Security Overview

Salesforce is built with security as the foundation for the entire service. This foundation includes both protection for your data and applications, and the ability to implement your own security scheme to reflect the structure and needs of your organization.

The security features of Salesforce provide both strength and flexibility. However, protecting your data is a joint responsibility between you and salesforce.com. The security features in Salesforce enable you to empower your users to do their jobs efficiently, while also limiting exposure of data to the users that need to act upon it. Implement security controls that you think are appropriate for the sensitivity of your data. Your data is protected from unauthorized access from outside your company, and you should also safeguard it from inappropriate usage by your users.