Henry accesses a database server from his workstation. What data state best describes the data while it is on the network?

The Security+ exam outline recognizes three data states: data at rest, data in transit, and data in use. When Henry accesses the data and it is transferred via the network, it is data in transit. When he is working with the data, including modifying or otherwise using it, it is data in use. When it resides on the drives the database is stored in, it is data at rest. Data on the wire is not a common term for this—data in motion and data in transit are both common in industry usage, and the Security+ exam outline uses data in transit.