12.4: Asset inventory

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1. The relevant entities shall develop and maintain a complete, accurate, up-to-date and consistent inventory of their assets. They shall record changes to the entries in the inventory in a traceable manner.

2. The granularity of the inventory of the assets shall be at a level appropriate for the needs of the relevant entities. The inventory shall include the following:

  1. the list of operations and services and their description,
  2. the list of network and information systems and other associated assets supporting the relevant entities’ operations and services.

3. The relevant entities shall regularly review and update the inventory and their assets and document the history of changes.

This requirement is part of the framework:  
NIS2 Implementing Regulation
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12.4: Asset inventory
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12.4: Asset inventory
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1. The relevant entities shall develop and maintain a complete, accurate, up-to-date and consistent inventory of their assets. They shall record changes to the entries in the inventory in a traceable manner.

2. The granularity of the inventory of the assets shall be at a level appropriate for the needs of the relevant entities. The inventory shall include the following:

  1. the list of operations and services and their description,
  2. the list of network and information systems and other associated assets supporting the relevant entities’ operations and services.

3. The relevant entities shall regularly review and update the inventory and their assets and document the history of changes.

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12.4: Asset inventory
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How to comply with this requirement

In Cyberday, requirements and controls are mapped to universal tasks. Each requirement is fulfilled with one or multiple tasks.

Here's a list of tasks that help you comply with the requirement
12.4: Asset inventory
of the framework  
NIS2 Implementing Regulation
Task name
Priority
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Complete these tasks to increase your compliance in this policy.
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Data store listing and owner assignment
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Data processing partner listing and owner assignment
Critical
High
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Documenting and delegating ownership of own backup processes
Critical
High
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Low
Documentation of assets inventories outside the ISMS
Critical
High
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Low
Documentation of other protected assets
Critical
High
Normal
Low

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