What this control covers
Establishes automated or manual procedures for inventorying assets throughout their lifecycle, ensuring accuracy and consistency. Records risk management details and logs changes to support OIS-07 processes, protecting assets handling cloud customer data effectively.
Why it matters
Risk is the language an executive team understands; this control connects technical reality to board-level decisions and budget allocation.
How to implement
AWS
Codify the policy intent as SCPs, AWS Config conformance packs, and Security Hub standards so the cloud enforces what the document says.
Azure
Codify in Azure Policy initiatives (built-in regulatory compliance for CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA) and assign at management-group level.
GCP
Cloud Asset Inventory exports a daily snapshot of every resource and IAM policy to BigQuery; combine with Org Policy for tag enforcement.
On-premises
Maintain a policy library with a documented review cadence (annual minimum); store in your GRC tool with attestation tracking. Map each policy to controls so an audit pull cites the exact policy clause.
Evidence to collect
policy_document— A signed, version-controlled policy stating leadership intent and the named owner.infra_scan— See the iCompaas Evidence library for the canonical source for this evidence type.
Signed policy or standard documents the safeguard. Focus: Asset Inventory.
Quick checklist
- Risk — Inventory / Cloud Customer Data
- Asset — Inventory / Cloud Customer Data
- Data — Inventory / Cloud Customer Data
- Policy — Inventory / Cloud Customer Data
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