An asset inventory is a list of all the hardware, software, data, and other resources that an organization owns or uses. An asset inventory helps to identify what systems are present in an organization, where they are located, what they do, and how they are configured2 Developing an asset inventory is the next step that should be completed to obtain information about the software company's security posture, as it provides a baseline for further analysis and assessment of the systems' vulnerabilities and risks.