Automated Asset Discovery & Unauthorized Asset Detection (AST-007) - Universal Control Library

Criticality High Active

Control ID

AST-007

Domain Code

AST

Control Nature

Detective

Business Owner

IT Asset Manager / IT Operations

Control Overview

AST-007 · Full Control Profile

Business Description

Establish automated processes to continuously discover, identify, inventory, reconcile, and detect authorized and unauthorized technology assets across the enterprise environment.

Business Objective

Improve asset visibility, rapidly identify unmanaged or unauthorized assets, and maintain an accurate enterprise asset inventory.

Business Benefits

Business Risks if Missing

Stakeholders, Industries & Technologies

AST-007 · 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 →
ISO27002	ISO/IEC 27002 ISO/IEC 27002 is a guidance standard containing a...	ISO Standard	v2022	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 →
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA is a U.S. federal law supported by implement...	US Law	vCurrent	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-007-R001	Automated Discovery Framework The organization shall establish an auto...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R002	Asset Discovery Configuration The organization shall configure automat...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R003	Continuous Asset Discovery The organization shall conduct continuou...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R004	Unauthorized Asset Detection The organization shall use automated dis...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R005	Asset Reconciliation The organization shall reconcile discove...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R006	Discovery Validation The organization shall validate automate...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R007	Discovery Monitoring The organization shall monitor automated...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R008	Discovery Reporting The organization shall report on automat...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R009	Discovery Review The organization shall conduct periodic...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗
AST-007-R010	Discovery Continuous Improvement The organization shall drive ongoing enh...	AST-007 Automated Asset Discovery & Un...	IT Asset Management, Security Operations, Network Operations	View ↗