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.