Configuring Now Assist for Security Incident Response

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 15, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • The Now Assist for Security Incident Response application is supported in the Security Incident Response Workspace and in the legacy Core UI (UI16). Use the guided setup in the Now Assist Admin console to configure Now Assist for Security Incident Response.

    Configuration overview

    By sharing data with the ServiceNow® AI development program, you provide relevant data to help improve prediction accuracy, user experience, tailor products to your business needs, and reduce hallucinations for your activated Now Assist skills.

    You can opt out of an ServiceNow instance from sharing data from the Now Assist Admin console. See Opt out of data sharing for Now Assist. Repeat the opt-out process for all instances that use the Now Assist functionality.

    Use the Now Assist Admin console to configure Now Assist for Security Incident Response. This console contains everything to install the applications and configure the generative AI skills. For additional information, see Configuring Now Assist settings and features.
    Note:
    When you update the Now Assist for Security Incident Response applications, its dependency applications are automatically updated.

    The following table lists the features and skills that you can access from the Now Assist Admin console.

    Table 1. Now Assist for Security Incident Response features and skills in the Now Assist Admin console
    Now Assist Technology product Security incident skills
    Now Assist for Security Incident Response Security Incident summarization
    Note:
    The incident summarization supports security incidents in any state other than Draft.
    Resolution notes generation.
    Security incident recommended actions
    The security incident recommended actions skill supports security incidents in any state other than Closed and Cancelled.
    Note:

    The AI Search application must be enabled so that the Recommended Actions skill works for security incidents. To verify AI Search is enabled on your instance, navigate to All > AI Search > AI Search Status. Contact support if the page indicates that AI Search is not enabled.

    Correlation insights support security incidents in all states.
    Post-incident analysis

    Security Incident Quality Assessment
    1. Install Now Assist plugins.

      Install the Now Assist for Security Incident Response application (sn_sec_gen_ai) and Security Incident Response Core [sn_si] applications.

      Note:

      When you update the Now Assist for Security Incident Response application, its dependency applications are automatically updated.

    2. Configure a skill for Now Assist for Security Incident Response

      You can deactivate, configure, and reactivate generative AI skills and agentic workflows in the Guided Setup.