Mike Melone
author title Content Marketing Manager, PlatformMike Melone is a Content Marketing Manager for the Salesforce Platform, where he focuses on one of the most overlooked challenges in enterprise tech: keeping data safe. He spent five years at OwnBackup/Own — a leading Salesforce data protection company — before it was acquired by Salesforce, giving him deep expertise in the SaaS data protection space. Mike translates complex security concepts into content that helps Salesforce admins and IT leaders take meaningful action to protect their organizations.
Mike specializes in Salesforce's Trusted Services portfolio. He's written guides and blog posts on data loss prevention, backup and recovery, data encryption, and the Salesforce security framework — helping customers understand how Salesforce partners with them to protect their data at every layer. He also writes about emerging topics like agentic AI security and how companies can both secure AI and use it to bolster their defenses.
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