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Critical Asset

What is Critical Asset?

An information asset, system, or resource whose compromise, loss, or failure would have a severe impact on the organization's operations or objectives.

Risk Management

Frameworks that govern critical asset

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on critical asset

Requirements naming critical asset across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

PCI SSF4 controls

Critical assets identified within the payment software must be protected by appropriate technical and procedural controls commensurate with the impact of compromise.

SSS-1.2 · Critical Asset Protection →
FedRAMP High1 control

Contingency Plan | Identify Critical Assets. Identify critical system assets supporting [Selection: all; essential] mission and business functions

CP-2(8) · Contingency Plan | Identify Critical Assets. Identify critical system assets supporting [Selection: all; essential] mission and business functions →
FedRAMP Moderate1 control

Contingency Plan | Identify Critical Assets. Identify critical system assets supporting [Selection: all; essential] mission and business functions

CP-2(8) · Contingency Plan | Identify Critical Assets. Identify critical system assets supporting [Selection: all; essential] mission and business functions →
IEC 624431 control

Critical asset identification and inventory. Control from IEC 62443 framework, domain: IEC 62443: Asset Identification & Governance.

IEC62443-01 · Critical asset identification and inventory →
ISO 270191 control

Critical asset identification and inventory. Control from ISO 27019 framework, domain: ISO 27019: Asset Identification & Governance.

ISO27019-01 · Critical asset identification and inventory →
NIST SP 1800-321 control

Critical asset identification and inventory. Control from NIST SP 1800-32 framework, domain: NIST SP 1800-32: Asset Identification & Governance.

NIST1800-32-01 · Critical asset identification and inventory →

Questions people ask about critical asset

What is Critical Asset?
An information asset, system, or resource whose compromise, loss, or failure would have a severe impact on the organization's operations or objectives.
Why is Critical Asset important for compliance?
Critical Asset is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding critical asset helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Critical Asset?
Critical Asset appears in the requirement text of PCI SSF, FedRAMP High, FedRAMP Moderate, IEC 62443, ISO 27019. Across these standards we have identified 9 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Critical Asset?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how critical asset applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.