diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/bridgecrew/services/CheckovResultsComparatorGenerator.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/bridgecrew/services/CheckovResultsComparatorGenerator.kt
index e82d38c..48117a9 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/bridgecrew/services/CheckovResultsComparatorGenerator.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/bridgecrew/services/CheckovResultsComparatorGenerator.kt
@@ -21,70 +21,62 @@ class CheckovResultsComparatorGenerator {
                     .thenComparing(generateNameComparator(CheckovResultProperty.NAME))
         }
 
-        fun generateResourceComparator(): Comparator<BaseCheckovResult> {
+        private fun generateResourceComparator(): Comparator<BaseCheckovResult> {
             return Comparator { result1, result2 ->
 
                 if (result1.category != Category.SECRETS && result2.category != Category.SECRETS) {
-                    return@Comparator compareResultsByName(CheckovResultProperty.RESOURCE, result1, result2)
+                    return@Comparator generateNameComparator(CheckovResultProperty.RESOURCE).compare(result1, result2)
                 }
 
                 return@Comparator result1.category.compareTo(result2.category)
             }
         }
 
-        fun generateNameComparator(property: CheckovResultProperty): Comparator<BaseCheckovResult> {
+        private fun generateNameComparator(property: CheckovResultProperty): Comparator<BaseCheckovResult> {
             return Comparator { result1, result2 ->
-                return@Comparator compareResultsByName(property, result1, result2)
+                val name1 = extractNameByProperty(property, result1)
+                val name2 = extractNameByProperty(property, result2)
+                return@Comparator try {
+                    getAlphanumericComparator().compare(name1, name2)
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    LOG.warn("Error while comparing ${property.name.lowercase()}", e)
+                    name1.compareTo(name2, true)
+                }
             }
         }
 
-        fun compareResultsByName(property: CheckovResultProperty, result1: BaseCheckovResult, result2: BaseCheckovResult): Int {
-
-            val name1 = extractNameByProperty(property, result1)
-            val name2 = extractNameByProperty(property, result2)
-            try {
-                if (name1.equals(name2, true))
-                    return 0
+        // compare file names alphanumerically and also account for special characters like " ' / : . - _
+        private fun getAlphanumericComparator(): Comparator<String> {
+            return Comparator { a, b ->
+                val regex = Regex("(\\d+)|(\\D+)")
+                val partsA = regex.findAll(a).map { it.value }
+                val partsB = regex.findAll(b).map { it.value }
 
-                val regex = Regex("""\d+|\D+""")
+                val minSize = minOf(partsA.count(), partsB.count())
 
-                val tokens1: List<String> = regex.findAll(name1).map { it.groupValues.first() }.toList()
-                val tokens2: List<String> = regex.findAll(name2).map { it.groupValues.first() }.toList()
+                for (i in 0 until minSize) {
+                    val partA = partsA.elementAt(i)
+                    val partB = partsB.elementAt(i)
 
-                if (tokens1.isEmpty() && tokens2.isEmpty())
-                    return name1.compareTo(name2, true)
+                    val result = when {
+                        partA.matches("\\d+".toRegex()) && partB.matches("\\d+".toRegex()) -> {
+                            partA.toBigInteger().compareTo(partB.toBigInteger())
+                        }
 
-                if (tokens1.size == 1 || tokens2.size == 1)
-                    return name1.compareTo(name2, true)
+                        partA == partB -> 0
+                        else -> partA.compareTo(partB, ignoreCase = true)
+                    }
 
-                var i = 0
-                while (i < tokens1.size && i < tokens2.size && tokens1[i].equals(tokens2[i], true)) {
-                    i++
+                    if (result != 0) {
+                        return@Comparator result
+                    }
                 }
 
-                if (i >= tokens1.size)
-                    return 1
-                else if (i >= tokens2.size)
-                    return -1
-
-
-                if (tokens1[i].isEmpty() || tokens2[i].isEmpty())
-                    LOG.info("empty...")
-                val numberStr1 = tokens1[i].replace("\\D".toRegex(), "")
-                val numberStr2 = tokens2[i].replace("\\D".toRegex(), "")
-
-                if (numberStr1.isEmpty() || numberStr2.isEmpty())
-                    return name1.compareTo(name2, true)
-
-                return (numberStr1.toLong() - numberStr2.toLong()).toInt()
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                LOG.warn("Error while comparing ${property.name.lowercase()}", e)
-                return name1.compareTo(name2, true)
+                return@Comparator partsA.count().compareTo(partsB.count())
             }
-
         }
 
-        fun extractNameByProperty(property: CheckovResultProperty, checkovResult: BaseCheckovResult): String {
+        private fun extractNameByProperty(property: CheckovResultProperty, checkovResult: BaseCheckovResult): String {
             return when (property) {
                 CheckovResultProperty.FILE_PATH -> {
                     checkovResult.filePath