Asset Lifecycle Management (AST-004) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

AST-004

Domain Code

AST

Control Nature

Preventive

Business Owner

IT Asset Manager

Control Overview

AST-004 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish and manage the complete lifecycle of organizational assets from planning and acquisition through deployment, operation, maintenance, transfer, retirement, and disposal.

Business Objective

Ensure assets are securely managed, maintained, and governed throughout their entire lifecycle while supporting business and compliance requirements.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

AST-004 · Operating Context

Primary Stakeholders

Applicable Industries

Applicable Technologies

Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

Harmonized Framework Mappings

The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
CIS-V8	CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...	CIS Best Practice	vv8	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...	ISO Standard	v2022	View →

Parent Domain Context

Governance Domain Baseline

Domain Name:

Asset Management (AST)

Purpose:

To manage the lifecycle of technology assets from procurement to disposal.

Scope:

Enterprise

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Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

10 Specific Audit Clauses

The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

REQUIREMENT ID	REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS	MAPPED CONTROL	TYPICAL OWNER	ACTION
AST-004-R001	Asset Lifecycle Framework The organization shall establish an asse...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R002	Asset Acquisition and Procurement The organization shall acquire and procu...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R003	Asset Deployment The organization shall deploy assets, en...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R004	Asset Configuration and Commissioning The organization shall configure and com...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R005	Asset Maintenance The organization shall maintain assets t...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R006	Asset Relocation and Transfer The organization shall relocate and tran...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R007	Asset Retirement The organization shall retire assets at...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R008	Asset Lifecycle Monitoring The organization shall monitor asset lif...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R009	Asset Lifecycle Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗
AST-004-R010	Asset Lifecycle Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh...	AST-004 Asset Lifecycle Management	IT Asset Management, Procurement, IT Operations, Asset Owners	View ↗