asset

nounverified·updated May 12, 2026

A major application, general support system, high impact program, physical plant, mission critical system, personnel, equipment, or a logically related group of systems.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

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National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexiconextended definition available

A person, structure, facility, information, and records, information technology systems and resources, material, process, relationships, or reputation that has value.

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

Something of either tangible or intangible value that is worth protecting, including people, information, infrastructure, finances and reputation

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company.

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017

In Information Technology: the combination of logical and physical components and resources and are grouped into the specific classes (information, systems, software, hardware, people).

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

In computer security, a major application, general-support system, high-impact program, physical plant, mission-critical system, personnel, equipment, or a logically-related group of systems.

Wordset Dictionary

a useful or valuable quality

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

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