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Create and manage a device policy

You create and assign device policies to control the features of the
CylancePROTECT Desktop
and
CylanceOPTICS
agents, and to configure how you want the agents to detect and respond to threats.
Execution control is enabled by default in all device policies, allowing the
CylancePROTECT Desktop
agent to alert the management console when unsafe or abnormal files attempt to run. After the
CylancePROTECT Desktop
agent is installed, it analyzes all running processes and modules to determine whether there are threats that are already active.
You can create and assign different device policies to meet the needs of various groups within your organization. Each device is assigned to one device policy. The default policy is assigned to a device if no other policy is assigned.
  1. In the management console, on the menu bar, click
    Policies > Device Policy
    .
  2. Do any of the following:
    Task
    Steps
    Create a new device policy.
    1. Click
      Add Policy
      .
    2. On the
      General Info
      tab, specify a name for the policy.
    3. Configure the settings for the device policy (see the device policy settings links below).
    4. Click
      Save
      .
    Edit a device policy.
    1. Click the name of the device policy that you want to edit.
    2. Configure the settings for the device policy (see the device policy settings links below).
    3. Click
      Save
      .
    Copy a device policy.
    1. Click the name of the device policy that you want to copy.
    2. Click CylancePROTECT Copy Icon.
    3. On the
      General Info
      tab, specify a name for the copied policy.
    4. Configure the settings for the device policy (see the device policy settings links below).
    5. Click
      Save
      .
    Configure device policy settings.
    Automatically assign a device policy to devices in a zone.
    You can associate a device policy with a zone so that when devices are added to that zone, they are automatically assigned that device policy. For more information, see Add and configure a zone.
    Manually assign a device policy to a device
    1. In the management console, on the menu bar, click
      Assets > Devices
      .
    2. Select the devices that you want to assign a device policy to.
    3. Click
      Assign Policy
    4. Select the device policy that you want to assign.
    5. Click
      Save