Security Center release notes

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of Security Center Release Notes

    The ServiceNow Security Center enables administrators to enhance the security posture of their ServiceNow deployment. The latest updates in the Australia release focus on simplifying security management and improving access controls.

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    Key Features

    • Granular Admin Role: Admins can perform administrative tasks without needing full admin privileges.
    • Chatbot Experience: Create Security Tasks easily from any Platform Security page using the Now Assist panel.
    • New IAM Section: Access critical Identity and Access Management tools and view security metrics directly within Security Center.
    • Accept Risk for Hardening Settings: Justify and manage accepted risks while tracking their impact on security scores.
    • Access Controls Console: Review and remediate access issues with improved visibility and task management.
    • Version-Based Hardening Settings: View only relevant hardening settings tailored to your instance’s version.

    Key Outcomes

    These enhancements allow ServiceNow customers to maintain a high level of security efficiently, streamline access management, and ensure compliance with security requirements. By utilizing the new features, customers can expect improved administrative control, better visibility into security metrics, and a more intuitive user experience.

    The ServiceNow Security Center empowers admins to maintain the highest level of security posture for their ServiceNow deployment with ease. Security Center was enhanced and updated in the Australia release.

    Security Center highlights for the release

    • 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.

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    New in the release

    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
    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
    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.
    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.

    Changed in this release

    Security Hardening tool Updates
    The security Hardening tool has been updated to the latest Instance Security Hardening Settings V7.

    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.