Deep Scan: Expanding Vulnerability Detection Beyond Traditional Boundaries

Deep Scan is a Qualys feature overview that describes an advanced vulnerability detection capability for locating and assessing binaries installed outside standard system paths and package-managed locations. The document covers Deep Scan’s expanded directory-level coverage, configurable inclusion/exclusion rules, performance controls, integration with TruRisk prioritization and remediation workflows, reporting and dashboarding options, initial technology coverage, and platform availability (Windows Cloud Agent 6.2+), and positions it as a complement to traditional scanning and Software Composition Analysis.