FAQ: What is Asset Enrichment / Host Categorization?

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In the old UI, the part of a unit assessment where assets are categorized based on the types of data they contain or have access to is called host categorization. In the new UI, it’s called asset enrichment.

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Assets reside in Isora GRC’s inventory on sheets, where the sheet belongs to exactly one unit. When a superuser creates a unit assessment, they have the option to include asset enrichment or not. If they do include it, then all assets on sheets belonging to targeted units will be pulled into the the assessment for data enrichment. If additional assets are added to those sheets while the assessment is ongoing, they can also be included.

Isora GRC has default data classification labels. Normally, these labels are customized for your instance of Isora GRC based on your own data classification policy.

Data Categories

In addition to assigning an asset to an overall data classification, you can also specify data categories to that asset to explain why it fits a certain category.