Combined Security Center release notes for upgrades from Vancouver to Washington DC

Consolidated page of all release notes for Security Center from Vancouver to Washington DC.

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 Vancouver to Washington DC.

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 Washington DC

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

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.

New features

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

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Security hardening Use the Hardening tool to ensure that your instance hardening configurations conform with ServiceNow recommendations. Security scanner Use the Scanner tool to scan your instance against a set of security checks to identify misconfigurations and insecure behaviors. Security metrics Use the Metrics tool to monitor over 50 different security events to identify potential security threats and insecure user behaviors. Security learning Use the central repository of security resources that provides complete access to ServiceNow security and compliance documents and portals.
Washington DC	Security Best Practices (new in v1.5) Manage your security best practices from the security best practices home page. You can also view the history of data related to security best practices and apply filters to the Security Best Practices table. Customer Actions View timelines for when your Critical Updates are due so that you can plan and prioritize them. Get clear step-by-step guidance on how to implement Critical Updates within your instance. View logs related to your updates, including comments, instructions, and work notes for each step or update.

Changes

Between your current release family and Washington DC, some changes were made to existing Security Center features.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	Hardening settings baseline Baseline v2.0 is new in the Washington DC (v1.3). Baseline v4.0 is new in the May Store release (v1.5). New baselines include new, updated, and removed hardening settings.

Removed

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

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.

Deprecations

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

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.

Activation information

Review information on how to activate Security Center.

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Security Center is a ServiceNow AI Platform application that is active by default.
Washington DC	Security Center is a store release and must be installed from the ServiceNow store.

Additional requirements

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

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	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
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	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
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.

Localization information

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

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	No updates for this release.
Washington DC	No updates for this release.

Highlight information

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

Release	Release notes
Vancouver	Gain visibility into the security posture of your instance and conform with recommended security standards. Includes hardening setting recommendations, security event trends, and recommended security checks to scan your instance against. Schedule security scans to identify misconfigurations and be notified when security events exceed custom thresholds. Create custom security checks and security scans to comply with regulations and security audits. Access all security and compliance-related documents and portals.
Washington DC	Use Security Best Practices to identify and implement security best practices available in the feature. Use the new Critical Updates tool to implement system suggested updates. Use the enhanced Security Hardening tool, which implements the new Instance Security Hardening Setting Baseline version 2.0 (Security Center 1.3) and version 4.0 (Security Center 1.5). See Security Best Practices, Customer Actions, and Hardening settings baseline for more information.