A security analyst is reviewing data handling policies for their organization. They need to ensure that data stored on hard drives, SSDs, and backup tapes is properly encrypted. Which of the following data states correctly describes this type of data?
Data in process
Data in use
Data in transit
Data at rest
Data at rest is the term for data that is not actively moving from device to device or network to network. This includes data stored on media such as hard drives, SSDs, and backup tapes. Data in transit is data actively moving across a network. Data in use refers to data that is currently being processed by a CPU or is in memory.
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