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.
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Let’s face it—traditional audit prep often means outdated Visio diagrams, time-consuming device logins, and manual tracking in spreadsheets.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.
