OREANDA-NEWS. November 13, 2015. Businesses are taking on new approaches to security as more and more processes move to the Cloud. Now entire organizations are running in the cloud. Traditional approaches to security were previously about isolation — how to keep information locked up and hard to access. Cloud is not about isolation — cloud turns isolation on its head. The boundaries around your data center and where your data lives is changing with cloud. It is therefore important that companies ensure their consumption of cloud is consistent with their risk profile.

Trust is our #1 Value

At Salesforce Trust is our #1 Value. From secure data centers to advanced threat detection, all of our customers get top of the line infrastructure and network security of our cloud. With Trust Services, every Salesforce customer, regardless of size, benefits from 16 years of security investment and innovation including: IP login restrictions, login history, fine-grained sharing, and the ability to set up an audit trail to see what changes Admins are making. But there is a reason why Shield exists.

Innovative businesses are using the cloud for new business models that are years ahead of regulations. Waiting for regulations is not an option; businesses must take security into their own hands, ensuring that their data is safe-guarded. These businesses are pushing the envelope and looking for additional levels of security in the cloud.

Why additional security might be needed

Companies are engaging with their customers in new ways. As part of these efforts, more data is being generated and stored in the cloud. In some cases, data such as personally identifying information or intellectual property will have greater levels of sensitivity and will require additional controls to ensure safe handling.

This is particularly top of mind for businesses in highly regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, and public sector. In addition to ensuring their data is secure, these industries need to demonstrate compliance with complex regulations that are constantly evolving. Because regulations are not universal, businesses are looking for flexible ways to comply with regulatory standards. Salesforce Shield helps companies by providing them with a toolkit to help them stay compliant.

What a CISO needs to understand about the business

Meeting the company’s risk profile while enabling business is a critical objective for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). Understanding the business needs and the impact the Cloud can have on fulfilling these needs is an important first step. With this context, it becomes important to evaluate new technologies and approaches that can help you meet or exceed the goals of your security policies while empowering the business. Cloud solutions like Salesforce Shield will provide security professionals with tools to better comply with industry regulations and organizational security requirements while giving the business a platform to help them engage with their customers, partners and employees in new ways.  

Why the business needs to understand security

Business leadership needs to understand that as they look to leverage the cloud in new ways, there are potential impacts to the company’s risk profile. This primarily comes from the fact that more than ever before, different types of data will be managed and stored in the cloud. Business leaders need to be proactive about ensuring that an appropriate data strategy is in place. This often means engaging the CISO early for guidance as they look to expand their use of the cloud.

A joint commitment to security

There needs to be a partnership to understand the business value, the required security profile, and tools available to ensure you can meet those business needs while meeting security requirements. In spite of industry regulations, rapid internal growth, and employee turnover, security and business leaders can come together and work towards establishing best practices unique to their organization using Salesforce Shield to build trust in the cloud. Shield was created so that both parties can have confidence that data is available when it’s needed, the data is accurate and complete, and that only the people who have permission to access the data are able to. It merges together each side’s interests — Shield helps companies better meet and exceed security and compliance standards, all while enabling the company to build secure apps fast.

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