# BSI C5 AM-01 — Asset Inventory

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- Last updated: 2026-05-30
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BSI C5 · Control AM-01 · Priority: high · Component: Asset Management

### 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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-   [2.13 Ensure Cloud Asset Inventory Is Enabled (Automated)](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000233001-2-13-ensure-cloud-asset-inventory-is-enabled-automated-)
-   [2.3 Ensure Retention Policies on Cloud Storage Buckets Used for Exporting Logs Are Configured Using Bucket Lock (Automated)](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000232957-2-3-ensure-retention-policies-on-cloud-storage-buckets-used-for-exporting-logs-are-configured-using-b)
-   [2.10 Ensure Log Metric Filter and Alerts Exist for Cloud Storage IAM Permission Changes (Automated)](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000232977-2-10-ensure-log-metric-filter-and-alerts-exist-for-cloud-storage-iam-permission-changes-automated-)
-   [4.8 Ensure S3 Bucket Policy Changes are Monitored (Manual)](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000233138-4-8-ensure-s3-bucket-policy-changes-are-monitored-manual-)

## Related compliance guidance

- [SOC 2 compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/soc-2-trust-services-criteria): Configuration checks like this one are the technical half of a SOC 2 / ISO 27001 programme — the guide shows where they fit, what else an auditor expects, and how to evidence them.
- [ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance: a practical implementation guide](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/iso-27001-2022): ISO 27001 Annex A.8 (technological controls) is where cloud hardening evidence lands; the guide shows how to run the ISMS around it.