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Product Security Posture Control Get a clear, end-to-end view of your attack surface. Identify security control gaps and unmanaged assets, prioritise vulnerabilities based on asset risk and more.  Get Data Sheet Read Report
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How does Security Posture Control work? Behind the scenes, Security Posture Control is doing the hard work of finding real risk. It continuously monitors coverage and exposure across your environment, connecting security controls, vulnerabilities and assets to reveal gaps and risky combinations. By verifying whether mitigations are in place, it highlights which risks are truly exposed — helping teams prioritise action.
Benefits of Security Posture Control Reduce your attack surface Provide baseline security tools across all assets, such as endpoint protection. Surface risky combinations, including vulnerabilities and internet exposure. Video CTA Improve compliance Get real-time visibility into your asset inventory. Detect unmanaged and unauthorised assets to support compliance with security benchmarks such as CIS. Video CTA Eliminate reporting overhead Create reports seamlessly without manual data collection, spreadsheets or custom tools.   Video CTA Transform with a single platform The ServiceNow AI Platform unites AI agents, data and workflows on one enterprise-grade platform built for scale, trust and efficiency. Video CTA Explore Platform
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Instant Insights
Understand security coverage and configuration gaps Use 100+ out-of-the-box policies to assess security tool coverage across assets. Identify configuration gaps across endpoint protection, vulnerability scanning, critical controls and more.
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Asset Discovery
Search assets and create custom policies Filter assets by criteria such as operating system, host name and security tool configuration. Turn queries into continuous monitoring policies.
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Custom Reports
Create configurable reports and insights Use asset patterns and trends to create custom reports. Apply policy-based insights to support investigation and decision-making.
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Vulnerability Prioritisation
Rank vulnerabilities by risk Automatically adjust vulnerability risk scores based on security control context. Factor in endpoint protection configurations, firewall signatures and other controls.
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Automated Remediation
Automate remediation workflows Run automated response workflows for assignment, prioritisation and remediation target setting. Manage exceptions at scale.
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Asset Profiling
Define asset profiles Identify asset types and associate them with policies to simplify management. Filter reports based on asset profiles.
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Resources for you See All Resources eBook 6 steps to a stronger security posture Learn how workflows and automation can help you work effectively across teams to prioritise and remediate issues before they become a breach. Video CTA View Ebook Data sheet Security Posture Control Video CTA Get Data Sheet Analyst Report ESG report: Security Posture Control Video CTA See Report Analyst report ServiceNow is a Leader in SPM - The Forrester Wave™ Video CTA Read report
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Frequently asked questions Expand All Collapse All What is Security Posture Control?
It's an end-to-end solution that connects detection, risk prioritisation and response in one continuous flow. It gathers signals from across your stack, applies business context, highlights what matters most and helps teams complete remediation — with built-in verification.
What outcomes can leaders expect from Security Posture Control, and how does it integrate?
Leaders can expect faster time to remediation, fewer critical exposures in production and measurable improvements in security hygiene. The solution connects to existing tools and data through connectors and APIs, aligns with the CMDB and service map, and scales across any cloud. Built as an open platform, it connects data and workflows today and supports safe AI adoption as security strategies evolve.
What risks does Security Posture Control detect, and how are they prioritised?

Security Posture Control brings together coverage, configuration and vulnerability signals across cloud and on-premises environments. Using Service Graph Connectors, it connects to tools like Qualys, Rapid7 and Tenable to provide a consolidated view of security posture.

Teams can identify missing endpoint protection, unmanaged assets, scanner blind spots and internet-exposed cloud assets with critical vulnerabilities. The Risk Engine applies policy-based logic and business context—such as asset data, security configurations, vulnerability intelligence and IRM exceptions—to prioritise the highest-risk gaps first. Custom policies help enforce internal standards and focus remediation where it matters most.
How does Security Posture Control drive remediation to completion and prove risk reduction?

Security Posture Control helps teams move from detection to verified fix — and show real risk reduction. Findings connect directly to configuration compliance and asset records, helping make ownership and accountability clear from the start.

Teams can automatically assign issues, group related findings into remediation work, set priorities based on risk and manage approved exceptions. Built-in change workflows help teams follow fixes through to completion, closing the loop from detection to validation. The solution connects with existing IT and security tools and scales across on-premises devices and cloud virtual machines to deliver measurable improvements in security hygiene, faster.
Why is cyber-risk management so challenging today?
Modern IT spans hybrid cloud, SaaS, endpoints, applications and third-party services. Risk can appear anywhere across this environment. Teams need continuous visibility into security hygiene and posture — and the ability to respond quickly when exposure shows up.
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