Network Inventory — Total

Network Inventory, Asset Management, CMDB, Network Discovery, Agentless Monitoring, Rogue Device Detection, IT Compliance. 1. Introduction The modern enterprise network is no longer confined to a wired closet. It spans on-premises servers, cloud virtual machines, remote employee laptops, and smart sensors. According to recent industry surveys, over 35% of IT professionals report that their existing network inventory is outdated within 24 hours of a full scan [1]. This "inventory drift" leads to security vulnerabilities (unpatched forgotten devices), compliance violations, and budget waste (paying for unused software licenses).

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[5] NIST Special Publication 800-53, "Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations," Revision 5, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Dec. 2020. It spans on-premises servers, cloud virtual machines, remote

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[3] Cisco Systems, "Cisco Annual Internet Report (2018–2023)," White Paper, March 2020.

[2] IBM Security, "Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024," Ponemon Institute, July 2024.

[4] D. Spinellis, "Effective Software Asset Management," IEEE Software , vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 92-97, Mar.-Apr. 2022.