Tired of scrambling before every network audit?

 In this recorded webinar, Forward Networks Systems Engineer Scot Wilson walks through a five-day plan to prepare for network compliance audits using the power of a digital twin. Whether you're facing STIGs, CVEs, or internal security directives, this session shows how to continuously validate and report on your network with precision and speed. 

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Watch the full recording (~46 minutes)

What Makes This Approach Different

Let’s face it—traditional audit prep often means outdated Visio diagrams, time-consuming device logins, and manual tracking in spreadsheets. It’s reactive, error-prone, and doesn’t scale.

Forward Networks changes that with a read-only digital twin that provides always-current insight into:

• Device inventory
   
• Topology and connections
   
• STIG/CIS control status
   
• Real-time CVE exposure
   
• Directive compliance (e.g. HTTPS-only access, supply chain restrictions)
   

By treating audit readiness as a continuous process, you can:

• Cut prep time from weeks to hours
   
• Detect compliance issues early
   
• Validate changes without disrupting traffic
   
• Generate auditor-ready reports instantly
   

What You’ll Learn in the Webinar

• How to automate inventory, topology, and compliance checks
   
• How to track CVEs and config drift using snapshot comparisons
   
• How to simulate and verify changes—before they go live
   
• How to use dashboards to prove audit readiness over time
   

Key Topics Covered

Digital Twin for Audits
A live model of your network—configs, state, and behavior—all captured without agents.

STIG & CIS Compliance Checks
Run continuous queries across your entire network to detect and close gaps against high- and medium-severity controls.

Always-Current Topology + Supply Chain Checks
Visualize your network’s actual layout and identify non-compliant hardware vendors using MAC OUI detection.

Context-Aware CVE Tracking
Not all vulnerabilities are equal. Forward highlights which CVEs are exploitable based on your live config and access paths.

Five-Day Audit Simulation
Watch a step-by-step walk-through showing how a small team:

• Cleared high- and medium-priority STIGs
   
• Upgraded out-of-support OS versions
   
• Enforced HTTPS-only inbound access
   
• Identified and removed unauthorized hardware
   
• Verified changes didn’t break routing or access policies
   

Watch the Full Webinar

Access the Recording
Recorded: June 2025
Duration: ~46 minutes

Have questions about automating audit prep with Forward Networks?
Drop them in the comments below or send us a message. We’d love to hear how you’re handling audits today—and how we can help make them faster and easier.