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SecurityRWD – Getting Started With Salesforce Entitlements

Kilian Englert and Ryan O'Boyle from Varonis dive into the Salesforce interface, cover the basics of navigation, and share what to look for when performing a manual Salesforce entitlement review.
Kilian Englert
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Last updated May 19, 2022

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    Trying to navigate Salesforce entitlements can be a daunting task, but Kilian Englert and Ryan O'Boyle from the Varonis Cloud Architecture team dive into the Salesforce interface, cover the basics of navigation, and share what to look for when performing a manual Salesforce entitlement review.

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    Kilian Englert
    Kilian Englert Kilian has a background in enterprise security engineering, as well as security solution selling. Kilian is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and creates internal and public content on topics related to cybersecurity and technology best practices.

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