AWS inspector documentation change
Summary
Changed network reachability scan frequency from 24 hours to 12 hours
Security assessment
Increased scan frequency improves security posture by detecting network configuration issues more quickly, but there's no evidence this addresses a specific disclosed vulnerability. The change documents an enhanced security feature (more frequent scanning) rather than fixing a security flaw.
Diff
diff --git a/inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md b/inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md index 702a421bc..28e24b563 100644 --- a//inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md +++ b//inspector/latest/user/scanning-ec2.md @@ -9 +9 @@ Agent-based scanningAgentless scanningManaging scan modeExcluding instances from -Amazon Inspector Amazon EC2 scanning extracts metadata from your EC2 instance before comparing the metadata against rules collected from security advisories. Amazon Inspector scans instances for package vulnerabilities and network reachability issues to produce [findings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/latest/user/findings-types.html). Amazon Inspector performs network reachability scans once every 24 hours and package vulnerability scans on a variable cadence that depends on the scan method associated with the EC2 instance. +Amazon Inspector Amazon EC2 scanning extracts metadata from your EC2 instance before comparing the metadata against rules collected from security advisories. Amazon Inspector scans instances for package vulnerabilities and network reachability issues to produce [findings](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/latest/user/findings-types.html). Amazon Inspector performs network reachability scans once every 12 hours and package vulnerability scans on a variable cadence that depends on the scan method associated with the EC2 instance.