Amazon Inspector enhances its engine for vulnerability scanning of AWS Lambda functions and associated Lambda layers, providing a more comprehensive view of third-party dependencies risks without disrupting existing workflows.

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<p>The article summarizes an upgrade to Amazon Inspector's engine for scanning AWS Lambda functions for vulnerabilities in third-party dependencies and associated Lambda layers.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Enhanced scanning capabilities for a more comprehensive view of vulnerabilities in Lambda functions and layers</li>
<li>Existing findings may be closed or new vulnerabilities surfaced as resources are re-evaluated by the new engine</li>
<li>The upgrade is available across all commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions where Amazon Inspector is available</li>
<li>Links to getting started with Amazon Inspector and the free trial</li>
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