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CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

Spirnia — Thu, 01 May 2025 18:07:00 GMT

In the field, are you using the term data in motion or data in transit?

CompTIA has changed over to data in transit.

I noticed in my official online curriculum that ISC2 is still using the term, data in motion.

Which is the current lingo among professionals today?

Re: CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

emb021 — Thu, 01 May 2025 19:26:17 GMT

I've used the term "data in motion" for YEARS as an assessor. That's still the term I hear.

We used that term in regards to PHI/PII in regards to HIPAA. Data at rest or data in motion.

Never heard the term "data in transit"

Re: CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

Spirnia — Thu, 01 May 2025 19:42:00 GMT

CompTIA was using data in motion maybe 3+ years back.

But I noticed they switched to the word transit.

So, it has not yet made it to mainstream, perhaps.

Thank you for your reply!

Re: CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

dcontesti — Thu, 01 May 2025 22:18:13 GMT

I have seen both terms and (MHOO) believe they are synonymous with both referring to data as it moves across the network, etc.

We use Data in Motion

Re: CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

Spirnia — Thu, 01 May 2025 22:44:25 GMT

Thank you for confirming!

A few years back, CompTIA went and changed around a whole bunch of their terminology.

I have noticed that ISC2 keeps holding on to the traditional terminology, like Segregation of Duties vs Separation of Duties and mantrap vs access control vestibule, etc. etc. etc.

Good to know!

Re: CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

denbesten — Fri, 02 May 2025 01:23:10 GMT

My understanding is that "Data In Motion" refers both to data being processed by your computer and data being transferred to another computer, whereas "Data in Transit" refers solely to the latter.

That said, I am confident you will not see a question like:

When Data is not at rest, it is:

a) Data in Motion

b) Data in Transit.

ISC2 strives for their exams being about knowledge, not trivia.

Re: CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

Spirnia — Fri, 02 May 2025 03:18:36 GMT

I hadn’t quite thought about that nuance!

Interesting!

Thank you for your input!

tRe: CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

Steve-Wilme — Fri, 02 May 2025 08:56:28 GMT

It may be dependent on the country you live in.

The term Data in Transit is more common in the UK

e.g. https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/cloud/the-cloud-security-principles/principle-1-data-in-transit-protection

The terms data in motion and data in flight are also sometimes used to refer to data moving between source and destination across a network.

Re: tRe: CCSP - Terminology - Data in Motion vs Transit

Spirnia — Fri, 02 May 2025 09:23:00 GMT

This is very interesting too.

I was not even thinking of country-based terminology differences!

And I think I had seen the word flight once in either the official CISSP or CCSP curriculum.

Thank you for your input!

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mvl — Fri, 02 May 2025 13:30:40 GMT

Transit: Data moving over a netw
In Motion: Any actively moving data, whether over a network or within systems.