A policy is a collection of Host Intrusion Prevention settings that you configure through the ePolicy Orchestrator console, then enforce on the Host Intrusion Prevention agents. Policies allow you to ensure that the security software on managed systems are configured to meet the needs of your environment.
The ePolicy Orchestrator console allows you to configure Host Intrusion Prevention policies from a central location. Policies are a part of the Host Intrusion Prevention NAP file added to the master repository when you installed Host Intrusion Prevention.