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management, who in turn delegate the work to the CSO. However, respon-
sibility cannot be delegated away from management. They have fi nal
responsibility for safeguarding corporate assets, something that the CSOs
often do not make management aware of, or at least not often enough.
as·set [á sèt] noun (plural as·sets)
1. somebody or something useful: somebody or something that is useful
and contributes to the success of something
2. valuable thing: a property to which a value can be assigned
plural noun as·sets
1. owned items: the property that is owned by a particular person or
organization
2. LAW seizable property: the property of ...