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Information Asset

What is Information Asset?

Any data, system, or resource that has value to the organization and requires protection based on its classification level.

Information Security

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as information asset. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on information asset

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

APRA CPS 23410 controls

Information assets, including those held by related parties and third parties, must be classified by criticality and sensitivity reflecting the potential impact of an incident on the entity or on depositors, policyholders, beneficiaries and other customers.

CPS234-20 · Information Asset Classification
SOC 23 controls

Restricts physical access to facilities and protected information assets (for example, data center facilities, back-up media storage, and other sensitive locations) to authorized personnel to meet the entity's objectives

SOC2-CC6.4 · Restricts physical access to facilities and protected information assets (for example, data center facilities, back-up media storage, and other sensitive locations) to authorized personnel to meet the entity's objectives

Information assets, systems, and data are inventoried and classified based on sensitivity and criticality.

IS-IV.A.1 · Inventory and Classification of Information Assets

Securely manage information assets within the CDR data environment over their lifecycle, including data loss prevention, controls over CDR data in non-production environments, and information asset lifecycle management.

AUCDR-IS-3 · Securely manage information assets over their lifecycle

The entity removes access to protected information assets when an individual no longer requires access.

SSAE18-CC6.3 · CC6.3 - Access Removal

Questions people ask about information asset

What is Information Asset?
Any data, system, or resource that has value to the organization and requires protection based on its classification level.
Why is Information Asset important for compliance?
Information Asset is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding information 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 Information Asset?
Information Asset appears in the requirement text of APRA CPS 234, SOC 2, FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR), Monetary Authority of Singapore Technology Risk Management Guidelines. Across these standards we have identified 20 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Information Asset?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how information 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.

See how Information Asset applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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