What does encryption at rest mean on the CPA exam?
Encryption at rest. Protecting stored data so that reading the disk or the backup yields nothing usable. Distinct from encryption in transit, which protects data moving between systems.
Defined against NIST SP 800-111.
Which CPA exam sections use encryption at rest?
Encryption at rest appears in the ISC section of the CPA exam.
Related terms
- program development: The IT general control area covering how new systems are built, tested and approved before going live.
- data warehouse: A separate store holding integrated historical data organized for analysis, rather than for running the business day to day.
- extract, transform, load: The sequence that moves data from source systems into a data warehouse: extract from the sources, transform into a common structure, then load into the target.