The perpetual challenge of comprehensive asset inventory has long plagued IT organizations, with incomplete configuration management databases and outdated asset registries serving as persistent reminders of the gap between security theory and operational reality. Although IT environments undergo constant transformation through cloud adoption, DevOps practices, and distributed infrastructure, traditional asset management approaches have struggled to maintain pace with this dynamic landscape. The consequences of these inventory gaps extend far beyond administrative inconvenience—security assessments consistently reveal how unknown or forgotten assets become primary vectors for organizational compromise.