Now Assist for Security Incident Response

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated January 22, 2025
  • 3 minutes to read
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    Summary of Now Assist for Security Incident Response

    Now Assist for Security Incident Response leverages intelligent workflows and ServiceNow generative AI capabilities to help security analysts efficiently resolve security incidents. It enables security managers to quickly review incident context, closure notes, post-incident analysis data, and recommended remediation steps in a clear, concise format. This tool enhances incident management by streamlining the review and resolution process using AI-driven insights.

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    Key Features

    • Generative AI Integration: Summarizes security incident details and generates closure notes automatically to aid analysts.
    • Incident Context and Analysis: Provides easy access to post-incident analysis and recommended remediation steps for informed decision-making.
    • AI Agent Use Cases: Includes AI agent collections tailored for Security Incident Response workflows.
    • Configuration and Activation: Offers guidance on configuring and activating AI skills within the application.

    Important Considerations

    • Now Assist for Security Incident Response replaces the previous Now Assist for Security Operations application starting from version 2.0.1.
    • Availability of AI models and features may vary based on region, data center restrictions (e.g., FedRAMP, NSC DOD IL5, Australia IRAP-Protected), and regulatory environments.
    • ServiceNow AI features are not guaranteed to produce fully accurate or complete results and require human oversight, especially in critical domains such as healthcare, finance, legal, and security.
    • Data used by this application is transferred to and processed in centralized ServiceNow environments, potentially involving third-party cloud providers, under strict data handling policies.
    • ServiceNow collects input and output data from this application to improve AI models but provides customers the option to opt out of data collection.

    Next Steps

    • Review the configuration guidance to activate and tailor AI skills for your Security Incident Response needs.
    • Utilize AI-generated summaries and closure notes to enhance incident resolution efficiency.
    • Monitor updates on model availability and feature support relevant to your region and compliance requirements.
    • Ensure human oversight in decision-making processes involving AI outputs, aligned with ServiceNow’s AI Acceptable Use Policy.
    • Access support resources such as the Security Operations community, Known Error Portal, and Customer Service for assistance.

    Security analysts can use intelligent workflows and ServiceNow generative AI skills to help them resolve security incidents. Security managers can review the context of security incidents and closure notes quickly in a concise, easy-to-read format, view post-incident analysis data, and see recommended remediation steps with the Now Assist for Security Incident Response application.

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    Note:
    The Now Assist for Security Operations application in the ServiceNow® Store and in your ServiceNow AI Platform instance has changed to the Now Assist for Security Incident Response application starting with version 2.0.1.

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