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# Security Exposure Management Workspace

# Security Exposure Management Workspace {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated September 3, 2026  
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## Summary of Security Exposure Management Workspace

The Security Exposure Management Workspace offers a centralized, role-based environment for security teams to investigate exposures, execute remediation, configure automation, and track risk reduction.
It consolidates visibility across findings, remediation tasks, approvals, and administration, enabling efficient collaboration and faster, clearer risk response.
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## Key Features

* **Role-based Views:** Tailored interfaces for security analysts, remediation owners, vulnerability managers, governance teams, and administrators to work with shared awareness and up-to-date insights.
* **Finding View:** Provides real-time dashboards and AI-driven insights for prioritizing and remediating exposures.
* **Watch Topics:** Enables continuous tracking of high-priority vulnerability categories to monitor trends, assess impact, and trigger remediation.
* **AI Security Exposure Management:** Integrates third-party AI security products to manage AI-related exposures across the attack surface.
* **Cloud Exposure View:** Offers unified monitoring of cloud risks, including assets, images, and compliance standards.
* **Approvals:** Centralizes management and tracking of vulnerability and compliance exception approvals with visibility into status and urgency.
* **Remediation:** Supports planning, managing, and tracking remediation tasks collaboratively to ensure timely resolution.
* **Lists:** Provides comprehensive, customizable lists of findings, remediation tasks, approvals, and exceptions for monitoring and action.
* **Administration:** Centralized configuration of integrations, automation, policies, notifications, and visualization settings via the Admin Console.
* **ServiceNow Otto Integration:** Leverages generative AI skills and workflows to optimize vulnerability data analysis and remediation efforts.

## Key Outcomes

* **Improved Visibility:** Real-time dashboards and AI insights offer a clear picture of the security exposure landscape.
* **Faster and Smarter Response:** Automated workflows and prioritization help teams act efficiently on critical issues.
* **Enhanced Compliance:** Centralized governance and exception management streamline approval processes and policy enforcement.
* **Better Collaboration:** Role-based views ensure that all security stakeholders operate with shared context and confidence.
* **Comprehensive Risk Management:** Integration with AI and cloud security tools extends coverage across diverse exposure types.

## Getting Started

Access the workspace via **Workspaces \> Security Exposure Management**. Available views and actions depend on assigned roles. Detailed guidance is available for each workspace view to help teams maximize the platform's capabilities.  
The Security Exposure Management Workspace provides a unified, role-based environment where security teams can investigate exposures, take remediation actions, configure automation, and track risk reduction progress in one place. It centralizes
visibility across findings, remediation tasks, approvals, and administration, helping teams collaborate efficiently and respond to risks with clarity and
speed.

## Security Exposure Management Workspace benefits {#sem-workspace-user-interface__section_sembenefits}

The workspace provides multiple views designed for specific workflows. Prioritize critical issues, approve exceptions, manage remediation plans, and configure automation, from one location without switching tools or interfaces.  
In the workspace, you can:

* Gain real-time visibility into your exposure landscape with dashboards and AI-driven insights
* Act faster and smarter with automated workflows and prioritized remediation
* Ensure compliance through centralized governance and exception management
* Improve collaboration with role-based views tailored to each team's responsibilities

Role-based views ensure that security analysts, remediation owners, vulnerability managers, governance teams, and administrators work with shared awareness and act confidently based on the latest insights.

## Workspace views and capabilities {#sem-workspace-user-interface__section_ovq_lvf_qfc}

Each view in the Security Exposure Management Workspace is designed for a specific purpose and role, providing targeted functionality to manage security exposures effectively.
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| View | Key Functions | Primary users | Key Actions |
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| [Finding view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/OoBg9NK2Fz~7riVmx_a5Sw "The Security Exposure Management Workspace Findings view aggregates the security exposure data and presents it as dashboards containing data visualization widgets.") | Gain a clear, real-time understanding of your exposure landscape through dashboards that surface risks and insight-driven priorities | Security analysts | Explore default or custom dashboards, drill into detailed findings, initiate remediation activities, and use Now Assist insights to prioritize critical issues and respond faster |
| [Watch Topics](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/VRV4Fs_GQ35xNj3~ipxmYg "The Watch topics page in the Security Exposure Management Workspace enables you to create and edit a watch topic. A Watch topic is a set of data visualizations which enables you to monitor a filtered set of records findings (VITs, AVITs, CVITs and CTRs) over time on a dashboard that might be of a particular interest or priority to your organization.") | Continuously track and monitor specific high-priority vulnerability categories that require ongoing attention or strategic focus | Threat analysts, CISOs, Vulnerability managers | Create and refine watch topics, monitor trends and severity changes, evaluate business impact, trigger remediation efforts when thresholds are met |
| [AI Security Exposure Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/P8GUyl9Gm5LN36RikAsmpg "Access the entire attack surface across various types of findings on the AI Security Exposure Management dashboard with the AI Exposures module. AI Security Exposure Management is a dedicated module of the Security Exposure Management workspace.") | Access the entire attack surface across various types of AI findings on the AI Security Exposure Management dashboard with the AI Exposures module. | Vulnerability analysts, vulnerability managers, and Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) | AI Security Exposure Management integrates with third-party AI security products to help you manage various types of potential AI exposure across your environment. |
| [Cloud Exposure view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yB14rSfMjj8WsqXcCLcgng "The Cloud Exposure View is a module that is supported by Security Exposure Management workspace. Select interactive visualizations and filter aggregated data for your cloud assets by category to view findings for your security exposures. Cloud security teams can monitor and act on all their cloud-related security findings from multiple vendors across their cloud environments from within the workspace.") | Gain a unified view to monitor and respond to top cloud risks through multiple lenses, including assets, images, and regulatory standards. | Vulnerability managers, Security analysts | View risk by cloud asset, drill into asset and finding details, and initiate remediation activities. |
| [Approvals](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/t~QuqV_tIk9i7XYZ7nIyyw "The approval process in Security Exposure Management for vulnerability and compliance exceptions is unified to simplify workflows, improve visibility, and streamline actions for Approvers.") | Manage and track all vulnerability and compliance exception approvals in a single, unified workflow with full visibility into request status and urgency | Governance \& Risk teams, approvers | Review contextual details for each approval request, take approval actions, view overdue and pending items, access finding details, and record comments or decisions directly |
| [Remediation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Qlwa1HPh_XGnJf_NIu9eVQ "The Remediation view in the Security Exposure Management workspace provides remediation owners and vulnerability managers with a consolidated view of remediation tasks, findings (vulnerable items and configuration test results), and assets (configuration items) that are associated with exposure findings.") | Plan, manage, and track remediation work across teams to ensure timely and effective resolution | Remediation owners, IT operations, security analysts | View assigned tasks, update progress, collaborate with owners, track deadlines |
| [Lists](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/cU0SPlBFgUyK~YNIGlh4UQ "The List view in the Security Exposure Management Workspace enables vulnerability and security managers and analysts to view remediation progress on records, drill down into records, and view the status of their approval requests and exceptions.") | Access complete lists of findings, remediation tasks, approvals, and exceptions to monitor status, ownership, and progress. | Vulnerability analysts, remediation owners, security managers | Navigate predefined or custom lists, drill into records, create and manage custom lists, monitor status and ownership, and take follow-up actions such as updating records or processing approvals |
| [Administration](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/U~pD4nFVMc8OKCw9RQNK1w "The Administration for Security Exposure Management application offers a unified administrative experience across all Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM) applications. It introduces the Admin Console within the Security Exposure Management (SEM) Workspace, allowing administrators to configure Security Exposure Management applications and monitor integrations from a single location.") | Configure and govern Security Exposure Management settings centrally to ensure consistent policies, integrations, and automation across the environment | Admins, Platform owners | Manage integrations, configure rules and automation, set up email notifications and templates, map severity levels, and customize visualization settings from a unified Admin Console |
| [ServiceNow Otto](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/zF8EY_~tnAS5MEapk1M7bA "Set up, manage, and optimize your generative‑AI solutions on the ServiceNow AI Platform in the Unified Security Exposure Management workspace.") | Set up, manage, and optimize your generative‑AI solutions on the ServiceNow AI Platform in the Unified Security Exposure Management workspace. | Vulnerability analysts, vulnerability managers, vulnerability admins, and remediation owners | Use generative AI skills and agentic workflows for ServiceNow Otto for Unified Security Exposure Management to optimize and analyze your vulnerability data. |
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## Getting started {#sem-workspace-user-interface__getting_started}

Access the Security Exposure Management Workspace by navigating to WorkspacesSecurity Exposure Management. Your available views and actions depend on your assigned role.

## Next steps {#sem-workspace-user-interface__section_sby_4sy_khc}

Explore detailed guidance for each Security Exposure Management Workspace view:

[Security Exposure Management Workspace Findings view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/OoBg9NK2Fz~7riVmx_a5Sw "The Security Exposure Management Workspace Findings view aggregates the security exposure data and presents it as dashboards containing data visualization widgets.")

[Security Exposure Management Workspace Watch Topics](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/VRV4Fs_GQ35xNj3~ipxmYg "The Watch topics page in the Security Exposure Management Workspace enables you to create and edit a watch topic. A Watch topic is a set of data visualizations which enables you to monitor a filtered set of records findings (VITs, AVITs, CVITs and CTRs) over time on a dashboard that might be of a particular interest or priority to your organization.")

[Remediation view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Qlwa1HPh_XGnJf_NIu9eVQ "The Remediation view in the Security Exposure Management workspace provides remediation owners and vulnerability managers with a consolidated view of remediation tasks, findings (vulnerable items and configuration test results), and assets (configuration items) that are associated with exposure findings.")

[Viewing the Cloud Exposure View dashboard](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yB14rSfMjj8WsqXcCLcgng "The Cloud Exposure View is a module that is supported by Security Exposure Management workspace. Select interactive visualizations and filter aggregated data for your cloud assets by category to view findings for your security exposures. Cloud security teams can monitor and act on all their cloud-related security findings from multiple vendors across their cloud environments from within the workspace.")

[Security Exposure Management Approvals View](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/t~QuqV_tIk9i7XYZ7nIyyw "The approval process in Security Exposure Management for vulnerability and compliance exceptions is unified to simplify workflows, improve visibility, and streamline actions for Approvers.")

[Security Exposure Management Workspace List view](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/cU0SPlBFgUyK~YNIGlh4UQ "The List view in the Security Exposure Management Workspace enables vulnerability and security managers and analysts to view remediation progress on records, drill down into records, and view the status of their approval requests and exceptions.")

[Administration in Unified Security Exposure Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/U~pD4nFVMc8OKCw9RQNK1w "The Administration for Security Exposure Management application offers a unified administrative experience across all Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM) applications. It introduces the Admin Console within the Security Exposure Management (SEM) Workspace, allowing administrators to configure Security Exposure Management applications and monitor integrations from a single location.")

[Implementing Unified Security Exposure Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/zutRES6UyPXLgGPH_zg8eA "This section guides you through the entire process of implementing Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM) on your ServiceNow AI Platform instance. It provides detailed instructions on how to download the application from the ServiceNow Store, install it, and configure it to optimize your security workflows.")

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