Physical Asset Protection

Identifying and Prioritizing Assets

1. Identify the asset--- valuing and prioritizing based on below factors

 The cost of purchasing or replacing the asset
 The operational impact of unavailability of the asset (identified through
business impact analysis)
 Effect of harm to the asset
 Time required to replace the asset
 Reputational impact from unavailability of asset

Quantitative – Numerical---for ranking

Qualitative- interviews, surveys and industry publications --for impact analysis

Note: Asset direct monetary value may be minimal while its cumulative value to the organization is
significant.