Purpose and scope of database security

Answer : The term ‘data security’ implies the use of protective measures used for securing data from unwanted and unapproved access and corruption in the data lifecycle. Organizations of all sizes and scale consider this as an important aspect to protect their database security. Hence such data security solutions like tokenization and encryption are deployed to protect data. Data security is also known as System Data security or Information security and even computer security.

The scope of data security includes protection of important IT infrastructure, intellectual capital, customer data and much. It comes into play on several devices including computer, tablets, mobiles and other devices that pose a threat. Usually it is the remote devices that are targeted by attackers to get hold of sensitive information. Hence the endpoint protection is a must