Asset Inventory as the Foundation of Cybersecurity Resilience

Many cybersecurity weaknesses identified in federal oversight reports trace back to a practical but difficult problem: organizations often do not have complete, accurate, current, and usable asset inventories.

This white paper discusses why asset inventory is more than an administrative requirement. It is the foundation for vulnerability management, patch prioritization, incident response, operational risk visibility, and cyber resilience.

It also argues that detailed asset inventories should be protected as sensitive cybersecurity information because, if mishandled, they can become targeting packages.

The full article is included in my blog.