Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) — Question 46

Grace, an online shopping freak, has purchased a smart TV using her debit card. During online payment, Grace's browser redirected her from ecommerce website to a third-party payment gateway, where she provided her debit card details and OTP received on her registered mobile phone. After completing the transaction, Grace navigated to her online bank account and verified the current balance in her savings account.
Identify the state of data when it is being processed between the ecommerce website and the payment gateway in the above scenario.

Answer options

• A. Data at rest
• B. Data in inactive
• C. Data in transit
• D. Data in use

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, 'Data in transit,' which refers to data actively moving from one location to another, such as between the ecommerce website and the payment gateway. Options A and D are incorrect because 'Data at rest' refers to stored data and 'Data in use' refers to data currently being processed by applications, neither of which applies to the data being transferred during the transaction.