Security Center - Product Documentation: Vancouver

Security Center

ServiceNow Security Center is an application that consists of a set of tools designed to help your organization maintain the security of your ServiceNow deployments. Using Security Center, you can improve security posture and strengthen compliance levels with a seamless user experience.

Security Center is a free application that system administrators can download from the ServiceNow Store. It is installed by default starting with the Vancouver release. It is also made available in the ServiceNow store every quarter, between family releases, to facilitate faster adoption of new functionality.

Note: Instance Security Center (ISC) will reach the end of sales by September 2024. SSC is the recommended solution going forward. For more information, see Instance Security Center to ServiceNow Security Center migration .

Homepage

View your hardening compliance score as a percentage, analyze the top non-compliant hardening settings that needs remediation, and see the results of your security scans.

Security Hardening

See how hardening configurations conform with ServiceNow's security recommendations

Security Scanner

Scan against a set of security checks to identify misconfigurations and insecure behavior

Security metrics

Monitor over 50 different metrics that help identify potential security threats.

Anti Virus

Displays the trend of when events occur on potentially infected files.

Security Learning

A central repository of security resources providing access to ServiceNow security and compliance documents.

User roles To use Security Center, you must have the admin or sn_vsc.security_center_viewer.

Required role User Benefits admin This role grants access to all system features, functions, and data, as administrators have the ability to override access control list (ACL) rules and bypass all role checks. Avoid assigning this role to your users when more specific roles are available.

Utilize Security Center tools to enhance instance security posture and monitor security-related behaviors. sn_vsc.security_center_viewer This role permits non-administrator users to access information within the Security Center but restricts them from modifying Security Center tools or making instance configuration changes.

For instance, platform owners, security operations analysts, or compliance stakeholders may require access to certain security Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), security insights, and security learning materials available in the Security Center.

Gain visibility into Security Center tools to monitor instance security posture and monitor security behaviors.

Get started Security Center is included in all family releases starting in Vancouver. Read the product documentation, beginning with Homepage . Complete the Technical Training and Certification (TACO) course for Security Center.