Asset Protection Concepts

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Asset Identification and Standard Naming Conventions

• Tangible assets can be identified using
  • a barcode label
  • or radio frequency ID (RFID) tag attached to the device
    • is a chip programmed with asset data
    • When in range of a scanner, the chip activates and signals the scanner
    • scanner alerts management software to update the device’s location.
  • simple ID number
• standard naming convention makes environment more consistent
  • should allow to identify the type and function of any particular resource or location at any point in the configuration management database (CMDB) or network directory
  • Each label should conform to rules for host and DNS names

Configuration management is a process through which an organization’s information systems components are kept in a controlled state that meets the organization’s requirements, including those for security and compliance.

• ensures that each configurable element within an asset inventory has not diverged from its approved configuration
• Change control and change management reduce the risk of changes
• ITIL Configuration Management Model