PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy from TechRepublic Premium is to provide procedures and protocols for supporting effective organizational asset management specifically focused on electronic devices. This policy can be customized as needed to fit the needs of your organization.

From the policy:

ASSET CONTROL POLICY DETAILS

Definition of assets
Assets can be defined both as physical devices and digital material, including services, financial data, intellectual property and confidential information. All must be secured and protected in order to preserve their value.

The following physical devices are defined as assets:

• Desktop computers.
• Laptop computers.
• Tablet devices.
• Mobile/handheld devices.
• Printers, scanners and copiers.
• Servers.
• Network appliances (e.g., firewalls, routers and switches).
• Storage devices.