--- sourceDocument: australia Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/delta-zurich-australia Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - australia Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3az bundleId : - delta3az --- # Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia # Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated October 8, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 7 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia This consolidated release notes page provides ServiceNow customers with a comprehensive summary of new features, changes, and important upgrade information for Security Center spanning from the Zurich to Australia releases. It is designed to help you prepare for the Australia upgrade by highlighting enhancements and administrative improvements introduced across these releases. Show full answer Show less ## New Features * **Security Task Management:** Platform Security Tasks allow administrators to view, prioritize, delegate, and monitor all platform security tasks in one place. Tasks can be auto-generated or manually created and assigned with in-app notifications. * **Updated Overview Summary Pages:** Security Center's overview pages for Security Hardening, Security Scanner, Security Metrics, and Best Practices have been enhanced to help you quickly identify areas needing action. * **New Auditor Suite Checks:** Added audits for reviewing public knowledge bases and articles to improve governance. * **Granular Admin Role:** Enables developers and administrators to perform Security Center administrative configurations without requiring full admin privileges, improving security and role management. * **Access Controls Console:** Provides enhanced visibility and remediation capabilities for access issues by integrating findings from Access Analyzer and enabling task assignment and tracking. * **Enhanced IAM Integration:** Centralizes critical Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools within Security Center to simplify administration and provide a unified security metrics view. * **Version-Based Hardening Settings:** Security Hardening settings now reflect only those applicable to your instance's version, reducing irrelevant recommendations and improving guidance accuracy. * **Risk Acceptance for Hardening Settings:** Allows you to formally accept risks for certain hardening settings with mandatory justification and impact review, updating compliance status and security score calculations accordingly. * **Introductory Video Overlays:** Short videos now assist new and infrequent users to better understand Security Center features and usage. ## Changes * **Coral Theme:** Introduced as the default UI theme for portals, web, and mobile experiences, providing a fresh, brand-neutral look with an optional dark theme. * **Theming for Security Center:** Security Center banners and CSS updated to respect instance-wide themes for consistent user experience. * **Updated First-Time User Experience:** Redesigned guidance tailored to help both new and infrequent Security Center users understand tool capabilities. * **Security Hardening Tool Updates:** Updated baseline to Instance Security Hardening Settings V7 in Australia release, ensuring the latest security standards. * **Auditor Checks Global Scope:** New auditor checks utilize global API calls, impacting their scope and applicability. ## Activation and Upgrade Information Security Center is a ServiceNow AI Platform application installed by default starting with the Zurich release and can be updated via the ServiceNow Store for faster feature adoption between family releases. Before upgrading to Australia, review and complete any pre- and post-upgrade tasks to ensure a smooth transition. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Centralized task management and enhanced IAM integration streamline security operations and reduce administrative overhead. * Granular administrative roles improve security posture by limiting full admin access while enabling necessary configurations. * Version-based and risk-acceptance features provide tailored security recommendations and compliance flexibility aligned with organizational policies. * Improved user experience through updated theming, onboarding guidance, and multimedia overlays helps increase adoption and effective use of Security Center. Consolidated page of all release notes for Security Center from Zurich to Australia. ## How to use this page To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Security Center release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Zurich to Australia. Tip: If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release." ## Important information for upgrading Security Center to Australia Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__2} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Security Center. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__8} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | [Security Task management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=security-task-manager&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The new Platform Security Tasks enable administrators to see and manage all their platform security tasks in one place. Use this feature to prioritize, delegate, and monitor progress for tasks related to platform security across your teams. Security tasks can be automatically generated by the platform and manually created by users. Tasks can be assigned to any user who is notified the in app Notifications. [Updated overview summary pages](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sec-center-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Use the overview pages for Security Center tools to understand whether you need to act on the security area these tools help you manage. The following overview pages have been updated. * Security Hardening * Security Scanner * Security Metrics * Best Practices [New information and video overlays](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sec-center-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Security Center has been updated to show overlays with short feature introductory videos to help users understand what the tool can do and how to use it. These overlays are tailored to assist both new and infrequent users of Security Center. [New Auditor Suite checks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=auditor&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Added two new auditor checks: * Review Public Knowledge Bases * Review Public Knowledge Base Articles [Granular admin role for Security Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=granular-sc-roles&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The granular admin role enables developers and administrators to complete administrative configuration tasks for Security Center without requiring the full admin role. [\[Placeholder link text to key bundle-psec.access-controls-console\]](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=access-controls-console&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Use the new Access Controls console within Security Center to review and remediate access issues and misconfigurations. The Access Controls console provides enhanced visibility and control of your Access Analyzer findings, and streamlines remediation efforts by enabling you to track, prioritize, and resolve access issues by assigning tasks. Enhanced IAM Integration in Security Center : Use the new Identity and Access Management (IAM) section in Security Center to access to critical IAM tools. The new section provides a comprehensive view of security metrics. This integration simplifies the administrative experience by bringing essential IAM functionality directly into Security Center, reducing the need to navigate multiple separate tools. | | Australia | Version-based hardening settings : Security Center now only shows hardening settings that apply to your instance's family version. This change helps eliminate irrelevant recommendations and provides clearer guidance and a more accurate security experience. Accept risk for hardening settings : Accept risk for hardening settings that are not applicable to your organization's security requirements. When accepting risk, provide a mandatory justification and review the projected security score impact before saving your decision. The compliance status updates to Accepted Risk and reflects in all security score calculations. Use the Accept Risk Settings filter to quickly identify and manage all accepted risk items across your instance. [Granular admin role for Security Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=granular-sc-roles&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The granular admin role enables developers and administrators to complete administrative configuration tasks for Security Center without requiring the full admin role. [Explore Access management console](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=access-controls-console&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : Use the new Access Controls console within Security Center to review and remediate access issues and misconfigurations. The Access Controls console provides enhanced visibility and control of your Access Analyzer findings, and streamlines remediation efforts by enabling you to track, prioritize, and resolve access issues by assigning tasks. Enhanced IAM Integration in Security Center : Use the new Identity and Access Management (IAM) section in Security Center to access to critical IAM tools. The new section provides a comprehensive view of security metrics. This integration simplifies the administrative experience by bringing essential IAM functionality directly into Security Center, reducing the need to navigate multiple separate tools. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Security Center features. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__14} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | Coral theme : Coral is now the default theme for new portal, web, and mobile experiences with Next Experience or Core UI enabled. This theme provides a fresh look and feel, featuring brand-neutral illustrations to enhance your user experience. A dark theme option is available for web and mobile experiences. [Auditor checks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=auditor&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The Review Public Knowledge Bases and Review Public Knowledge Base Articles checks use global API calls, so they've been added in the Global scope. [Security Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sec-center-v2&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) Theming for Security Center : Security Center banners and Cascading Style Sheets CSS elements have been updated to conform to any instance-wide themes you apply. [Updated first time user experience](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sec-center-landing&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Security Center has been updated to provide guidance to understand what the tool can do and how to use it. This redesign is tailored to assist both new and infrequent users of Security Center. [Hardening settings updates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=hardening-settings-baseline&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : Updated the Security Hardening tool with the latest Instance Security Hardening Settings baseline V6. [Security Hardening tool Updates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=security-hardening-settings&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) : The security Hardening tool has been updated to the latest Instance Security Hardening Settings V7. | | Australia | [Security Hardening tool Updates](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=security-hardening-settings&family=australia&ft:locale=en-US) : The security Hardening tool has been updated to the latest Instance Security Hardening Settings V7. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Australia, some Security Center features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__20} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Australia, some Security Center features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Security Center. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__32} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | Activation information : Security Center is a ServiceNow AI Platform application that is installed by default with the Zurich release. In addition, Security Center can be updated from the ServiceNow Store in between family releases for faster adoption of new features. Important: Security Center is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | | Australia | Activation information : Security Center is a ServiceNow AI Platform application that is installed by default with the Zurich release. In addition, Security Center can be updated from the ServiceNow Store in between family releases for faster adoption of new features. Important: is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Security Center we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__38} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Browser requirements If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Security Center we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__44} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Accessibility information Review details on accessibility information for Security Center, such as specific requirements or compliance levels. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Localization information If there are specific localization considerations for Security Center we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__56} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Highlight information If there are specific highlight considerations for Security Center we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__62} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | * Use the new Identity and Access Management (IAM) section in Security Center to access IAM tools. * Use the overview summary pages for each IAM tool to get a summary of which utility each tool provides. * See all the platform security tasks that need your attention in Security Center. You can see notifications outside Security Center so that you're aware of these tasks without having to monitor the task list constantly. See [Security Center](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sec-center-v2&family=zurich&ft:locale=en-US) for more information. | | Australia | * Use the granular roles to complete administrative configuration tasks for Security Center without requiring the full admin role. * Admins can create Security Tasks directly from any Platform Security page using a simple and intuitive chatbot experience within the Now Assist panel. * Use the new Identity and Access Management (IAM) section in Security Center to access to critical IAM tools. The new section provides a comprehensive view of security metrics. See for more information. | [ ]