Foundation glossary/Core concepts
Asset
Companion card for the Foundation course — study the related lesson for full progress.
Simple explanation
Something valuable you protect.
Technical explanation
People, data, systems, reputation, or processes with value.
Real-life scenario
Your Instagram account, UPI wallet, exam PDFs, company Slack.
Security relevance
You cannot prioritize defenses until you know what is valuable.
Practical example
Customer PII database, source code, domain admin.
People
Data
Systems
Reputation
Mini quiz
Which is an asset in a security sense?
Related lesson
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