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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

ServiceNow Security Center announcements

Enable security banner announcements and notifications to stay informed about urgent and critical security alerts using high visibility banners visible to administrators within the instance UI.

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Security banner announcement on the security center dashboard

Security banner announcements and notifications are announcements that are sent by ServiceNow and displayed to customer administrators with the sn_vsc.security_center_admin role, to keep you informed about fixes for potential security threats that were discovered recently. These alerts contain a summary of the security risk and include a link where you can learn more and act to secure your instance.

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Security notification on the security center dashboard

Administrators can dismiss banner by selecting the close (x) button, but the banner re-appears with each new session until the banner expiration date is passed. Administrators can disable banner announcements by setting the sn_vsc.configure_customer_push_action system property value to false. The duration for which the banner appears is controlled by Start and End field values for the banner. These fields are found in banner's record in the Banner Announcement [sys_ux_banner_announcement] table.

Enable or disable security banner announcements

The security banner feature is enabled by default. To enable or disable security banner announcements, navigate to System Security > Security Center > Notifications. From this page, select the Manage announcement settings button.

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Manage security banner announcements

Parent Topic:Security Center