Security scan comparison

concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read score-comparison.md

Compare two scans of the same security suite to gain visibility to the health of your hardening settings and improve the security posture of your instance.

[Omitted image "sec-center-scan-comp.png"] Alt text: Security scan comparison

Important: This page appears empty if you don’t have two or more instances of the same scan to compare. Run a scan at least twice to view a comparison on this page.

Select a scan in the Scan Suite list, then select a First Scan and Second Scan to begin a comparison.

The security scan comparison page displays the security changes in your hardening settings between the first and second scans. Below is an explanation of each card:

Scan findings

Number of findings in the selected scan at each selected date.
Scan checks

Number of scan checks performed in the selected scan at each selected date.
Changed findings by criticality

Chart displaying all findings organized by criticality.
Changed findings by security area

Chart displaying all findings organized security area.
Scan findings

List of all scan findings. Select a finding, scan result, or check to view the associated record and find additional details. Use the bottoms in the upper right to filter, refresh, or export the list.

Parent Topic:Security scanner

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title: Security scan comparison
description: Compare two scans of the same security suite to gain visibility to the health of your hardening settings and improve the security posture of your instance.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security/security-center/score-comparison.html
release: australia
product: Security Center
classification: security-center
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Security scanner, Security configuration console, Security Center, Platform Security]
---

# Security scan comparison

Compare two scans of the same security suite to gain visibility to the health of your hardening settings and improve the security posture of your instance.

\[Omitted image "sec-center-scan-comp.png"\] Alt text: Security scan comparison

**Important:** This page appears empty if you don’t have two or more instances of the same scan to compare. Run a scan at least twice to view a comparison on this page.

Select a scan in the **Scan Suite** list, then select a **First Scan** and **Second Scan** to begin a comparison.

The security scan comparison page displays the security changes in your hardening settings between the first and second scans. Below is an explanation of each card:

- **Scan findings**

Number of findings in the selected scan at each selected date.

- **Scan checks**

Number of scan checks performed in the selected scan at each selected date.

- **Changed findings by criticality**

Chart displaying all findings organized by criticality.

- **Changed findings by security area**

Chart displaying all findings organized security area.

- **Scan findings**

List of all scan findings. Select a finding, scan result, or check to view the associated record and find additional details. Use the bottoms in the upper right to filter, refresh, or export the list.

**Parent Topic:**[Security scanner](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/security-center/sc-scanning.md)