Automated checks that flag known security issues in code, dependencies, container images, or running infrastructure.
Vulnerability scanning is the practice of running automated checks against your code, dependencies, container images, and running infrastructure to surface known security issues. Common tools include Snyk, Trivy, Dependabot, AWS Inspector, GitHub Advanced Security, and CIS-benchmark scanners. Modern pipelines integrate scans at multiple layers: pre-commit (SAST), pre-deploy (image scan), and runtime (drift detection, behavioral anomaly).
Most reported breaches involve a vulnerability that was already public and patchable when the breach happened. Continuous scanning, paired with an actual triage and patch SLO (high-severity findings patched within 7 days, etc.), is the difference between 'we had vulnerabilities exposed' and 'we had vulnerabilities discovered, triaged, and patched on schedule.'
See the part of the platform that handles vulnerability scanning in production.