Planning for migration from Vulnerability Response to Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM)

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 13, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • When upgrading to Unified Security Exposure Management (USEM) v30.0, you can choose between two primary methods: the Migration assistant for Unified Security Exposure Management and the Store App Manager. This topic outlines the capabilities of each method across key migration steps.

    Migration assistant for Unified Security Exposure Management vs Store App Manager

    Step Activity Migration assistant for Unified Security Exposure Management Store App Manager
    1 Pre-upgrade insights ✅ Supported ❌ Not Supported
    2 Temporarily disable integrations ✅ Supported ❌ Not Supported
    3 Introduce schema changes ✅ Supported ✅ Supported
    4 Migrate data from rules ✅ Supported ✅ Supported
    5 Introduce USEM functionality ✅ Supported ✅ Supported
    6 Upgrade other VR Store Apps to v30.0 (USEM) ✅ Supported ❌ Not Supported

    Why choose the Migration assistant for Unified Security Exposure Management

    The Migration assistant for Unified Security Exposure Management provides a more comprehensive and controlled upgrade path compared to the standard Store App Manager. It’s designed to offer a robust and interactive experience, ensuring a smoother transition to USEM v30.0. The advantages of the Migration assistant for Unified Security Exposure Management are:
    • Comprehensive support: It handles critical pre-upgrade assessments and ensures that all necessary schema changes and data migrations from existing rules are managed seamlessly.
    • Integration safety: The toolkit can temporarily disable integrations during the migration, avoiding potential disruptions and promoting data integrity.
    • Full functionality and compatibility: It fully supports the introduction of new USEM functionality and is essential for upgrading other Vulnerability Response Store Apps to be compatible with USEM v30.0.
    • Reduced risk: By providing pre-upgrade insights and managing integrations, the toolkit significantly reduces the risk of upgrade failures.
    • Controlled process: It offers a more guided and controlled migration, leading to a faster and more predictable outcome.
    • Enhanced visibility: Provides better visibility into each step of the upgrade process and its dependencies.

    In summary, for a successful and efficient upgrade to USEM v30.0, the Migration Assistance Tool is the preferred choice.