What is an Asset? – Risk Management Terminology

An asset is anything in an organization that should be protected. Assets can be very broad and some examples include:

• Laptops
• Servers
• Databases
• Hard drives
• Company products
• Facilities
• Processes
• Furniture
• Employees

Assets can vary from organization to organization. In theory, anything an organization classifies as important enough to protect, can be labeled as an asset for risk management purposes.