Explain the ways in which accounting software provide data security, safety and confidentiality.

Password security controls the access to the data in which only the authorized person can access the data. Any user who does not know the password cannot retrieve information from the system. Data audit feature of accounting software provides the user with administrator rights in order to keep track of unauthorized access to the database. It audits for the correctness of entries. Once entries are audited with correctness and necessary alterations, the software will display the name of the user for any change made afterwards. Data Vault Software provides additional security for the inputted data and this feature, referred to as data vault, ensures that original information is preserved and is not tampered with. Data Vault password cannot be broken.