diff --git a/include/html_report b/include/html_report
index 769357865a..8db263d596 100644
--- a/include/html_report
+++ b/include/html_report
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ addHtmlHeader() {
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
   <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-9aIt2nRpC12Uk9gS9baDl411NQApFmC26EwAOH8WgZl5MYYxFfc+NcPb1dKGj7Sk" crossorigin="anonymous">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/v/dt/jqc-1.12.4/dt-1.10.21/b-1.6.2/sl-1.3.1/datatables.min.css"/>
+  <!-- https://datatables.net/download/index with jQuery, DataTables, Buttons, SearchPanes, and Select //-->
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/v/dt/jqc-1.12.4/dt-1.10.25/b-1.7.1/sp-1.3.0/sl-1.3.3/datatables.min.css"/>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://pro.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.10.0/css/all.css" integrity="sha384-AYmEC3Yw5cVb3ZcuHtOA93w35dYTsvhLPVnYs9eStHfGJvOvKxVfELGroGkvsg+p" crossorigin="anonymous"/>
   <style>
     .show-read-more .more-text{
@@ -159,11 +160,31 @@ addHtmlFooter() {
   <!-- jQuery first, then Popper.js, then Bootstrap JS -->
   <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js" integrity="sha256-9/aliU8dGd2tb6OSsuzixeV4y/faTqgFtohetphbbj0=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
   <script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.5.0/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-1CmrxMRARb6aLqgBO7yyAxTOQE2AKb9GfXnEo760AUcUmFx3ibVJJAzGytlQcNXd" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/v/dt/jqc-1.12.4/dt-1.10.21/b-1.6.2/sl-1.3.1/datatables.min.js"></script>
+  <!-- https://datatables.net/download/index with jQuery, DataTables, Buttons, SearchPanes, and Select //-->
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/v/dt/jqc-1.12.4/dt-1.10.25/b-1.7.1/sp-1.3.0/sl-1.3.3/datatables.min.js"></script>
+
   <script>
     \$(document).ready(function(){
 
-      \$('#findingsTable').dataTable( { "lengthMenu": [ [50, 100, -1], [50, 100, "All"] ], "ordering": true } ); 
+      // Initialise the table with 50 rows, and some search/filtering panes
+      \$('#findingsTable').DataTable( {
+        lengthMenu: [ [50, 100, -1], [50, 100, "All"] ],
+        ordering: true,
+        searchPanes: {
+            cascadePanes: true,
+            viewTotal: true
+        },
+        dom: 'Plfrtip',
+        columnDefs: [
+          {
+              searchPanes: {
+                  show: false
+              },
+              // Hide Compliance, Check ID (in favour of Check Title), CAF Epic, Risk, Remediation, Link
+              targets: [0,5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13]
+          }
+        ]
+      });
 
       var maxLength = 30;
       \$(".show-read-more").each(function(){