Asset Inventory Reporting (AST-001-R008) - AST-001

Requirement Details & Guidance

AST-001-R008 · AST-001

Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to provide visibility into inventory completeness, status, ownership, and other relevant asset information and to support accurate, accountable, and secure asset management.

Implementation Guidance

Establish a documented process for provide visibility into inventory completeness, status, ownership, and other relevant asset information. Define accountable roles, required inputs and outputs, approval or validation points, evidence requirements, review frequency, and escalation criteria. Integrate the process with the authoritative asset inventory and related security, procurement, operations, and lifecycle processes. The organization should retain sufficient records to demonstrate that the requirement is operating as intended.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

AST-001-R008 · Field Guidance

Business Examples

Common Audit Findings

Common Mistakes

Best Practices & Ownership

AST-001 · Recommended Approach

Recommended Practices

Typical Owner

Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

Harmonized Control Mappings

FRAMEWORK CODE	FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS	FAMILY / CATEGORY	VERSION	ACTION
CIS-V8	CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 01 – Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets: 1.1 – Establish and Maintain Detailed Enterprise Asset Inventory	CIS Best Practice	vv8	View →
COBIT2019	COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f... Clause: 4.3 – Build, Acquire and Implement (BAI) > BAI09 – Managed Assets > BAI09.01 – Identify and record current assets.	COBIT Governance Framework	v2019	View →
DORA	Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 8(1) – Identify, classify and document ICT-supported business functions, information assets and ICT assets Article 8(6) – Maintenance and periodic updating of relevant inventories	EU Regulation	vCurrent	View →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement... Clause: § 164.308(a)(1) Standard: Technology asset inventory	US Law	vCurrent	View →
IRDAI	IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.2-3.2.2.2 – Asset Inventory	India Guideline	vLatest	View →
ISO27001	ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for... Clause: 7.4 – Communication	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a... Clause: 5.9 – Inventory of information and other associated assets	ISO Standard	v2022	View →
NIS2	NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri... Clause: Article 21(2)(i) – Human resources security, access control policies and asset management	EU Directive	vCurrent	View →
NIST-CSF	NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.AM – Asset Management \| ID.AM-07 – Inventories of data and corresponding metadata for designated data types are maintained ID.AM – Asset Management \| ID.AM-01 – Inventories of hardware managed by the organization are maintained ID.AM – Asset Management \| ID.AM-02 – Inventories of software, services, and systems managed by the organization are maintained	NIST Framework	v2	View →
NIST80053	NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.5 – CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, 3.13 – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT; CM-8 – SYSTEM COMPONENT INVENTORY, PM-5 – SYSTEM INVENTORY	NIST Control Catalog	vRev. 5	View →
PCI-DSS	PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 12.5.1 – An inventory of system components that are	PCI Standard	v4	View →
RBI-CSF	RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set... Clause: 1) Inventory Management of Business IT Assets – 1.1 Asset inventory incl. business/customer data, applications, infrastructure, facilities, key personnel and criticality	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SEBI-CSCRF	SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 2.1 ID.AM: Asset Management	India Regulation	vLatest	View →
SOC2	SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC2.1 – Information and Communication – COSO Principle 13: The entity obtains or generates and uses relevant, quality information to support the functioning of internal control. CC2.2 – Information and Communication – COSO Principle 14: The entity internally communicates information, including objectives and responsibilities for internal control, necessary to support the functioning of internal control.	AICPA Audit Framework	vLatest	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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Parent Control Context

Control Baseline

Control Name:

Asset Inventory Management (AST-001)

Summary:

Establishes a comprehensive, governed asset inventory including all technology assets with lifecycle management, ownership, classification, and reconciliation processes for complete visibility.

Business Description:

Establish, maintain, and govern a comprehensive inventory of all technology assets, including hardware, software, cloud resources, virtual assets, data assets, and other information assets throughout the organization.

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