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Doug Merrett

Java, WSC, JWT and Connected Apps for Salesforce

What do all these acronyms mean and why should you be worried?

18 min readApr 5, 2024

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Java, WSC, JWT and Connected Apps for Salesforce

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Doug Merrett

Salesforce Communities Security Issue — Update

Do not use Public Read or Public Read/Write as the Sharing Setting for External users

3 min readDec 9, 2023

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Doug Merrett

The Australian Government releases its response to the Privacy Act Review — The Salesforce Edition

Many changes are coming to the Australian Privacy Act which will, for the first time, be for all Australian companies. Time to get…

6 min readSep 28, 2023

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Doug Merrett

APRA Cyber security stocktake exposes gaps — the Salesforce edition

How to keep your data safe

5 min readJul 6, 2023

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Doug Merrett

Salesforce Communities Security Issue

There is an issue with Salesforce Communities that allows users to see data that they have not been expressly permitted to see…

3 min readApr 28, 2023

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Doug Merrett

Cybersecurity Best Practices Guidance from the “5 Eyes” governments

Get my take on why this is important to Salesforce users when it is aimed at the creators of Smart Cities.

3 min readApr 20, 2023

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Doug Merrett

Salesforce’s new Integration User Licence and why it’s good for security

TL;DR; Salesforce’s new licence is designed just for API users and at the low cost (5 free and only US$120/year for another licence) it…

3 min readMar 10, 2023

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Doug Merrett

Why you should not use the System Administrator profile for Integration Users in Salesforce

It makes it way too easy for data loss or corruption

4 min readJan 14, 2022

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Doug Merrett

The Essential Eight — The Salesforce Edition

The Australian Cyber Security Centre have created the Essential Eight — eight essential threat mitigation strategies for every business.

5 min readOct 7, 2021

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The Essential Eight — The Salesforce Edition

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Doug Merrett

Salesforce’s Compliance Documentation Site

A “How-To” Guide

6 min readSep 21, 2021

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Doug Merrett

Doug Merrett

I worked for Salesforce as a Security Specialist for 13 years before starting my own consultancy — https://platinum7.com.au a Salesforce Consultancy Partner

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