In the Harmony Endpoint portal, the POLICY Tab is used to manage security policies for various software capabilities such as Threat Prevention, Data Protection, and others. These policies are enforced through rules that dictate how each capability behaves on endpoint machines. TheCP_R81.20_Harmony_Endpoint_Server_AdminGuide.pdfprovides clear evidence on how these rules are structured by default.
Onpage 166, under the section "Defining Endpoint Security Policies," the documentation states:
"You create and assign policies to the root node of the organizational tree as a property of each Endpoint Security component."
This indicates that a default policy (or rule) is established at the root level of the organizational hierarchy, inherently applying to all entities—users and computers—within the organization unless overridden by more specific rules. Further supporting this, onpage 19, in the "Organization-Centric model" section, it explains:
"You then define software deployment and security policies centrally for all nodes and entities, making the assignments as global or as granular as you need."
This global assignment at the root node confirms that the default rule encompasses all users and computers in the organization, aligning withOption D. The documentation does not suggest that the default rule is limited to computers only (Option A), nor does it state that no rules exist initially (Option B), or that rules are exclusive to the Firewall capability (Option C). Instead, each capability has its own default policy that applies globally until customized.
Option Ais incorrect because the default rule is not limited to computers. Page 19 notes: "The Security Policies for some Endpoint Security components are enforced for each user, and some are enforced on computers," showing that policies can apply to both based on the component, not just computers.
Option Bis false as the guide confirms default policies exist at the root node, not requiring administrators to create them from scratch (see page 166).
Option Cis inaccurate since rules exist for all capabilities (e.g., Anti-Malware on page 313, Media Encryption on page 280), not just Firewall, and all capabilities involve rules, not just actions.
[References:, CP_R81.20_Harmony_Endpoint_Server_AdminGuide.pdf, Page 19: "Organization-Centric model" (global policy assignment)., CP_R81.20_Harmony_Endpoint_Server_AdminGuide.pdf, Page 166: "Defining Endpoint Security Policies" (policy assignment to the root node)., ]
