Deep Security Smart Check
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What is Deep Security Smart Check
Deep Security Smart Check is a container image scanning product that analyzes container images for known vulnerabilities and compliance issues before deployment. It is typically used by DevOps and security teams to integrate security checks into CI/CD pipelines and container registries. The product focuses on image-layer analysis and policy-based gating to help prevent vulnerable images from being promoted to runtime environments.
CI/CD-friendly image scanning
It is designed to run as part of build and release workflows, enabling teams to scan images before they reach production. This supports shift-left practices by catching issues earlier than runtime-only controls. It fits common container delivery patterns where images are built, pushed to a registry, and promoted across environments.
Vulnerability and compliance checks
It identifies known CVEs in OS packages and other components present in container images and can evaluate results against defined policies. This helps teams standardize pass/fail criteria for image promotion. It also supports audit-oriented workflows where scan results need to be reviewed and tracked over time.
Integrates with Trend Micro ecosystem
It aligns with broader Trend Micro workload and cloud security tooling, which can simplify vendor management for organizations already using that stack. This can reduce integration effort compared with assembling multiple point tools. It also supports consistent security governance across container and non-container workloads when used alongside related products.
Primarily pre-deployment focus
The core capability centers on scanning container images rather than providing full runtime detection and response. Organizations often still need complementary controls for runtime behavior, identity, and cloud posture management. This can increase overall toolchain complexity for teams seeking end-to-end coverage.
Depth varies by artifact types
Container image scanners commonly provide strongest coverage for OS/package vulnerabilities, while deeper application dependency analysis can require additional tooling or build-time instrumentation. If teams rely heavily on language-level packages and SBOM-driven workflows, they may need to validate how far the scanner goes beyond base image components. This can affect accuracy and prioritization for modern microservices stacks.
Product lifecycle uncertainty
Trend Micro has evolved its container security portfolio over time, and some Smart Check deployments have been replaced or consolidated into newer offerings in certain environments. Buyers should confirm current support status, roadmap, and recommended successor products for their platform and region. This is important for long-term maintainability and integration planning.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Reference standard (1–4 registries) | ¥1,500,000 per year (tax excluded) | Reference standard price published by Trend Micro (Aug 5, 2019). Price varies by number of scanned registries; renewal fee is stated as 50% of the standard price. For current/pricing for other registry counts contact Trend Micro sales. |
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