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title: Create or Edit a Security Event
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/create-or-edit-a-security-event
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:33.190Z
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Manually create a Security Event to track and manage security-specific events.

**To create a Security Event:**

1. Log in as Administrator.
2. Open the **Event** workspace.

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To locate the **Event** workspace, click **More** in the title bar. If the **Event** workspace does not appear in the **My Workpace** list, click the **Search objects** drop-down and select it from the list. You can also type "Event" into the field to locate it.
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3. From the **New Record** menu drop-down list, select **New Security Event**.

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A blank form opens.
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4. Enter the information into the fields as required.
   1. The **Risk Score** field populates after you import RiskSense data.
   2. If this is an outage, select the **Is Outage** checkbox.
   3. Enter the start date time to begin timing the duration of the outage.

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The duration of the outage is calculated when the end date of the event is entered and the entry is saved. It's reported as **Service Available**.
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5. To link an Incident or Change to the Event, select the **Details** tab.
   1. Select the **Search** icon, and then double-click the Incident or Change. You can also select the Incident or Change, and then select **Use Selected Incident/Change**.
   2. You can also link an Incident or Change to the Event if you select the **Incident **or **Change **tab.
      - Select **Link**, and then double-click the Incident or Change. You can also select the **Incident **or **Change**, and then select **Select**.
6. Select **Save**.

## Edit a Security Event

**To edit a Security Event:**

1. Open the **Event **workspace.
2. Double-click an Event to open the details.
3. Change the information as needed.
4. Select **Save**.