Controls, incidents, and suppliers all refer to something the organisation depends on. An asset register is that list: hardware, software, services, data, and the other things you decide belong on it.
What the register is for
How asset management helps describes the product. The Asset management guides cover the register, the overview, and the lists you configure.
- What you have. A name and an identifier, so two people mean the same asset.
- How sensitive it is. A classification for how the information should be handled.
- How serious a loss would be. Criticality, so resilience and incident response can start with what matters most.
- Who looks after it. An owner, and where it sits.