diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f4063e8800..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/scan.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-name: scan-images
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    # Cron for every Monday at 12:00 UTC.
-    - cron: "0 12 * * 1"
-
-# Remove all permissions from GITHUB_TOKEN except metadata.
-permissions: {}
-
-jobs:
-  scan:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        branch: [ main, release-1.6, release-1.5 ]
-    name: Trivy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # tag=v3.5.2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
-      - name: Calculate go version
-        id: vars
-        run: echo "go_version=$(make go-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568 # tag=v3.5.0
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.go_version }}
-      - name: Run verify container script
-        run: make verify-container-images
diff --git a/.github/workflows/weekly-security-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/weekly-security-scan.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2047bcfd9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/weekly-security-scan.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Weekly security scan
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Cron for every Monday at 12:00 UTC.
+    - cron: "0 12 * * 1"
+
+# Remove all permissions from GITHUB_TOKEN except metadata.
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  scan:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        branch: [ main, release-1.8, release-1.7, release-1.6, release-1.5 ]
+    name: Trivy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Check out code
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # tag=v3.5.3
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
+    - name: Calculate go version
+      id: vars
+      run: echo "go_version=$(make go-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # tag=v4.1.0
+      with:
+        go-version: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.go_version }}
+    - name: Run verify security target
+      run: make verify-security
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec987775e7..68e17f37bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT_VER := $(shell cat .github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml | grep [[:
 GOLANGCI_LINT := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN)-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VER))
 GOLANGCI_LINT_PKG := github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
 
+GOVULNCHECK_BIN := govulncheck
+GOVULNCHECK_VER := v1.0.0
+GOVULNCHECK := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(GOVULNCHECK_BIN)-$(GOVULNCHECK_VER))
+GOVULNCHECK_PKG := golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck
+
 GOVC_VER := $(shell cat go.mod | grep "github.com/vmware/govmomi" | awk '{print $$NF}')
 GOVC_BIN := govc
 GOVC := $(abspath $(TOOLS_BIN_DIR)/$(GOVC_BIN)-$(GOVC_VER))
@@ -370,6 +375,26 @@ verify-boilerplate: ## Verify boilerplate text exists in each file
 verify-container-images: ## Verify container images
 	TRACE=$(TRACE) ./hack/verify-container-images.sh
 
+.PHONY: verify-govulncheck
+verify-govulncheck: $(GOVULNCHECK) ## Verify code for vulnerabilities
+	$(GOVULNCHECK) ./...
+
+.PHONY: verify-security
+verify-security: ## Verify code and images for vulnerabilities
+	$(MAKE) verify-container-images && R1=$$? || R1=$$?; \
+	$(MAKE) verify-govulncheck && R2=$$? || R2=$$?; \
+	if [ "$$R1" -ne "0" ] || [ "$$R2" -ne "0" ]; then \
+	  echo "Check for vulnerabilities failed! There are vulnerabilities to be fixed"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi
+
+.PHONY: verify-flavors
+verify-flavors: $(FLAVOR_DIR) generate-flavors ## Verify generated flavors
+	@if !(git diff --quiet HEAD -- $(FLAVOR_DIR)); then \
+		git diff $(FLAVOR_DIR); \
+		echo "flavor files in templates directory are out of date"; exit 1; \
+	fi
+
 ## --------------------------------------
 ## Build
 ## --------------------------------------
@@ -713,6 +738,9 @@ $(GINKGO_BIN): $(GINKGO) ## Build a local copy of ginkgo.
 .PHONY: $(GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN)
 $(GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN): $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Build a local copy of golangci-lint.
 
+.PHONY: $(GOVULNCHECK_BIN)
+$(GOVULNCHECK_BIN): $(GOVULNCHECK) ## Build a local copy of govulncheck.
+
 .PHONY: $(GOVC_BIN)
 $(GOVC_BIN): $(GOVC) ## Build a local copy of govc.
 
@@ -759,6 +787,9 @@ $(GINKGO): # Build ginkgo.
 $(GOLANGCI_LINT): # Build golangci-lint.
 	GOBIN=$(TOOLS_BIN_DIR) $(GO_INSTALL) $(GOLANGCI_LINT_PKG) $(GOLANGCI_LINT_BIN) $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VER)
 
+$(GOVULNCHECK): # Build govulncheck.
+	GOBIN=$(TOOLS_BIN_DIR) $(GO_INSTALL) $(GOVULNCHECK_PKG) $(GOVULNCHECK_BIN) $(GOVULNCHECK_VER)
+
 $(GOVC): # Build GOVC.
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOBIN=$(TOOLS_BIN_DIR) $(GO_INSTALL) $(GOVC_PKG) $(GOVC_BIN) $(GOVC_VER)
 
diff --git a/hack/verify-container-images.sh b/hack/verify-container-images.sh
index 0a983ea2e3..d99c2da64a 100755
--- a/hack/verify-container-images.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-container-images.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ NC='\033[0m' # No
 
 if [ "$R1" -ne "0" ]
 then
-  echo -e "${BRed}Check container images failed! There are vulnerability to be fixed${NC}"
+  echo -e "${BRed}Check container images failed! There are vulnerabilities to be fixed${NC}"
   exit 1
 fi