Asset
An asset is items, property, information, or people that have a high value to the company and should be safeguarded/protected. Every company records all assets in all possible ways. Some companies use a balance sheet to record their assets. An asset can be a tangible asset; this includes physical assets such as buildings, or equipment such as network devices and phones. An asset can also be intangible such as domain names, patents, and software. Let's discuss the classification of assets.
Why classifying of assets is required
The main reason for classifying assets is so network administrators can take the appropriate action depending on the policy created.
For example, an employee of an organization wants to send internal training material to his colleague via email. Categorizing assets either as internal or confidential helps to protect that data.
The main steps that are required for the classification of an asset are as follows:
- Identifying the asset
- Asset accountability
- Creating a plan...
