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A digital twin knows all the possibilities and can answer agencies’ questions about the most efficient, secure and cost-effective way to route cloud activities.
and as quickly as an automated solution can deploy any changes.
Forward Enterprise allows agencies to layer intent checks into their networks
to make sure that cloud paths have been optimized and that new apps and services won’t create security or performance problems. We have API integrations with Itential and ServiceNow, for example, so an agency can run intent checks before companies deploy automated updates on the network.
Verifying the zero trust posture
A network digital twin also plays a key role in zero trust architectures. Rather than rely on micro-segmentation, filters or firewalls to block activity, a digital twin offers a clear- eyed view into what an agency is implicitly trusting (that it might not know it’s trusting) and identifies any back doors that have inadvertently been left open.
Furthermore, the technology allows agencies to visualize their zone-based network access so employees can only reach
the resources they need. That minimizes both insider threats and a hacker’s ability to move freely through a network. The approach is a crucial element of zero trust.
A tool like Forward Enterprise significantly improves IT administrators’ ability to verify that their networks are behaving exactly as intended across on-premises and cloud-based systems.
Scot Wilson is technical solutions architect at Forward Networks.
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