Use a Digital Twin for Painless Audit Readiness and Response

Ensuring audit readiness is paramount for maintaining security, compliance, and operational efficiency across the Department of Defense (DoD), civilian federal agencies, and the private sector. This webinar is designed to provide organizations with the strategies necessary to achieve and maintain audit preparedness, using the Cyber Command Readiness Inspection (CCRI) audits as a robust framework. Join Federal Technology Expert Scot Wilson and Networking Audit Veteran Mike Lossmann to learn how Forward Enterprise assists organizations in determining audit readiness, developing actionable remediation plans, and ensuring long-term compliance. They will demonstrate practical approaches to meeting stringent audit requirements, addressing vulnerabilities, and implementing security controls that align with the high standards set by CCRI audits. Key Takeaways: - Assessing CCRI Audit Readiness: Learn how to evaluate your organization’s preparedness by identifying and addressing critical vulnerabilities, such as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), and ensuring compliance with directives from higher headquarters. - Vulnerability Management: Discover strategies to eliminate vulnerabilities, secure external access exclusively via HTTPS, and identify devices from insecure supply chains. - Device Hardening and Security Compliance: Explore methods to apply necessary security controls, comply with all high-priority Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), and mitigate medium-risk STIGs wherever possible. - Operational Readiness Planning: Understand how to develop a comprehensive plan of action for managing technical debt, including addressing end-of-life hardware and software. - Long-Term Compliance Assurance: Gain insights into maintaining ongoing compliance through continuous monitoring and action planning to prevent and resolve compliance issues over time.