Amazon Inspector enhances engine for Lambda standard scanning

Amazon Inspector has upgraded its engine for Lambda standard scanning, providing a more comprehensive view of vulnerabilities in third-party dependencies used in Lambda functions and layers. This upgrade will not disrupt existing workflows and will offer enhanced capabilities without additional effort. Existing customers will see some findings closed as the new engine re-evaluates resources to better assess risks, while also identifying new vulnerabilities. Amazon Inspector is a vulnerability management service that scans AWS workloads, including EC2 instances, container images, and Lambda functions, for various vulnerabilities. The improved Lambda standard scanning is available in all commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions where Amazon Inspector is available. To get started with continual vulnerability scanning of workloads, visit the provided link. Amazon Inspector offers a free trial for users to explore its features and benefits. The service aims to enhance security and risk assessment across AWS organizations. With this upgrade, users can expect a more detailed and accurate assessment of their environment's vulnerabilities.