🗂 Resources

"Your central hub for managing all your resources, no matter their type."
Map dependencies, track ownership, and ensure resilience across your organization.

The Resources Module consolidates all essential assets — from people and vendors to IT systems and physical facilities.

It serves as the backbone of your asset management strategy, ensuring you know what you own, who is responsible, and how it connects to your compliance and risk posture.

1️⃣ Core Purpose

• 🗂 Centralized asset management – Keep all critical business resources in one structured location.
• 🔗 Relationship mapping – See how assets connect to stakeholders, processes, and compliance requirements.
• 🛡 Operational resilience – Document dependencies for faster response during incidents.

2️⃣ What You Can Manage

• 💻 Digital assets – Platforms, IT infrastructure, databases, SaaS, and cloud services.
• 🖥 Physical assets – Servers, IoT devices, offices, and datacenters.
• 👥 Stakeholders – Employees, contractors, partners, and consultants.
• 🤝 Suppliers & vendors – Service providers, outsourcers, and critical partners.
• 📇 Business contacts – Customers, regulators, and authority contacts.
• And more....

3️⃣ Key Benefits

• 🔎 Full visibility of dependencies – Identify which assets are tied to key business processes.
• 🧾 Improved traceability – Track ownership, lifecycle status, and location of each resource.
• 🚨 Stronger risk posture – Understand which resources connect to high-priority risks.
• 📑 Audit readiness – Provide auditors with an updated inventory on demand.

4️⃣ How It Supports Risk & Compliance

By consolidating assets in the Resources Module, you gain:

• More accurate risk assessments — because asset context is readily available.
• Direct compliance mapping — frameworks and controls linked straight to assets.
• Faster incident response — quickly identify which assets are affected during disruptions.

5️⃣ Best Practices

• 🗂 Organize by category – Group assets into digital, physical, people, and vendor classes.
• 🔗 Link dependencies – Ensure assets are tied to related processes, risks, and controls.
• 👥 Assign ownership – Every asset should have a responsible and accountable role.
• 📊 Review periodically – Update asset properties during audits or risk reviews.

🎯 Visual Checklist

• [x] All primary and supporting assets documented
• [x] Ownership assigned (Responsible & Accountable)
• [ ] Dependencies linked to processes and suppliers
• [ ] Business requirements (RTO, RPO, confidentiality) configured
• [ ] Asset list exported for auditors

Updated on: 11/09/2025