Integrating Sonatype Nexus IQ with Harness Platform facilitates automated vulnerability scanning within the CI/CD pipeline, promoting early risk identification and mitigation to enhance application security. This integration utilizes Nexus IQ's CLI for container scans, managed through Harness's workflow for efficient deployments. The initiative is part of the DevSecOps movement, which emphasizes empowering developers to make informed, secure choices. The setup process involves running Nexus IQ on a CentOS instance and deploying a vulnerable container into a Kubernetes cluster. Through a detailed setup involving the installation of Harness Delegates and configuring Nexus IQ CLI, developers can manage container scans and orchestrate deployments using Harness Workflows. The process includes creating a Harness Environment, defining infrastructure, and executing a vulnerability scan on a Webgoat Docker image using a shell script. Part two of the guide promises to delve deeper into operationalizing these scans by utilizing the Harness Secrets Manager for credential storage and introducing deployment logic to handle critical vulnerabilities.