--- sourceDocument: brazil Combined Product Files sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/delta-zurich-brazil Release : - brazil ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - brazil Combined Product Files ft:clusterId : - delta3bz bundleId : - delta3bz --- # Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Brazil # Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Brazil {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Brazil 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 Brazil This document consolidates the Security Center release notes for ServiceNow customers upgrading from the Zurich release family to Brazil. It highlights new features, changes, removals, deprecations, and important upgrade information across the Zurich, Australia, and Brazil releases. The combined notes help customers understand enhancements and prepare for a smooth upgrade experience. Show full answer Show less ## Key Features * **Platform Security Task Management (Zurich):** Administrators can now centrally view and manage all platform security tasks, prioritize them, delegate responsibilities, and track progress with in-app notifications. * **Updated Overview Summary Pages (Zurich):** Enhanced dashboards for Security Hardening, Security Scanner, Security Metrics, and Best Practices provide clear visibility into security areas requiring attention. * **Introductory Video Overlays (Zurich):** Feature-specific videos assist new and infrequent users in understanding and using Security Center tools effectively. * **New Auditor Suite Checks (Zurich):** Added checks for reviewing public knowledge bases and articles to strengthen security audits. * **Granular Admin Role (Zurich and Australia):** Enables developers and administrators to perform Security Center configuration without full admin permissions, improving operational security. * **Access Controls Console (Zurich and Australia):** Provides enhanced visibility and remediation workflows for access issues identified by Access Analyzer, allowing task assignment and prioritization. * **Enhanced IAM Integration (Zurich and Australia):** A dedicated Identity and Access Management section consolidates critical IAM tools and security metrics within Security Center, simplifying administration. * **Version-Based Hardening Settings (Australia):** Displays only relevant hardening recommendations based on the instance's release family version, enhancing guidance accuracy. * **Accept Risk for Hardening Settings (Australia):** Allows organizations to formally accept and justify risks for specific hardening settings, with impact reflected in security scoring and compliance status. ## Key Changes * **Coral Theme Adoption (Zurich):** Coral is now the default theme for portals, web, and mobile, offering a modern, brand-neutral look with an optional dark mode. * **Security Center Theming Updates (Zurich):** Banners and CSS elements in Security Center now conform to instance-wide themes, ensuring consistent UI experience. * **First Time User Experience Enhancements (Zurich):** Improved onboarding guidance tailored to help new and infrequent users understand Security Center capabilities. * **Hardening Tool Updates (Zurich and Australia):** Security Hardening tool updated to latest Instance Security Hardening Settings baselines (V6 and V7), ensuring up-to-date security standards. * **Auditor Checks Scope (Zurich):** New auditor checks utilize global API calls, shifting their scope to Global for comprehensive coverage. ## Removals and Deprecations No features or functionalities were removed or deprecated between Zurich and Brazil releases for Security Center. ## Activation and Additional Requirements * **Activation (Zurich and Australia):** Security Center is installed by default with Zurich and can be updated via the ServiceNow Store between releases for faster feature adoption. * **Additional, Browser, Accessibility, and Localization Requirements:** No changes or new requirements have been introduced across the releases. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Centralized management and visibility of security tasks streamline administrative workload and improve security responsiveness. * Enhanced UI theming and onboarding videos reduce learning curves for users adopting Security Center. * Granular admin roles and integrated IAM tools support secure, delegated administration and efficient access control management. * Version-based hardening and risk acceptance features enable tailored security compliance aligned with organizational needs. * The update process is simplified with default installation and Store-based updates, enabling timely access to the latest security capabilities. Consolidated page of all release notes for Security Center from Zurich to Brazil. ## 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 Brazil. 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 Brazil Before you upgrade to Brazil, 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. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## New features Between your current release family and Brazil, new features were introduced for Security Center. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__10} | 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. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Changes Between your current release family and Brazil, some changes were made to existing Security Center features. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__18} | 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. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Removed Between your current release family and Brazil, some Security Center features or functionality were removed. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__26} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Deprecations Between your current release family and Brazil, some Security Center features or functionality were deprecated. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__34} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Activation information Review information on how to activate Security Center. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__42} | 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. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ] ## Additional requirements If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Security Center we have noted them here. {#dfrn3-securitycenter-summary__entry__50} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | 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__58} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | 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__66} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | 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__74} | Release | Release notes | |-|-| | Zurich | No updates for this release. | | Australia | No updates for this release. | | Brazil | 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__82} | 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. | | Brazil | No updates for this release. | [ ]