Multiple choice technology security

In terms of databases, cryptography can:

  1. Only restrict and reduce availability

  2. Improve availability by allowing data to be easily placed where authorized users can access it

  3. Improve availability by increasing granularity of access controls

  4. Neither reduce nor improve availability
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B Correct answer
Explanation

By encrypting database content, the data can be safely replicated, stored, or transported across public clouds or untrusted hosting environments. This allows authorized users to access data closer to them, improving overall availability without compromising confidentiality.

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