Resources and assets can be categorized and defined to suit the organization’s requirements.
Asset Groups
Employees & Contractors
Visitors
Brand & Reputation
Finances
Buildings & Equipment
Technology Asset
Categories
Intangible
Tangible
Operational
Utilities
Personnel
Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
Critical infrastructure is a term used by governments to describe assets that are essential for the functioning of a society and economy. Many organizations and nations have a critical infrastructure protection program.
The US National Infrastructure ProtectionPlan (NIPP) defines the following 16 critical infrastructure sectors:
Chemical
Commercial facilities
Communications
Critical manufacturing
Dams
Defence industrial base
Emergency services
Energy
Financial services
Food and agriculture
Government facilities
PIPER
PIPER can be a helpful mnemonic for categorizing assets.
