Enum: CisAssetClass

One of the classes of enterprise asset that the CIS Controls sort their Safeguards by. Each Safeguard is about one class.

URI: cis_controls:CisAssetClass

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description	Additional Info
DEVICES	None	The enterprise’s hardware, wherever it runs	Title: Devices
SOFTWARE	None	The programs and systems that run on the enterprise’s devices	Title: Software
DATA	None	The information the enterprise holds, uses and moves	Title: Data
USERS	None	The people and accounts with access to the enterprise’s assets	Title: Users
NETWORK	None	How the enterprise’s devices connect, and how its networks are laid out	Title: Network
DOCUMENTATION	None	The enterprise’s written governance, such as its policies and procedures	Title: Documentation

Slots

Name	Description
safeguard_asset_class	The class of enterprise asset the Safeguard is about

Comments

• CIS revised the classes, and which Safeguard is about which, in Version 8.1. CIS’s guide divides each class further, but a Safeguard names only the class.

See Also

• https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/white-papers/guide-to-asset-classes-cis-critical-security-controls-v8-1

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/cis-controls

LinkML Source

name: CisAssetClass
description: One of the classes of enterprise asset that the CIS Controls sort their
  Safeguards by. Each Safeguard is about one class.
comments:
- CIS revised the classes, and which Safeguard is about which, in Version 8.1. CIS's
  guide divides each class further, but a Safeguard names only the class.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/cis-controls
see_also:
- https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/white-papers/guide-to-asset-classes-cis-critical-security-controls-v8-1
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  DEVICES:
    text: DEVICES
    description: The enterprise's hardware, wherever it runs.
    title: Devices
  SOFTWARE:
    text: SOFTWARE
    description: The programs and systems that run on the enterprise's devices.
    title: Software
  DATA:
    text: DATA
    description: The information the enterprise holds, uses and moves.
    title: Data
  USERS:
    text: USERS
    description: The people and accounts with access to the enterprise's assets.
    title: Users
  NETWORK:
    text: NETWORK
    description: How the enterprise's devices connect, and how its networks are laid
      out.
    title: Network
  DOCUMENTATION:
    text: DOCUMENTATION
    description: The enterprise's written governance, such as its policies and procedures.
    title: Documentation