The Security Health Check tool in Salesforce provides a detailed overview of an organization's security posture, which includes information on how objects are shared externally. This tool is particularly useful for administrators who need to review and assess various security configurations, including the visibility of objects to external users.
Security Health Check:
This tool helps administrators quickly identify and manage risks related to security settings, including those pertaining to data sharing externally.
By using Health Check, administrators can access a report that shows the sharing settings of objects, allowing them to confirm if any objects have been shared as "Public" externally, which is crucial during an audit.
It provides insights into high-risk settings and areas where the configuration does not align with Salesforce security best practices, such as public access levels.
Use Case:
For an audit focused on understanding external access to objects, Security Health Check is the most appropriate choice because it gives a quick snapshot of how data sharing settings compare against Salesforce's recommended security baseline.
This can help AW Computing immediately identify which objects have broader public access than desired, addressing potential security vulnerabilities.
Incorrect options:
Setup Audit Trail: This tool tracks configuration changes within Salesforce over time, but it does not provide specific details about data sharing settings or external visibility of objects.
Session Security Settings: These settings control session policies and timeouts but are not related to object sharing or external visibility.
Object Manager: While Object Manager allows administrators to configure object-specific settings, it does not provide an overall view or quick audit of external sharing configurations.