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Data at Rest

Date of Publication:

8/12/2015

Definition:

Information that resides on electronic media while excluding data that is traversing a network or temporarily residing in computer memory to be read or updated. Data at rest can be archival or reference files that are changed rarely or never. Data at rest also includes data that is subject to regular but not constant change.

Source of Definition:

Security of Individually Identifiable Health Information in DoD Health Care Programs

Last Updated: December 09, 2022
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