Agent Prevention Policies

Configure permissions for agent prevention policies.

Agent Prevention Policies define the security posture for endpoints.

For more information, see Manage endpoint prevention profiles.

Permissions	Description	Roles Example
None	Cannot view the Policy Rules page (Inventory → Endpoints → Policy Management → Prevention → Policy Rules), which includes endpoint details, or view policy effectiveness.
View	View the Prevention Policies menu, including viewing the policies list, details, protection settings, and viewing assigned groups.	SOC Tier-1 Analyst: Understanding policies helps explain why actions were blocked or allowed. SOC Tier-2 Analyst: Policy visibility is essential for understanding protection posture Threat Hunter: Understanding prevention policies helps identify detection gaps.
View/Edit	All view capabilities plus creating, editing, deleting, and copying policies, assigning, and setting policy priority.	SOC Tier 3 Analyst: May provide input on policy improvements, but changes should go through change management. Security Engineer: Primary responsibility for policy development and implementation.

Required and recommended permissions

Consider adding the following permissions:

Permission	Permission Level	Reason
Agent Groups	View	Required for policy assignment.
Agent Administrations	View	Strongly recommended. View endpoints to validate policy deployment and verify protection status after changes.
Global Exceptions	View	Strongly recommended. Exceptions modify policy behavior. Understanding active exceptions is essential for accurate policy assessment. View/Edit. Required. Policy changes often require corresponding exception updates. Without exception access, policy tuning is incomplete.
Host Insights	View	Recommended for viewing policy effectiveness.
Agent Profiles	View	Strongly recommended. Prevention profiles define the detailed security settings within policies. Understanding profiles is essential for effective policy design.
Cases & Issues	View	Recommended. Review security events to inform policy tuning decisions. Understanding what threats are being detected helps optimize policies.