Lesson 1: Assets

Exercise 1: Your Organization's Assets

As we know, an asset can be defined as "something of value." Take a moment to think about your organization's hardware, software, and information assets. Then, in the text box below, identify what you feel are the important assets owned by the organization.

When you are done, click the "Compare" button to compare your answers to the example in the other text box. Are your answers similar? Why or why not? How much does the nature of an organization influence the types of assets it thinks are important?