Data in motion refers to the state of data - including sensitive data such as financial data, personally identifiable information (PII), intellectual property, trade secrets - while it is being transmitted, processed, or transferred within a network or between different systems, devices, or endpoints.
It encompasses any digital data that is in transit or moving from one location to another, such as data being sent over the internet, through a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or any other communication channel.
