Cloud Workload Policies page ↗

The Cloud Workload Policies page allows users to manage policies that define security and compliance actions for cloud workloads. Users can create, edit, filter, and manage policies through a structured table and widget panel.

Note

Keep the following caveats in my mind when working with Policies:

  • Instance Administrators are able to view all facets of policies without restrictions, even if Scope Based Access Control (SBAC) roles are in effect. Learn more about SBAC.
  • If you’ve been assigned a custom role with View/Edit permissions limited by SBAC, you may not be able to view certain policies.
  • You can further narrow your search on the Inventory page by using SBAC to limit the scope of the finding, issue, and case counts.

The Cloud Workload Policies page displays all the configured policies with the following fields.

Policy table columns

FieldDescription
Policy TypeDefines the policy category: Misconfigurations, Secrets, Malware, Trusted Images.
Policy NameThe user-defined name of the policy.
ActionDefines the action taken when conditions match: Create an Issue (logs an issue) or Prevent and Create an Issue (prevents the action and logs an issue).
SeverityThe severity level of the issue created: Critical, High, Medium, Low, or Informational.
Asset GroupsPredefined groups of assets to which the policy applies.
Open IssuesThe number of unresolved issues associated with the policy.
ConditionsDefine the detection rule by specifying the criteria that match relevant malware, secret, or trusted image findings.
ExceptionsDefines the exclusion criteria to omit malware, secret, or trusted image findings that meet specific conditions you want to exclude from the policy.
Evaluation StageIndicates at which stage in the SDLC the policy is evaluated.
DescriptionAdditional details about the policy.
Created ByThe user who created the policy.
Last ModifiedThe timestamp of the last modification.

Widgets panel

The Cloud Workload Policies page includes a widget panel that provides a visual summary of policies:

  • Policies by Type: Displays policies categorized as misconfiguration, secret, trusted images, or malware.
  • Policies by Evaluation Stage: Shows the distribution of policies based on SDLC evaluation stages: Runtime, Deploy, or CI.

Show or hide the widget panel

The widget panel provides a visual summary of policies based on policy type or evaluation stage.

To hide the widget panel, do the following:

  1. Navigate to Posture Management → Rules & Policies → Policies → Cloud Workload.
  2. On the Cloud Workload Policies page, click the Widget Panel icon at the top of the page.
  3. The panel toggles between visible and hidden states.

Change the layout of the policies table

  1. Navigate to Posture Management → Rules & Policies → Policies → Cloud Workload.
  2. In the Cloud Workload Policies page, click the More Options icon (⋮).
  3. In the Layout tab, do the following:
    • To remove columns, go to the In View section and search for a specific column. Click - next to the column to remove it from the table.
    • To reorder columns, go to the In View section. Click and drag columns up or down to rearrange the columns.
    • To add new columns, go to the Add Columns section. Click + next to the columns to include them in the table.
  4. The table layout updates automatically based on your selections.

Policy details panel

The policy details panel is displayed when you click a policy in the policy table. To view details of a cloud workload policy:

  1. Navigate to Posture Management → Rules & Policies → Policies → Cloud Workload.
  2. In the Cloud Workload Policies page, select the policy you want to check.

The policy panel displays the following details related to the selected policy:

  • Policy details.
  • Related rule settings.
  • The number of issues opened as part of the policy. You can click on the link to navigate to the Issues and Cases section to check the issue details.

From the policy detail panel, you can:

  • Enable or disable the policy
  • Edit the policy
  • Save as new
  • Delete the policy