Security Operations Integration Configurations

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  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    Summary of Security Operations Integration Configurations

    Security Operations in ServiceNow offers multiple integrations to enhance security incident management by connecting with various third-party security platforms. While many integrations require minimal setup, some, like the Qualys Cloud Platform, need additional configuration steps. These integrations support diverse scan types, lookup methods, and rate limits tailored to their specific functionalities.

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    Key Features

    • Carbon Black Integration: Enables investigation and response to security incidents through API queries to endpoints.
    • Check Point Anti-bot - Email Parser: Consumes email notifications to automatically create security incidents.
    • Elasticsearch Incident Enrichment: Searches logs to enrich security incidents with relevant sighting data.
    • Have I Been Pwned? Integration: Quickly searches breached accounts via RESTful services.
    • HPE Security ArcSight ESM and Logger Integrations: Email parsers and incident enrichment by consuming notifications and logs.
    • IBM QRadar Incident Enrichment: Adds log-based sighting information to security incidents.
    • McAfee ESM Integrations: Email parser and incident enrichment for security incident creation and enrichment.
    • OPSWAT Metadefender Integration: Imports threat data from Metadefender scanner into Threat Intelligence for prioritization and resolution.
    • Palo Alto Networks Integrations:
      • AutoFocus for threat intelligence session searches.
      • Firewall management for threat prevention across network, cloud, and endpoints.
      • WildFire for querying malware analysis jobs and retrieving results.
    • Qualys Vulnerability Integration: Integrated with Vulnerability Response for vulnerability management.
    • Splunk Incident Enrichment: Log search to enrich security incidents.
    • VirusTotal Integration: Lookup source in Threat Intelligence requiring activation of the related plugin.
    • WhoisXML API Integration: Provides structured, reliable Whois data accessible 24/7.

    Practical Use and Configuration

    ServiceNow customers can activate and configure these third-party integrations through a unified interface. This simplifies management and allows seamless incorporation into security workflows. Additionally, partners can create custom integrations and add them to the Security Integrations screen for enhanced extensibility.

    Benefits

    • Automated creation and enrichment of security incidents improve response efficiency.
    • Access to comprehensive threat intelligence data from multiple sources.
    • Centralized management of integrations reduces administrative overhead.
    • Enhanced visibility into security postures through log and data enrichment.

    Many of the integrations included in the base system require little or no setup, and operate in the same way. Certain integrations, such as the Qualys Cloud Platform, however, require separate steps for setting up the integration. Others support different sets of scan and lookup types and different rate limits.

    This section describes the differences between the supported integrations and points you to more documentation, as needed.