Salesforce Shield

Salesforce Shield is a set of four security add-on products that provide enhanced protection for sensitive data in Salesforce. It includes Platform Encryption (encrypts data at rest), Event Monitoring (tracks user activity and API calls), Field Audit Trail (retains field history data for up to 10 years), and Data Detect (identifies and classifies sensitive data patterns across your org). These components can be purchased together or individually.

Salesforce Shield is a set of four security add-on products that provide enhanced protection for sensitive data in Salesforce. It includes Platform Encryption (encrypts data at rest), Event Monitoring (tracks user activity and API usage), Field Audit Trail (extends field history tracking beyond standard limits), and Einstein Data Detect (identifies sensitive data patterns across your org).

Shield is important for organizations with strict security, compliance, or regulatory requirements. Standard Salesforce security is strong, but Shield adds the extra layers that regulated industries and security-conscious organizations need. Mature security programs evaluate which Shield components are needed based on their specific compliance requirements rather than adopting all components by default.