The subject invention relates to systems and methods that provide region-based security to database objects having hierarchical relationships. In one aspect, a system is provided that facilitates database security and management. The system includes a database component that stores a plurality of objects having a hierarchical relationship between the objects. A region component defines security zones for a subset of the objects and maps security data to the subset, wherein the security zones are independent, decoupled, or disassociated from the hierarchical relationships between the objects.