Data-At-Rest Glossary Definition

Term Data-At-Rest
Definition

Data-At-Rest is data that is stored on media, in a database, in a file system, or in another persistent location.

Context & Usage

Data-At-Rest is used in privacy, data governance, records management, and compliance work to decide how information should be collected, protected, shared, retained, or minimized.

Categories Knowledge Management and Content Governance, Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Access Management