensitive Fields Use convenient UI to update data classifications as you discover fields with sensitive data Like2 Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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September 21, 2023in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Shield
salesforce shield encryption
31Aug

Salesforce Shield Encryption Explained

Salesforce is the most widely embraced CRM platform worldwide, entrusted with handling highly sensitive data from leading global companies. Recognizing this profound responsibility, Salesforce introduced Salesforce Shield in 2015. Salesforce Shield Encryption explained. Salesforce Shield comprises a suite of compliance and regulation-focused add-ons integrated into the Salesforce platform, offering customers in heavily regulated industries enhanced data security and compliance measures. Shield Platform Encryption relies on a unique tenant secret that you control and a master secret that’s maintained by Salesforce. By default, we combine these secrets to create your unique data encryption key. You can also supply your own final data encryption key. We use your data encryption key to encrypt data that your users put into Salesforce, and to decrypt data when your authorized users need it. Shield Platform Encryption gives your data a whole new layer of security while preserving critical platform functionality. You can encrypt sensitive data at rest, and not just when transmitted over a network, so your company can confidently comply with privacy policies, regulatory requirements, and contractual obligations for handling private data. Consisting of three distinct products, Salesforce Shield collaborates seamlessly to safeguard your organization’s data. Platform Encryption: Shield Platform Encryption facilitates the encryption of sensitive data at rest, ensuring compliance with privacy policies, regulatory mandates, and contractual obligations. This encryption extends beyond data transmission over networks, covering a wide range of fields such as standard, custom, activity, and file-related data. Salesforce also provides standard encryption tailored to industry-specific products like Health Cloud and Financial Services Cloud. Event Monitoring: Shield Event Monitoring captures and logs data access activities by all users, including accessed data, device information, and IP addresses. This data is made accessible in spreadsheet format for further analysis using data visualization tools. Integration with visualization or BI tools like Einstein Analytics enables organizations to derive insights from these logs effectively. Field Audit Trail: Similar to a digital Time Machine, Shield Field Audit Trail enables users to review historical field data for all records. This feature is particularly useful for tracking changes to contact, company, or case records over time. Users can customize data retention settings based on organizational or regulatory requirements. To effectively implement Salesforce Shield, organizations should: As Salesforce Shield is available to all Salesforce customers, organizations are encouraged to rethink their data governance and security strategies. Tectonic offers consultations to discuss and tailor data strategies to meet specific organizational needs. For further information or assistance, please reach out to us to schedule a security model discussion. Shield Platform Encryption builds on the data encryption options that Salesforce offers out of the box. Data stored in many standard and custom fields and in files and attachments is encrypted using an advanced HSM-based key derivation system. So it’s protected even when other lines of defense are compromised. Your data encryption key material is never saved or shared across orgs. You can choose to have Salesforce generate key material for you or upload your own key material. By default, the Shield Key Management Service derives data encryption keys on demand from a master secret and your org-specific key material, and stores that derived data encryption key in an encrypted key cache. You can also opt out of key derivation on a key-by-key basis. Or you can store your final data encryption key outside of Salesforce and have the Cache-Only Key Service fetch it on demand from a key service that you control. No matter how you choose to manage your keys, Shield Platform Encryption secures your key material at every stage of the encryption process. You can try out Shield Platform Encryption at no charge in Developer Edition orgs. It’s available in sandboxes after it is provisioned for your production org. Like1 Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. 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August 31, 2023in Salesforce, Salesforce Implementation Services, Salesforce Shield
Use Salesforce Data Protection Services
24May

Use Salesforce Data Protection Services

Ensuring Data Security in Salesforce: Use Salesforce Data Protection Services How is Data Protected in Salesforce? Salesforce.com employs cutting-edge Internet security technology, including Secure Socket Layer (SSL) with server authentication and data encryption, ensuring the protection of user information during access via supported web browsers. Why Use Salesforce Data Protection Services? Data Security is imperative to meet evolving privacy standards and safeguard sensitive information shared over the internet. Unauthorized access could pose significant risks to the entire organization, making data security a crucial aspect. Salesforce GDPR Certification: Yes, Salesforce is GDPR certified, as confirmed in Section 11 of the Data Processing Addendum, where Salesforce commits to providing reasonable assistance to customers. Salesforce CCPA Compliance with Customer 360: Salesforce 360 facilitates CCPA compliance by seamlessly connecting Marketing Cloud to Sales Cloud, ensuring a cohesive flow of customer data across the organization. Introduction to Salesforce Shield: Salesforce Shield comprises three security tools – Shield Platform Encryption, Event Monitoring, and Field Audit Trail – embedded into critical business applications to enhance trust, compliance, and governance. Data Protection and Privacy Regulations: Salesforce assists companies in complying with various data protection and privacy regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, PIPA, LGPD, PIPEDA, and more, offering guidance on common privacy principles. Guidance for Data Management and Privacy Compliance: Salesforce provides tools for efficient data management and privacy compliance, covering aspects such as data deletion, consent management, restriction of processing, data access and portability, and privacy center functionalities. Encryption of Data at Rest with Salesforce Shield Platform Encryption: Salesforce Shield Platform Encryption encrypts data at rest within servers, databases, search index files, and the file system, preserving functionality and ensuring secure storage. Use Salesforce Data Protection Services: To enable Data Privacy and Protection in Salesforce, users can navigate through Lightning Experience or Salesforce Classic, accessing the setup and entering “Data Protection and Privacy” in the Quick Find box. Various Data Security Settings in Salesforce: Salesforce offers multiple data security settings, including Object-Level Security through profiles, Permission Sets, Permission Set Groups, Ownership-Based Sharing Rules, Criteria-Based Sharing Rules, and Guest User Sharing Rules. Salesforce Data Ownership and Digital Chain of Custody: Salesforce Data Ownership involves maintaining a Digital Chain of Custody, ensuring meticulous tracking of data through each replication process. This guarantees data remains under control and protected at all times. Salesforce and DLP Functionality: Salesforce does not have built-in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) functionality. It relies on third-party apps like Nightfall to provide DLP capabilities, crucial for maintaining compliance with regulations such as HIPAA and PCI. Like Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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May 24, 2023in Salesforce, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Service Cloud, Salesforce Shield
Salesforce and the Zero Trust Mandate
16May

The Zero Trust Architecture Mandate

President Biden’s recent executive directive, mandating “all federal agencies and executive departments [to] transition to a zero trust architecture to bolster defenses against … cyber threats,” demands swift action from your agency. Zero Trust Architecture Mandate. As the landscape of remote work and cloud-based assets continues to evolve, traditional IT security strategies like VPNs and firewalls are proving less effective and increasingly perilous. These strategies, relying on perimeter defense, are becoming inefficient for organizations confronting diverse cyber threats. With remote work at its pinnacle and assets predominantly in the cloud, the demand for secure remote access to applications, data, and services has surged. Conventional security measures may no longer suffice in thwarting increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. The paradigm shift in government cybersecurity is evident; perimeter defense is no longer adequate. The surge in hybrid working environments among government employees and inter-agency collaborations introduces new cybersecurity challenges and risks. The escalating frequency, cost, and impact of cyberthreat actions necessitate a robust cybersecurity posture. Cybercriminals, now targeting smaller agencies, underscore the urgency for enhanced network security and more effective remote access solutions than legacy VPNs. Enter zero trust architecture. For government agencies embarking on the zero trust journey, unwinding legacy security processes poses challenges but promises substantial benefits. To initiate this transformation, agencies should consider the following steps: Engage your IT team in a conversation about zero trust architecture: Recognize the importance of zero trust architecture—right now: Develop a checklist of questions to map your zero trust architecture: Educate your organization about the importance of data security: Emphasize the significance of data security, particularly in the context of multifactor authentication (MFA), a crucial component of zero trust architecture. Mitigate “security fatigue” among employees by ensuring a clear understanding of data security policies and the rationale behind them. Consider moving to a Zero Trust tool like Salesforce. Salesforce CRM is one of foremost cloud services today, delivered with a comprehensive security and compliance approach, and via platform which incorporates a number of Zero Trust best practices. On the Salesforce corporation side, Zero Trust helps us all become better protected against advanced persistent threats, nation-state actors, or other attacks, so that we are all more resilient. And as a product to customers, you should have comfort knowing that your data is better protected. The benefits that Zero Trust brings to our organization are the same benefits it brings to our customers. Salesforce also has introduced Salesforce Shield.  Salesforce Shield allows you to encrypt your Salesforce data with AES 256-bit encryption at the field-level, as well as manage your own encryption keys. Key takeaways of platform encryption include: AES 256-bit: The highest level of encryption available within Salesforce. Zero Trust Architecture Mandate Executive order May 12, 2021 Content updated November 2023. Like Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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May 16, 2023in Salesforce, Salesforce Government Cloud, Salesforce Public Sector Solutions, Salesforce Shield
Salesforce Shield Data Monitoring and Encryption
16Apr

Salesforce Shield

Salesforce Shield is tailored for companies with heightened security and compliance considerations. Comprising four products that layer onto existing Salesforce products, it provides additional protection.  Shields are used to intercept specific attacks.  Shield is no different. Salesforce Shield is a trio of security tools that helps you build extra levels of trust, compliance, and governance right into your business-critical app. These components include: Is Salesforce Shield necessary? In this sense, Shield gives you a helping hand through tools like event monitoring and field audit trails. Not only do these features practically help you maintain the security of your Salesforce environment, but they’re also proof of your compliance. How do I use shield in Salesforce? What are the benefits of Salesforce Shield? Shield can help you protect your apps. Salesforce Shield is basically a set of security solutions that allows you to incorporate additional layers of trust, compliance, and governance into your mission-critical apps. Shield Platform Encryption, Event Monitoring, and Field Audit Trail are all included. Does Shield work with marketing cloud? You can use Salesforce Shield and Field-Level Encryption with Sales and Service Clouds. The Marketing Cloud does not offer Audit Trail or Event Monitoring via the Marketing Cloud app. However, Field-Level Encryption does encrypt data at rest and can support Platform Encryption users. Like Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. From our inception, we’ve proudly embraced the identity of Read more Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails Salesforce Marketing Cloud Transactional Emails are immediate, automated, non-promotional messages crucial to business operations and customer satisfaction, such as order Read more Salesforce Unites Einstein Analytics with Financial CRM Salesforce has unveiled a comprehensive analytics solution tailored for wealth managers, home office professionals, and retail bankers, merging its Financial Read more AI-Driven Propensity Scores AI plays a crucial role in propensity score estimation as it can discern underlying patterns between treatments and confounding variables Read more

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April 16, 2023in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Shield
Salesforce Shield Data Monitoring and Encryption
07Oct

Salesforce Shield

Safeguarding your most sensitive data and proactively addressing evolving compliance and industry regulations through the implementation of Salesforce Shield can result in significant cost savings, as highlighted in Salesforce’s 2022 Top Data Security Trends report. Safeguarding with Salesforce Shield. Salesforce Shield was originally launched in 2015. Shield for Encryption Salesforce Shield allows you to encrypt your Salesforce data with AES 256-bit encryption at the field-level, as well as manage your own encryption keys. The Tectonic team is thrilled to introduce Salesforce Shield—an advanced encryption solution that ensures trusted data monitoring and expedites the security of cloud applications. Safeguarding with Salesforce Shield Salesforce Shield can help you protect your apps. Salesforce Shield is basically a set of security solutions that allows you to incorporate additional layers of trust, compliance, and governance into your mission-critical apps. Shield Platform Encryption, Event Monitoring, and Field Audit Trail are all included. Shield Platform Encryption also supports person accounts, cases, search, approval processes, and other key Salesforce features. Classic encryption lets you protect only a special type of custom text field, which you create for that purpose. Shield, a comprehensive suite of capabilities, offers an enhanced level of security beyond Salesforce’s default settings. With Salesforce Shield, you can confidently protect sensitive data within your Salesforce environment and maintain that security over time. Salesforce Shield provides protection in four key ways: Blocks Unauthorized or Unlawful Activity: Finds and Classifies Sensitive Data Quickly: Adds Additional Security to Sensitive Data: Meets Compliance and Industry Regulations: Working closely with your company, Tectonic will tailor the configuration of Salesforce Shield to align with your specific requirements. Salesforce Shield’s capabilities span across all Salesforce “cloud” products, offering comprehensive data risk reduction across critical business areas. It provides additional security features beyond standard Salesforce, which is especially valuable for customers dealing with sensitive data or operating in highly regulated industries. Unlike whole disk encryption, Salesforce Shield operates at the field level and for files and attachments. It extends field history tracking, supporting up to 60 fields per object, compared to the standard 20 fields per object. Event Monitoring Analytics, a component of Salesforce Shield, offers reporting on event monitoring through a pre-built dashboard. Events are logged and displayed, allowing users to monitor trends, analyze user behavior, and ensure data security. Salesforce Shield employs Einstein Data Detect, an automated scanning tool, to identify sensitive data based on predefined patterns, including credit card numbers, emails, social security numbers, URLs, and IP addresses. This tool works seamlessly with platform encryption, indicating which data needs encryption at rest. Ask Tectonic For those seeking more information on Salesforce Shield, feel free to reach out to your Tectonic team, Salesforce AE, or consult Salesforce’s guide to Salesforce Shield Implementation. Does using Salesforce Shield make an organization automatically HIPAA compliant? No, while Salesforce Shield provides additional security features, customers must still configure it correctly and use it with other security measures to meet their HIPAA obligations. Which user permissions does Shield platform encryption require? “While many companies are leveraging the cloud to build apps at the speed of business, those in regulated industries have struggled to take full advantage of the cloud due to regulatory and compliance constraints,” said Tod Nielsen, executive vice president of Salesforce1 Platform, Salesforce. “With Salesforce Shield, we are liberating these IT leaders and developers, and empowering them to quickly build the cloud apps their businesses need, with the trust Salesforce is known for.” Salesforce Shield, in collaboration with Tectonic, fortifies your enterprise and Salesforce org by safeguarding sensitive data. Tectonic conducts a data classification exercise to identify fields requiring encryption based on regulatory, security, privacy, and compliance requirements. Isn’t it time your business and data benefited from the protection of Salesforce Shield? Like1 Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? 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October 7, 2022in Einstein 1 Platform, Salesforce, Salesforce Implementation Services, Salesforce Shield
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Scaling Your Salesforce Team with Staff Augmentation

As the demand for Salesforce experts continues to grow, businesses face challenges such as long hiring cycles, high recruitment costs, and skill shortages. These make it difficult to build a high-performing Salesforce team. However, there’s a smarter way to access top talent without the complexities of permanent hiring. The Power of Staff Augmentation Rather than relying on traditional Salesforce staffing firms, businesses can leverage staff augmentation to bring in experienced Salesforce professionals for short-term projects or ongoing support. This flexible approach helps organizations scale efficiently, reduce costs, and remain competitive. In this insight, we’ll explore how Salesforce staff augmentation enables businesses to build elite Salesforce teams and best practices for managing an augmented workforce. What Is Salesforce Staff Augmentation? Salesforce staff augmentation is a strategic staffing solution where companies hire external professionals to fill skill gaps temporarily or for specific projects. Instead of enduring lengthy hiring processes, firms can quickly onboard experienced Salesforce experts who match their project needs. Unlike outsourcing, which delegates entire projects to external agencies, staff augmentation keeps you in control—augmented professionals work alongside your internal team, ensuring seamless collaboration. Why Businesses Choose Staff Augmentation for Salesforce Teams Salesforce implementations, migrations, and customizations require specialized expertise. Companies are turning to staff augmentation because it offers a faster, more flexible alternative to traditional staffing agencies. Key Benefits: ✔ Immediate access to experts – No months-long recruitment process.✔ Cost efficiency – Avoid full-time salaries, benefits, and training expenses.✔ Scalability – Expand or reduce your team based on demand.✔ Expertise on demand – Get access to specialized skills without long-term commitments.✔ Seamless integration – Augmented staff work within your team, ensuring continuity. This model is ideal for companies facing fluctuating workloads, large-scale Salesforce projects, or critical skill gaps. Building a High-Performing Salesforce Team with Staff Augmentation Step 1: Identify the Skills You Need Before bringing in Salesforce professionals, define your requirements: By outlining these needs, you can ensure a smooth augmentation process and find professionals who align with your goals. Step 2: Choose the Right Staff Augmentation Partner Selecting a trusted staff augmentation provider is essential. Instead of relying on Salesforce staffing agencies, which often lack flexibility, choose a partner that provides on-demand Salesforce talent for both short-term and long-term projects. When evaluating partners, look for:✔ Salesforce talent expertise✔ Proven track record in placements✔ Flexible engagement models (short-term, long-term, or project-based)✔ Seamless onboarding and integration support By collaborating with a seasoned provider like Tectonic, companies can easily tap into pre-screened Salesforce professionals who match their project needs. Step 3: Ensure a Smooth Onboarding Process Once you’ve hired augmented staff, an effective onboarding process ensures smooth teamwork:✅ Provide access to essential tools and systems.✅ Define roles, responsibilities, and expectations.✅ Foster collaboration between in-house and augmented staff.✅ Assign mentors or key contacts for guidance. Structured onboarding enables augmented professionals to quickly contribute and stay aligned with your business objectives. Step 4: Continuously Evaluate and Optimize To maximize effectiveness, companies should regularly assess augmented professionals’ performance and impact: Optimizing your staff augmentation strategy over time ensures a high-performing Salesforce team that adapts to evolving business needs. Best Practices for Managing an Augmented Salesforce Team Unlike traditional Salesforce staffing firms, staff augmentation integrates professionals into daily operations rather than just placing hires. Encourage Collaboration Between In-House and Augmented Staff To ensure smooth communication and team cohesion:✔ Use collaboration tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Salesforce Chatter.✔ Hold daily or weekly stand-ups to align goals.✔ Foster an inclusive culture where augmented staff feel valued.✔ Maintain clear guidelines for data access and security. Utilize Training and Upskilling Opportunities To maximize value, provide augmented staff with:✔ Salesforce training sessions and learning resources.✔ Opportunities to participate in internal knowledge-sharing.✔ Updates on new Salesforce features and releases. Upskilling both in-house and augmented professionals ensures your team remains highly skilled and adaptable. Overcoming Common Challenges in Staff Augmentation 1. Ensuring Smooth Team Integration 💡 Solution: Encourage open communication and structured onboarding to help new professionals integrate seamlessly. 2. Managing Security and Compliance Risks 💡 Solution: Implement Salesforce security best practices, such as role-based access control and Salesforce Shield to protect sensitive data. 3. Keeping External Talent Engaged and Motivated 💡 Solution: Provide incentives, involvement in key meetings, and professional development opportunities. 4. Addressing Communication Barriers 💡 Solution: Use structured meetings, clear guidelines, and collaboration tools to ensure seamless coordination. By leveraging Salesforce Shield, businesses can enhance security while ensuring compliance for external staff. Final Thoughts: Is Staff Augmentation Right for You? If your business needs immediate access to Salesforce expertise without long-term commitments, Salesforce staff augmentation is the perfect solution. By: …you can build a high-performing Salesforce team that drives your business forward. 💡 Need Salesforce specialists? Tectonic is a trusted Salesforce staff augmentation provider helping businesses scale efficiently and affordably. 📩 Ready to augment your Salesforce team? Contact us today to see how staff augmentation can transform your business! Like Related Posts Who is Salesforce? Who is Salesforce? Here is their story in their own words. 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August 18, 2022in Data, Salesforce, Salesforce Shield
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