Asset inventory1,284 assets · synced from 6 sources

All assetsBusiness-criticalUnassessedShadow IT

prod-db-01 · customer databaseCIA H/H/H · owner: Platform · 14 controls · 2 open CVEs

Okta · identity provider (SaaS)CIA H/H/H · owner: IT · vendor tier 1 · assessed

MBP-2291 · laptop, FinanceCIA M/M/L · EDR active · disk encrypted

100

Unknown · marketing-analytics.appDiscovered via SSO logs · no owner · unassessed

Shadow IT

Compliance score from risks, assessments, incidents & tasksPrioritized by CIA

Solution · IT Asset Management

IT asset management as live risk and control coverage.

Name: Compyl IT Asset Management
Brand: Compyl
Availability: InStock

Most teams track assets in a CMDB or spreadsheet that’s blind to risk and compliance. Compyl’s IT asset management for GRC makes every asset a connected object, classified by CIA, scored on compliance, tied to the controls and risks it touches, and fed by live vulnerability data, so nothing hides and every team works from one source of truth.

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One inventory125+ integrationsReal-time vuln data

The problem

Asset data is where blind spots, shadow IT, and unprioritized risk hide

When assets live in a CMDB or spreadsheet disconnected from your security program, you can’t see what exists, what it’s worth, or what’s exposed.

Blind spots & shadow IT

Devices go unpatched, laptops are lost, and shadow IT appears without warning, you can’t protect what you can’t see.

Every asset treated the same

A flat inventory has no sense of value, so a critical data store and a test box get the same attention, and real risk goes unprioritized.

Disconnected from controls & risk

Assets sit in one tool, controls and risk in another, so no one can prove which controls protect which assets, or what an exposure really means.

How it works

From a static inventory to a live, connected asset program

Compyl turns each asset into a live object in your GRC platform, classified, connected, monitored, and proactively managed.

Centralize

Import or sync every hardware and software asset into one inventory.

Classify

Score each asset by confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA).

Connect

Link each asset to its controls, risks, third parties, and owners.

Monitor

Ingest live vulnerability data and alert on asset changes and gaps.

Remediate & report

Auto-create remediation tasks and report by department or vendor.

Centralized inventory

One inventory for every hardware and software asset

Siloed systems and spreadsheets make it impossible to know what exists, where it lives, and who owns it. Compyl centralizes every asset in a single register, so blind spots and shadow IT surface instead of hiding.

One inventory for all hardware and software, with owner and lifecycle
CIA classification, user count, and assessed status at a glance
Shadow IT and unmanaged assets surface the moment they appear
Standardize asset evaluations across departments and vendors

prod-db-01 · customer databaseConnected object

TypeHardware · AWS RDS · us-east-1

OwnerPlatform · J. Alvarez

LifecycleProduction · since 2023

Users212 · via app tier

Third partiesAWS · Snowflake sync

ContractAWS EA · renews Mar 2027

New asset discovered · marketing-analytics.appSeen in SSO logs · no owner assigned · review task created

Shadow IT

Standard evaluation · Q3Same questions across every department and vendor

Assessed

Classify & prioritize

Score every asset by CIA and compliance, then prioritize by value

Not all assets carry the same weight. Compyl classifies each by confidentiality, integrity, and availability, then scores its compliance from the risks, assessments, incidents, and open tasks attached to it, so the assets that matter most rise to the top.

Classify each asset by confidentiality, integrity & availability
An asset compliance score from risks, assessments, incidents & tasks
A compliance trend that shows whether an asset is improving
Criticality that puts business-critical assets first

Classify & scoreCIA · compliance score · trend

H / H / Hconfidentiality · integrity · availability

71compliance score

↑ +9trend · 30 days

Risks attachedR-042 ransomware · R-031 privileged access

2 open

AssessmentsQ3 evaluation complete · 2 findings remediated

Current

Incidents & open tasks0 incidents · 3 tasks (patch, review, backup test)

3 tasks

Business-critical assets surface firstCriticality: Tier 1

Live monitoring

Real-time vulnerability data, turned into action

Static inventories can’t keep up. Compyl ingests live asset and vulnerability data from the tools you already run, Qualys, Tenable, CrowdStrike, Rapid7, and turns new findings and out-of-policy changes into tracked remediation tasks automatically.

Live asset & vulnerability data from Qualys, Tenable, CrowdStrike & Rapid7
Alerts on asset changes, gaps, and out-of-policy behavior
New CVEs and findings become tracked remediation tasks
Never in the dark between scans

Live monitoringQualys · Tenable · CrowdStrike · Rapid7

CVE-2026-1187 · prod-db-01Tenable · CVSS 9.1 · patch task raised to Platform

Critical

EDR missing · 2 endpointsCrowdStrike · out of policy · task assigned to IT

Gap

New cloud instance · staging-worker-7Rapid7 · asset added · owner requested

Change

MBP-2291 · disk encryption confirmedCrowdStrike · control CC6.7 evidence attached

Pass

Never in the dark between scansSynced 12 min ago

Why Compyl is different

Built by CISOs as an end-to-end GRC platform, not a standalone asset tracker

A CMDB or spreadsheet keeps assets in a silo. Compyl was built to run your whole program, and assets are part of it. It shows up in five ways.

GRC that adapts to complexity

No-code configuration of dashboards, workflows, fields, and reports for every team, without an engineering ticket.

End-to-end, built to flex and scale

Governance, risk, compliance, and third-party risk as one connected source of truth, with no ceiling as your program matures.

No black box, all your data

125+ proprietary, in-house integrations ingest your full dataset and surface risks single-system checks miss.

Automation and AI that augments your team

Agentic AI and 1,500+ blueprints automate evidence and busywork, with humans in the loop on every decision that matters.

Quantified risk in financial terms

FAIR models and Monte Carlo simulations put risk in dollars, so the board decides on business impact, not heat-map colors. New in 26.2.

Connected across your program

An asset touches everything, so Compyl connects it to everything

Because assets live in the same platform as controls, risk, vendors, and contracts, every asset strengthens the rest of your GRC platform.

Comply

Compliance & Controls

Link each asset to the controls that protect it, so coverage and gaps become provable, audit-ready evidence.

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Risk

Risk Management

Asset risk rolls into your risk program and is quantified in financial terms, so exposure is measured, not guessed.

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Risk

Vendor Risk

See which third parties touch an asset, so a vendor’s risk surfaces on the systems it actually affects.

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Govern

Contract Management

Connect an asset to the contract behind it, so the agreement, spend, and renewal are one click away.

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Framework coverage

One control library, mapped to every framework it satisfies

Compyl cross-maps controls so a single piece of evidence can satisfy requirements across multiple frameworks at once. Explore any framework below.

SOC 2 ISO 27001 ISO 42001 HIPAA GDPR PCI DSS NIST CSF NIST SP 800-53 MAS CCPA NIS2 70+ frameworks

NIST CSF ISO 27001 Energy & Utilities Higher Education

Recognized by users on G2 · Rated a leader by the teams who use it G2 Momentum Leader, Summer 2026

100%

Of assets connected to controls, risks & vulnerabilities

Real-time

Vulnerability data from Qualys, Tenable & CrowdStrike

125+

Integrations feeding your live inventory

CIA

Classification & compliance score on every asset

What is Compyl IT asset management?

Compyl IT asset management runs your asset inventory inside a unified GRC platform instead of a CMDB or spreadsheet. Every hardware and software asset becomes a connected object, classified by confidentiality, integrity, and availability, scored on compliance, and linked to the controls that protect it, the risks it carries, the third parties behind it, and live vulnerability data. So shadow IT surfaces, high-risk assets get prioritized, and security, IT, and compliance all work from one source of truth.

Definitions

What’s the difference between IT asset management and IT governance?

IT asset management tracks what you own. IT governance decides what each asset is allowed to do, who is accountable for it, and how you prove that. Compyl sits on the governance side, using your CMDB or discovery tools as inputs.

Question	IT asset management (CMDB)	IT governance (GRC)	With Compyl
What do we have?	Inventory, location, lifecycle	Same inventory, classified by data sensitivity	Imports from your CMDB, cloud and endpoint tools
Who owns it?	Assigned user	Accountable owner and reviewer	Ownership tied to attestations and reviews
Is it compliant?	Not in scope	Which controls cover it and whether they pass	Control coverage per asset
What’s the risk?	Not in scope	Vulnerabilities and exposure by asset	Vulnerability data feeds the risk register
Can we prove it?	Export a list	Evidence for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and NIST	Asset evidence collected automatically

FAQ

IT asset management questions, answered

What is Compyl IT asset management?

Compyl IT asset management is a centralized inventory that connects every hardware and software asset to its owner, CIA classification, the controls and risks it touches, and live vulnerability data inside one GRC platform. Each asset carries a compliance score and trend, so security, IT, and compliance teams work from a single source of truth instead of a static spreadsheet or CMDB.

How is Compyl different from a CMDB or asset spreadsheet?

A CMDB or spreadsheet stores a flat list that’s blind to risk and compliance. Compyl’s IT asset management for GRC makes every asset a connected object, linked to the controls that protect it, the risks it carries, the third parties behind it, and its real-time vulnerability data, and scores each asset’s compliance so you can prioritize by business impact, not just inventory it.

How does Compyl prioritize asset risk?

Every asset is classified by confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) and scored on compliance from its risks, assessments, incidents, and open tasks. High-criticality, business-critical assets surface first, so teams focus remediation where it matters most.

Does Compyl integrate live vulnerability data?

Yes. Compyl ingests real-time asset and vulnerability data from monitoring tools like Qualys, Tenable, CrowdStrike, and Rapid7, alerts on asset changes, gaps, and out-of-policy behavior, and turns findings into tracked remediation tasks automatically.

Can assets connect to controls, risks, and compliance?

Yes. Because assets, controls, risks, third parties, and contracts all live in one platform, each asset links to the controls that govern it and the risks and assessments tied to it, so asset data becomes audit-ready evidence instead of sitting in a separate system.

Who is Compyl IT asset management for?

Security, IT, compliance, and risk teams that need centralized asset visibility tied to their GRC platform, CISOs, GRC managers, and IT leaders who want real-time insight to close security gaps and prove compliance across SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and more.

Which frameworks require an asset inventory?

Most do, including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2 and PCI DSS, and NYDFS Part 500 has required one since November 2025. Compyl keeps a live hardware and software inventory linked to the controls that protect each asset, so inventory evidence maps to every framework those controls satisfy.

GRC your way

Stop managing assets in a silo

See how Compyl centralizes every asset, classifies and scores it, and connects it to the controls, risks, and vulnerabilities that matter.

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Last reviewed September 2026 by the Compyl GRC team