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What Are Assets, and Why Do They Matter?

In the platform, assets are the systems and components your organisation uses to handle data. This includes classic IT systems, but can also cover operational equipment like sensors, endpoints, or machines — especially relevant for cybersecurity and NIS2 compliance.

What is an Asset?

An asset is any IT system, physical device, or supporting tool your organization relies on — such as Microsoft 365, a CRM, or an IoT sensor. Assets are registered in dotLegal with key metadata, vendor details, and risk classification to support GDPR documentation, risk management, and security tracking.

Why are Assets important?

  • GDPR documentation
  • Risk management
  • Security and audit tracking

What are examples of Assets?

  • Microsoft 365
  • CRM or ERP systems
  • Cloud services
  • IoT devices (e.g. a sensor in a warehouse)

Each asset is registered with key metadata, vendor details, risk classification and more.

asset-overview

Assets can be IT systems, physical devices or supporting tools

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