What is policy scanning?

Policy scanning is verification against a list of best practices, called benchmarks, of OS configurations.
We use CIS benchmarks from the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a set of globally recognized and consensus-driven best practices to help security practitioners implement and manage their cyber security defenses.

Every individual policy scan is specific to the target Operating system.
We support many of the most popular operating systems; each has its own list of checks based on which OS the users select in the scan profile. 

If you want to learn more about how to get started with policy scanning, please refer to this article:
https://support.holmsecurity.com/knowledge/how-do-i-get-started-with-policy-scanning