---
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: "2026-03-12"
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.

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**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)