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title: Scan checks
description: Use checks to detect anomalies within an instance, running against tables, records, or metadata.
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release: australia
product: Security Center
classification: security-center
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Security scanner, Security configuration console, Security Center, Platform Security]
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# Scan checks

Use checks to detect anomalies within an instance, running against tables, records, or metadata.

\[Omitted image "sec-center-checks.png"\] Alt text: SC Auditor suite findings

Checks are rules designed to detect anomalies within an instance. Select a check on the list to view details including what the check evaluates, and possible steps to correct the issue if the check returns any findings.

Select the **+Create task** button to create a Security Task related to a scan check. For details on Security Tasks, see [Security Tasks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/security-center/security-task-manager.md).

Checks are divided into four classes to identify issues and implement security recommendations for your organization: table checks, column type checks, script only checks, and linter checks.

|Check class|Description|
|-----------|-----------|
|[Table checks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hs-create-table-health-check.md)|Use this check class when you know the specific tables and checks you want to test.|
|[Column checks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hs-create-column-health-check.md)|Use this check class to implement the rule you created to iterate all records matching the target column field type.|
|[Script checks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hs-create-script-health-check.md)|Use this check class to verify meta data, configurations, and execute complex checks by writing your own checks.|
|[Linter checks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hc-linter-check.md)|Use this check class to identify any issues in a script. When a linter check is run on a record, an abstract syntax tree for its code is generated which can be used to analyze issues with the code.|

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