New version of Amazon ECR basic scanning is now generally available
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The article announces the general availability of a new version of Amazon ECR basic scanning, which uses Amazon's native scanning technology to provide improved scanning results and vulnerability detection across popular operating systems for container images.
Specifically, the article covers:
- ECR basic scanning allows customers to identify software vulnerabilities in their container images
- The new version offers improved vulnerability detection across popular operating systems
- The new version is available at no additional cost in all AWS commercial regions and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
- Existing customers can switch to the new version using the console or API
- ECR also offers enhanced scanning powered by Amazon Inspector for additional security benefits
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