diff --git a/cautils/apis/backendconnector.go b/cautils/apis/backendconnector.go
index 0c466366..58a7a506 100644
--- a/cautils/apis/backendconnector.go
+++ b/cautils/apis/backendconnector.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package apis
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func BEHttpRequest(loginobj *LoginObject, beURL,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error #%v Due to: %v", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status)
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cautils/apis/backendconnectormethods.go b/cautils/apis/backendconnectormethods.go
index cfb3bc99..26c195c6 100644
--- a/cautils/apis/backendconnectormethods.go
+++ b/cautils/apis/backendconnectormethods.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (r *BackendConnector) Login() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to read login response")
 	}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (r *BackendConnector) HTTPSend(httpverb string,
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error #%v Due to: %v", resp.StatusCode, resp.Status)
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cautils/apis/login.go b/cautils/apis/login.go
index 9bc7e535..458f7068 100644
--- a/cautils/apis/login.go
+++ b/cautils/apis/login.go
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package apis
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"io/ioutil"
-
 	oidc "github.com/coreos/go-oidc"
 	uuid "github.com/satori/go.uuid"
 
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ func BELogin(loginDetails *CustomerLoginDetails, login string, cfg string) (*BEL
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cautils/cautils/armometadata.go b/cautils/cautils/armometadata.go
index b5e77ee1..13f91e4f 100644
--- a/cautils/cautils/armometadata.go
+++ b/cautils/cautils/armometadata.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package cautils
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ func LoadConfig(configPath string, loadToEnv bool) (*ClusterConfig, error) {
 		configPath = "/etc/config/clusterData.json"
 	}
 
-	dat, err := ioutil.ReadFile(configPath)
+	dat, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 	if err != nil || len(dat) == 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Config empty or not found. path: %s", configPath)
 	}
diff --git a/cautils/customerloader.go b/cautils/customerloader.go
index 7e4bae6c..a810d1db 100644
--- a/cautils/customerloader.go
+++ b/cautils/customerloader.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -73,12 +72,12 @@ func NewClusterConfig(k8s *k8sinterface.KubernetesApi, armoAPI *getter.ArmoAPI)
 	}
 }
 func createConfigJson() {
-	ioutil.WriteFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName+".json"), nil, 0664)
+	os.WriteFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName+".json"), nil, 0664)
 
 }
 
 func update(configObj *ConfigObj) {
-	ioutil.WriteFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName+".json"), configObj.Json(), 0664)
+	os.WriteFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName+".json"), configObj.Json(), 0664)
 }
 func (c *ClusterConfig) GenerateURL() {
 	u := url.URL{}
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ func (c *ClusterConfig) GetValueByKeyFromConfigMap(key string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func GetValueFromConfigJson(key string) (string, error) {
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName + ".json"))
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName + ".json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ func GetValueFromConfigJson(key string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func SetKeyValueInConfigJson(key string, value string) error {
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName + ".json"))
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName + ".json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ func SetKeyValueInConfigJson(key string, value string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName+".json"), newData, 0664)
+	return os.WriteFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName+".json"), newData, 0664)
 
 }
 
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ func (c *ClusterConfig) existsConfigMap() bool {
 }
 
 func existsConfigJson() bool {
-	_, err := ioutil.ReadFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName + ".json"))
+	_, err := os.ReadFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName + ".json"))
 
 	return err == nil
 
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ func (c *ClusterConfig) updateConfigData(configMap *corev1.ConfigMap) {
 	}
 }
 func loadConfigFromFile() (*ConfigObj, error) {
-	dat, err := ioutil.ReadFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName + ".json"))
+	dat, err := os.ReadFile(getter.GetDefaultPath(ConfigFileName + ".json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cautils/getter/downloadreleasedpolicy.go b/cautils/getter/downloadreleasedpolicy.go
index 6853e77a..1740888a 100644
--- a/cautils/getter/downloadreleasedpolicy.go
+++ b/cautils/getter/downloadreleasedpolicy.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package getter
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/armosec/kubescape/cautils/opapolicy"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (drp *DownloadReleasedPolicy) setURL(frameworkName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to download file, status code: %s", resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read response body from '%s', reason: %s", latestReleases, err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/cautils/getter/loadpolicy.go b/cautils/getter/loadpolicy.go
index 9fb72027..127073cd 100644
--- a/cautils/getter/loadpolicy.go
+++ b/cautils/getter/loadpolicy.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package getter
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/armosec/kubescape/cautils/armotypes"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func NewLoadPolicy(filePath string) *LoadPolicy {
 func (lp *LoadPolicy) GetFramework(frameworkName string) (*opapolicy.Framework, error) {
 
 	framework := &opapolicy.Framework{}
-	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(lp.filePath)
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(lp.filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (lp *LoadPolicy) GetFramework(frameworkName string) (*opapolicy.Framework,
 func (lp *LoadPolicy) GetExceptions(customerGUID, clusterName string) ([]armotypes.PostureExceptionPolicy, error) {
 
 	exception := []armotypes.PostureExceptionPolicy{}
-	f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(lp.filePath)
+	f, err := os.ReadFile(lp.filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cautils/k8sinterface/cloudvendorregistrycreds.go b/cautils/k8sinterface/cloudvendorregistrycreds.go
index 690680b7..06996ade 100644
--- a/cautils/k8sinterface/cloudvendorregistrycreds.go
+++ b/cautils/k8sinterface/cloudvendorregistrycreds.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func getAzureAADAccessToken() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Pull out response body
-	responseBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	responseBytes, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("reading response body : %v", err)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func excahngeAzureAADAccessTokenForACRRefreshToken(registry, tenantID, azureAADA
 	}
 
 	// Pull out response body
-	responseBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	responseBytes, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("reading response body : %v", err)
diff --git a/cautils/k8sinterface/k8sdynamic_test.go b/cautils/k8sinterface/k8sdynamic_test.go
index 6be23ad5..38276444 100644
--- a/cautils/k8sinterface/k8sdynamic_test.go
+++ b/cautils/k8sinterface/k8sdynamic_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewKubernetesApiMock() *KubernetesApi {
 // 	} else {
 // 		bla, _ := json.Marshal(clientResource)
 // 		// t.Errorf("BearerToken: %v", *K8SConfig)
-// 		// ioutil.WriteFile("bla.json", bla, 777)
+// 		// os.WriteFile("bla.json", bla, 777)
 // 		t.Errorf("clientResource: %s", string(bla))
 // 	}
 // }
diff --git a/cautils/opapolicy/resources/resourcesutils.go b/cautils/opapolicy/resources/resourcesutils.go
index 3b43ec9f..befd25b7 100644
--- a/cautils/opapolicy/resources/resourcesutils.go
+++ b/cautils/opapolicy/resources/resourcesutils.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package resources
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ func LoadRegoFiles(dir string) map[string]string {
 	// Compile the module. The keys are used as identifiers in error messages.
 	filepath.Walk(dir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err == nil && strings.HasSuffix(path, ".rego") && !info.IsDir() {
-			content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+			content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Errorf("LoadRegoFiles, Failed to load: %s: %v", path, err)
 			} else {
diff --git a/cmd/framework.go b/cmd/framework.go
index e247e183..34d24549 100644
--- a/cmd/framework.go
+++ b/cmd/framework.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ var frameworkCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			if len(args[1:]) == 0 || args[1] != "-" {
 				scanInfo.InputPatterns = args[1:]
 			} else { // store stout to file
-				tempFile, err := ioutil.TempFile(".", "tmp-kubescape*.yaml")
+				tempFile, err := os.CreateTemp(".", "tmp-kubescape*.yaml")
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index e78a338f..ebcc7d68 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func GetLatestVersion() (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to download file, status code: %s", resp.Status)
 	}
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read response body from '%s', reason: %s", latestVersion, err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/policyhandler/filesloader.go b/policyhandler/filesloader.go
index e3272f65..c95d6400 100644
--- a/policyhandler/filesloader.go
+++ b/policyhandler/filesloader.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ func loadFiles(filePaths []string) ([]k8sinterface.IWorkload, []error) {
 }
 
 func loadFile(filePath string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return ioutil.ReadFile(filePath)
+	return os.ReadFile(filePath)
 }
 func readFile(fileContent []byte, fileFromat FileFormat) ([]k8sinterface.IWorkload, []error) {
 
diff --git a/scapepkg/score/score.go b/scapepkg/score/score.go
index 6bdf687a..36e0f7f6 100644
--- a/scapepkg/score/score.go
+++ b/scapepkg/score/score.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package score
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func getPostureFrameworksScores(weightPath string) map[string]map[string]Control
 		weightPath = weightPath + "/"
 	}
 	frameworksScoreMap := make(map[string]map[string]ControlScoreWeights)
-	dat, err := ioutil.ReadFile(weightPath + "frameworkdict.json")
+	dat, err := os.ReadFile(weightPath + "frameworkdict.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func getPostureResourceScores(weightPath string) map[string]float32 {
 		weightPath = weightPath + "/"
 	}
 	resourceScoreMap := make(map[string]float32)
-	dat, err := ioutil.ReadFile(weightPath + "resourcesdict.json")
+	dat, err := os.ReadFile(weightPath + "resourcesdict.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/scapepkg/score/score_mocks.go b/scapepkg/score/score_mocks.go
index fdf2ea32..17c6fc6e 100644
--- a/scapepkg/score/score_mocks.go
+++ b/scapepkg/score/score_mocks.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package score
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	k8sinterface "github.com/armosec/kubescape/cautils/k8sinterface"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func loadResourcesMock() []map[string]interface{} {
 	resources := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
 
-	dat, err := ioutil.ReadFile("resourcemocks.json")
+	dat, err := os.ReadFile("resourcemocks.json")
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return resources
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func getResouceByType(desiredType string) map[string]interface{} {
 func loadFrameworkMock() *opapolicy.FrameworkReport {
 	report := &opapolicy.FrameworkReport{}
 
-	dat, err := ioutil.ReadFile("frameworkmock.json")
+	dat, err := os.ReadFile("frameworkmock.json")
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return report