Data States
- Data at Rest
- This is your stored data, sitting inactive in storage devices.
- Examples: Files on hard drives, records in databases, emails in your inbox
- Primary concern: Preventing unauthorized access and ensuring data availability
- Data in Transit aka. Data in Motion
- Data moving across any network, internal or external, wired or wireless.
- Examples: Sending emails, browsing websites, transferring files
- Primary concern: Protecting data from interception and manipulation
- Data in Use
- Data being processed in memory or temporary storage buffers, while an application is using it
- Examples: Data in RAM, CPU cache, or currently open files
- Primary concern: Protecting data during active processing and computation
Relevant Note(s): Information Security