Criticality High Active

Authorized & Approved Assets

Establishes and maintains approved inventories of authorized technology assets and cloud services with governance processes to prevent and manage unauthorized asset usage.

Control ID
AST-006
Domain Code
AST
Control Nature
Preventive
Business Owner
IT Asset Manager / IT Operations
Category
Administrative
Compensating Control
No

Control Overview

AST-006 · Full Control Profile
Business Description

Establish and maintain approved inventories of authorized hardware, software, cloud services, and technology assets while preventing the use of unauthorized assets.

Business Objective

Ensure only authorized and approved assets are introduced, operated, and maintained within the organization's environment.

Business Benefits

    Business Risks if Missing

      Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

      AST-006 · Operating Context

      Primary Stakeholders

      Applicable Industries

      Applicable Technologies

      Mapped Regulatory & Industry Frameworks

      Harmonized Framework Mappings

      The following compliance and regulatory frameworks map directly to this control's governance scope.

      FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DESCRIPTION FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
      CIS-V8 CIS Controls CIS Controls are a prioritized set of cybersecurit...
      CIS
      Best Practice
      		 vv8 View →
      COBIT2019 COBIT COBIT is an enterprise governance and management f...
      COBIT
      Governance Framework
      		 v2019 View →
      DORA Digital Operational Resilience Act The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act establis...
      EU
      Regulation
      		 vCurrent View →
      IRDAI IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines IRDAI information and cyber-security requirements...
      India
      Guideline
      		 vLatest View →
      NIS2 NIS2 Directive The NIS2 Directive establishes EU-wide cybersecuri...
      EU
      Directive
      		 vCurrent View →
      NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev...
      NIST
      Framework
      		 v2 View →
      NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i...
      NIST
      Control Catalog
      		 vRev. 5 View →
      PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine...
      PCI
      Standard
      		 v4 View →
      RBI-CSF RBI Cyber Security Framework / Master Directions RBI cyber-security requirements and directions set...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor...
      India
      Regulation
      		 vLatest View →
      SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting...
      AICPA
      Audit Framework
      		 vLatest View →
      ISO27001 ISO/IEC 27001 ISO/IEC 27001 specifies auditable requirements for...
      ISO
      Standard
      		 v2022 View →

      Parent Domain Context

      Governance Domain Baseline
      Domain Name:
      Asset Management (AST)
      Purpose:
      To manage the lifecycle of technology assets from procurement to disposal.
      Scope:
      Enterprise
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      Compliance Requirements & Audit Crosswalk

      10 Specific Audit Clauses

      The following requirements dictate specific audit evidence criteria and testing steps mapped directly under this control.

      REQUIREMENT ID REQUIREMENT TITLE & DETAILS MAPPED CONTROL TYPICAL OWNER ACTION
      AST-006-R001 Authorized Asset Framework The organization shall establish an auth... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R002 Approved Hardware Management The organization shall maintain an appro... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R003 Approved Software Management The organization shall maintain an appro... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R004 Asset Authorization Process The organization shall authorize new ass... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R005 Unauthorized Asset Exception Management The organization shall manage exceptions... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R006 Approved Asset Repository The organization shall establish and mai... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R007 Approved Asset Compliance Monitoring The organization shall monitor approved... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R008 Authorized Asset Review The organization shall conduct periodic... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R009 Authorized Asset Reporting The organization shall report on authori... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗
      AST-006-R010 Authorized Asset Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh... AST-006 Authorized & Approved Assets IT Asset Management, CISO, IT Operations View ↗