--- sourceDocument: Australia Platform security sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-security Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Australia Platform security ft:clusterId : - psec bundleId : - psec workflow : - Platform --- # Security Tasks # Security Tasks {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated March 12, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 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 Security Tasks Security Tasks in ServiceNow enable customers to efficiently monitor, prioritize, and assign all security-related tasks in a centralized location. This feature helps streamline the tracking and organization of activities required to enhance and maintain the security posture of your ServiceNow instance. Show full answer Show less ## Managing Security Tasks Access Security Tasks by navigating to **All \> Security Center \> Security Tasks**. The interface displays all tasks by default and provides quick filters to view upcoming, overdue, or open tasks along with their counts. You can further refine task views using table filters and save custom filters for ongoing use. ## User Roles and Permissions * **System Administrator (admin):** Full rights to view, create, assign, and delete all Security Tasks. * **Security Center Viewer:** Read-only access to view Security Tasks. * **Security Task Manager:** Can create, assign, and manage tasks within Security Center, view tasks assigned to others but cannot edit others' tasks, and access only task-manager-specific pages. * **ITIL Users:** Can interact only with tasks assigned to them, with limited visibility compared to admin and task managers. ## Task Operations * **Assigning Tasks:** Select multiple tasks via checkboxes and assign them to yourself or delete them using the Edit and Delete buttons. * **Creating Tasks:** Use the **+Create Task** button available on various security-related pages (e.g., Best Practices tool) to create and assign new tasks. * **Automatic Task Generation:** Some Security Tasks are auto-generated in response to specific platform events, helping you stay proactive in managing security. * **Editing Tasks:** Modify existing tasks to assign users, set due dates, and add detailed instructions for task completion. * **Exporting Tasks:** Export Security Tasks into various file formats for reporting or use in other software tools. ## Benefits for ServiceNow Customers Using Security Tasks consolidates security task management in a single interface, enabling faster prioritization and assignment, improving accountability, and ensuring timely completion of security-related actions. Automated task generation further supports proactive security management, reducing manual oversight. Use Security Tasks to monitor, prioritize, and assign all your security-related tasks in one place. Save time tracking and organizing all the tasks needed to improve and maintain your instance security posture using Security Tasks. ## Review and manage Security Tasks {#security-task-manager__section_pkc_mcy_1fc} Access the Security Tasks by navigating to AllSecurity CenterSecurity Tasks. By default, all tasks are displayed in the list. You can easily filter upcoming, overdue, or open tasks by selecting the cards above the list. These cards also display the current count of tasks in each of these categories. You can further refine your filter by using the normal table field filtering options and then selecting the filter button (![filter button]()), then selecting the Advanced view button to create and save a custom filters to use later. ## User roles {#security-task-manager__section_dvs_qzy_1fc} The Security Tasks use the following roles: {#security-task-manager__table_olt_cxy_1fc__entry__3} | User | Required role | Description | |-|-|-| | System Administrator | admin | System Administrators can view, create, assign, and delete Security Tasks. | | Security Center Viewer | sn_vsc_security_center_viewer | Viewers can view, but not create, delete or edit Security Tasks. | | Security Task Manager | sn_vsc_task_manager | Security Task Managers can work on assigned tasks, view task manager-related pages, and create and manage tasks within Security center. They can view tasks assigned to other users but can't edit tasks assigned to other users. Task managers can't access non-task manager pages in Security Center. | | ITIL | itil | ITIL users can interact with Security Tasks assigned to them, but can't view all tasks as the admin and Security Task manager roles can. | [ ] {#security-task-manager__table_olt_cxy_1fc} ## Quickly assign to yourself Security Tasks {#security-task-manager__section_pkc_mcy_1fq} Use the check boxes to the left of the items in the list to select multiple items. When one of more tasks is selected, you can use the Delete button to delete the selected tasks, or the Edit button to assign the selected tasks to yourself. ## Create Security Tasks {#security-task-manager__section_pcx_vtj_cfc} Create a Security Task with the +Create Task button, which is available various platform security pages. For example, in Security Center, on the Best Practices tool details page, the admin can select the +Create Task button to create and assign a task to complete this best practice. |-|-| | | | [ ] {#security-task-manager__table_wgc_bvj_cfc} ## Automatically generated tasks {#security-task-manager__section_d1z_s31_2fc} Security Tasks can be automatically generated. Automatic Security Task generation is triggered by an associated event that occurred on the platform. Learn more about generated Security Tasks in [Automatic Security Task generation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ctdyWhci7FoA0wtfrKXHJg "Learn about how and when your instance generates Security Tasks."). ## Edit and assign Security Tasks {#security-task-manager__section_pkc_mcy_1fd} Edit Security Tasks to assign them to users, define due dates, and provide additional details to the users who will complete these tasks. For details, see [Edit Security Tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/l9VODC40gP_ZK8sEmh8YhA "Learn how to create, edit, delete, or export Security Tasks in Security Center"). ## Export tasks {#security-task-manager__section_d2x_jvj_cfc} You can export Security Tasks into the format of your choice. For details, see [Export Security Tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/eWfE1Th4b7fMd4zjRcdEPA "Export Security Tasks into files that you can download and use in other software."). * **[Automatic Security Task generation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ctdyWhci7FoA0wtfrKXHJg)** Learn about how and when your instance generates Security Tasks. * **[Edit Security Tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/l9VODC40gP_ZK8sEmh8YhA)** Learn how to create, edit, delete, or export Security Tasks in Security Center * **[Export Security Tasks](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/eWfE1Th4b7fMd4zjRcdEPA)** Export Security Tasks into files that you can download and use in other software. *[\>]: and then