Without continuous improvement, a company will stand still and become obsolete. This affects all areas of an organization, but especially IT and thus information security. What was state-of-the-art and current yesterday is no longer so today. It is therefore important to keep an eye on the entire IT security lifecycle and to constantly ask oneself in which phase one's company actually is.

The ASSETS method helps to support companies in every phase of the IT security lifecycle. The method is divided into six phases:
- Assessment - where am I and what are my gaps?
- Solution Design - where do I need to adapt my security solutions, my processes, my tools?
- Secure Implementation - how do I implement which solution? Who supports me?
- Enhanced ...