What Are You Trying to Protect?
In terms of security, the things you want to protect are known as assets. An asset is anything used to conduct business. Any object, computer, program, piece of data, or other logical or physical component that employees need to accomplish a task is an asset.
Assets do not have to be expensive, complicated, or large. In fact, many assets are relatively inexpensive, commonplace, and variable in size. But no matter the characteristics, an asset needs protection. When assets are unavailable for whatever reason, employees cannot complete their work.
For most organizations, whether small or large, the assets of highest concern include business and personal data. If this information is lost, damaged, or stolen, serious ...
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