System and method for improving security intelligence through inventory discovery

A system to monitor devices in a network, the system comprising:

• a coordinator server device that is configured to detect a plurality of active devices and to cause an installation of an audit agent on each of the plurality of active devices,
• wherein each of the plurality of active devices includes a respective processor configured to execute a respective audit agent to perform operations comprising:
• obtain first configuration data for the respective active device that the audit agent is installed on using a processor of the respective active device,
• obtain second configuration data for each of a plurality of passive devices that the respective active device can access, wherein the passive devices are characterized as being unable to support installation of the audit agent;
• and
• transmit the first configuration data and the second configuration data to the coordinator server device,
• wherein the coordinator server device is configured to receive the first configuration data for the plurality of active devices and the second configuration data for the passive devices and to store the first configuration data and the second configuration data in a format that allows the first configuration data and the second configuration data to be selectively retrieved for the plurality of active devices and the passive devices.