Audit the Asset Register — TechKnowSurge

About this interactive

The Asset Management lesson's two checks for any asset register: - **Is everything of value on it?** An asset is anything that has value to the company: cash and budget, data, code and software licenses, the company's reputation and its web address, buildings and equipment. Leased or rented items and cloud subscriptions count too, though the company does not own them, because they have value and carry risk, often the data stored inside them. Data is on the register but is managed under its own data management program. - **Does each asset get the right level of care?** Two factors decide how much effort an asset gets, from how it is bought to how it is managed and disposed of: what it costs, and how sensitive the data on it is. Either one alone is enough for the full process. Only an asset that is both cheap and holds nothing sensitive gets a light touch.

What you'll learn

Audit an asset register for anything of value left off it, such as a domain name, code the company wrote, or something it leases rather than owns
Check each asset's level of care against its cost and the sensitivity of its data, where either one alone calls for the full process

Aligned to

CompTIA Security+

4.2 Explain the security implications of proper hardware, software, and data asset management.

ISC2 CISSP

2.1 Identify and classify information and assets

NIST CSF

ID.AM-05 Assets are prioritized based on classification, criticality, resources, and impact on the mission.

NIST 800-53

RA-2 Security Categorization

Key terms

Asset: Any resource of value to an organization, including hardware, software, data, and personnel.
Data Classification: The process of organizing and labeling data based on its sensitivity or confidentiality level to inform access and handling policies.
Asset Value: The monetary worth assigned to an asset, which may decrease over time through depreciation.
Software as a Service: A cloud service model that delivers software applications over the internet on a subscription basis.

Topics

Asset Management Asset Register Data Classification Interactive Spot The Error

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