Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

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Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

Release version: Zurich

Updated August 11, 2026

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Summary of Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Yokohama to Zurich

This consolidated release note guide assists ServiceNow customers in preparing for the upgrade of Security Center from the Yokohama release family to the Zurich release family. It highlights new features, changes, and important upgrade tasks relevant to Security Center within the ServiceNow AI Platform application. Security Center is installed by default with Zurich and can also be updated via the ServiceNow Store for faster feature adoption.

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Key Features

Security Task Management: Administrators can now view and manage all platform security tasks centrally. Tasks, whether automatically generated or manually created, can be assigned to users who receive in-app notifications, improving prioritization and delegation across teams.
Updated Overview Summary Pages: Enhanced overview pages for Security Hardening, Security Scanner, Security Metrics, and Best Practices provide clear insights to help determine necessary security actions.
New Information and Video Overlays: Introductory video overlays guide new or infrequent users on tool capabilities and usage, enhancing user understanding.
New Auditor Suite Checks: Added checks for reviewing Public Knowledge Bases and Public Knowledge Base Articles, scoped globally.
Granular Admin Role: Enables developers and administrators to perform Security Center configuration tasks without full admin privileges, improving role-based access control.
Access Controls Console: Provides visibility into access issues from Access Analyzer findings, facilitating remediation by tracking, prioritizing, and assigning related tasks.
Enhanced IAM Integration: A new Identity and Access Management (IAM) section within Security Center consolidates critical IAM tools and security metrics, simplifying administration by reducing the need to switch between multiple tools.

Key Changes

Theming Updates: Security Center banners and CSS elements now conform to instance-wide themes for a consistent user interface.
Updated First Time User Experience: Redesigned guidance to help users understand Security Center’s functions, catering especially to new and infrequent users.
Security Hardening Tool Updates: The tool has been updated to the latest Instance Security Hardening Settings baseline, moving to version 7 for improved security posture management.
Auditor Checks Scope: New auditor checks operate with global API calls, reflecting their placement in the global scope.

Upgrade and Activation Information

Before upgrading, customers should review and complete pre- and post-upgrade tasks as outlined to ensure a smooth transition to Zurich. Security Center comes pre-installed in Zurich and can be updated independently via the ServiceNow Store for quicker feature access.

Additional Notes

No features or functionality were removed or deprecated between Yokohama and Zurich.
No changes to browser requirements, accessibility, localization, or additional requirements were introduced.
Notifications for security tasks are accessible both inside and outside Security Center, enhancing awareness without constant manual monitoring.

These enhancements and structural improvements empower ServiceNow customers to better manage platform security tasks, streamline IAM operations, and maintain a robust security posture with improved usability and administrative controls.

Consolidated page of all release notes for Security Center from Yokohama to Zurich.

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 Yokohama to Zurich.

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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 Zurich

Before you upgrade to Zurich, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

New features

Between your current release family and Zurich, new features were introduced for Security Center.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Security Task management 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 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 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 Added two new auditor checks: Review Public Knowledge Bases Review Public Knowledge Base Articles Granular admin role for Security Center 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] 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 Zurich, some changes were made to existing Security Center features.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	Auditor checks 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 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 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 Updated the Security Hardening tool with the latest Instance Security Hardening Settings baseline V6. Security Hardening tool Updates The security Hardening tool has been updated to the latest Instance Security Hardening Settings V7.

Removed

Between your current release family and Zurich, some Security Center features or functionality were removed.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

Between your current release family and Zurich, some Security Center features or functionality were deprecated.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Security Center.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	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.

Additional requirements

If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Security Center we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Browser requirements

If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Security Center we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Accessibility information

Review details on accessibility information for Security Center, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Localization information

If there are specific localization considerations for Security Center we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
Zurich	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

If there are specific highlight considerations for Security Center we have noted them here.


Release	Release notes
Yokohama	No updates for this release.
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 for more information.