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Automated Discovery Framework

The organization shall establish an automated asset discovery framework that defines the structures, processes, and practices for automatically discovering and identifying assets in the environment. The framework shall articulate how discovery is configured, conducted, monitored, and governed.

Requirement ID
AST-007-R001
Parent Control
AST-007
Domain Code
AST

Requirement Details & Guidance

AST-007-R001 · AST-007
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to define how automated asset discovery is configured, operated, monitored, and governed and to support accurate, accountable, and secure asset management.

Implementation Guidance

Establish a documented process for define how automated asset discovery is configured, operated, monitored, and governed. 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-007-R001 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        AST-007 · Recommended Approach

        Recommended Practices

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          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements... Clause: §2.2-3.1 – Information asset profiling
          India
          Guideline
          		 vLatest 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; 4) Network Management and Security – 4.2 Centralised inventory of authorised network-connected/enabling devices; 4) Network Management and Security – 4.6 Identify and block unauthorised device connections
          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 →
          DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis... Clause: Article 8(4) – Identification and mapping of critical information/ICT assets, configurations and interdependencies Article 8(6) – Maintenance and periodic updating of relevant inventories
          EU
          Regulation
          		 vCurrent 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 →
          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 →
          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 →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: ID.AM – Asset Management | ID.AM-05 – Assets are prioritized based on classification, criticality, resources, and impact on the mission ID.AM – Asset Management | ID.AM-08 – Systems, hardware, software, services, and data are managed throughout their life cycles
          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 →
          CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit... Clause: Control 01 – Inventory and Control of Enterprise Assets: 1.3 – Utilize an Active Discovery Tool
          CIS
          Best Practice
          		 vv8 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.
          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:
          Automated Asset Discovery & Unauthorized Asset Detection (AST-007)
          Summary:
          Establishes automated asset discovery, continuous identification, inventory reconciliation, and unauthorized asset detection across enterprise, cloud, and remote environments.
          Business Description:
          Establish automated processes to continuously discover, identify, inventory, reconcile, and detect authorized and unauthorized technology assets across the enterprise environment.
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