Cisco CyberOps Associate (CBROPS) 200-201Security ConceptsMedium
An organization is deploying a new application that processes highly sensitive customer data, including financial records and personal health information. The legal and compliance team has mandated that the data must remain confidential, even when stored at rest on servers and in backups. Which cryptographic state is specifically addressed by this requirement?
- AData in Motion
- BData in Use
- CData in Transit
- DData at Rest
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Correct answer: D. Data at Rest
The requirement specifies that data must remain confidential 'when stored at rest on servers and in backups.' This directly refers to the state of data at rest, which means data that is stored physically in any digital form.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Data in Motion is another term for Data in Transit.
- B. Data in Use refers to data being actively processed, accessed, or modified by a system.
- C. Data in Transit refers to data moving across a network.
Data at Rest
Data that is stored physically in any digital form, such as on hard drives, USB drives, backup tapes, or cloud storage. Securing data at rest typically involves encryption.
- Refers to inactive data stored on any kind of storage device.
- Commonly secured using full disk encryption, file-level encryption, or database encryption.
- Critical for compliance with data protection regulations.
- Distinguished from data in transit and data in use.
Memory trick: Resting, Moving, Using Data