IT Asset Management is the foundational discipline that enables Zero Trust policy enforcement: you cannot apply least-privilege access controls, software licence compliance, or vulnerability management to assets you haven't inventoried — making a comprehensive, current ITAM database a prerequisite for every Zero Trust maturity level defined by CISA, NIST, and the DoD. Regulatory frameworks including CMMC 2.0 (CM.2.061), HIPAA, and SOX internal controls all include configuration and asset management requirements that ITAM processes directly satisfy, with CMMC assessors and auditors routinely examining asset inventory completeness.
Related: CAASM · CMMC 2.0 · NIST CSF · Zero Trust ZTNA · Microsegmentation