Some types of assets

Answer:
Yes, you are right, one type of asset is the information, but there are others: people, services, hardware, software, etc. So, for the identification of assets, is important to establish a classification for all different type of assets. This article can help you for this classification “How to handle Asset register (Asset inventory) according to ISO 27001” : https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/how-to-handle-asset-register-asset-inventory-according-to-iso-27001/

And keep in mind that the classification can also mean the classification of the information, so you can also establish a classification for the information of your organization, because for example you can have confidential information, which access is completely different that public information (others type of information can be restricted, and internal use). For more information about this, please read this article “Information classification according to ISO 27001” : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2014/05/12/information-classification-according-to-iso-27001/

And our online course can be also interesting for you, because we give more detailed information about the asset inventory “ISO 27001:”013 Foundations Course” : https://advisera.com/training/iso-27001-foundations-course/