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Symantec Endpoint Encryption
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Categories and Ranking

Symantec Endpoint Encryption
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
38
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Endpoint Encryption (3rd)
Vormetric Data Security Pla...
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
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Featured Reviews

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Keshav Darekar
Security Risk Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Remote management capability ensures efficient security implementation for endpoints and servers
I use Symantec Endpoint Encryption for endpoint and server security. My current role involves preparing a design document for implementing security features for the product Symantec Endpoint Encryption is easy to use and manage. The solution's remote management capability is helpful, and it…
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Ravi Chandarana
IT manager at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reliable and stable with the ability to encrypt external memory
The initial setup was very simple. We were migrating and we had to follow a guide. The installation guide was great. It was simple to follow, and, as long as we did, all we had to do was try out some tests. For the home environment, deployment took two or three days. However, if a company is going into production then it may take a bit more time. On the client-side, there will be a firewall, a server, and many other things in the environment to contend with. It may take five to ten days to deploy if you're talking about deploying on a production site. In house, we handled it, as I said, in two to three days. After installation, it requires about two to three engineers to handle the maintenance due to the production activity.
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Pros

"The stability of the product is very good; there are no bugs or glitches, it does not crash or freeze, and it is reliable."
"The solution was used to find harmful files and viruses on laptops."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
"Disk encryption and file and folder encryption are the most valuable and used features. It is also very well integrated with Symantec Messaging Gateway and Symantec DLP, which is helpful in protecting any kind of information that goes outside. Symantec DLP catches an email and sends it to the encryption server. The encryption server encrypts the email and intimates to the user that confidential information is being sent out. The administrator can then take appropriate action."
"You get updates and other encrypted files easily."
"The systems are quite integrated."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information."
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"The solution is reliable and stable. You can edit it and it's flexible."
"In terms of file and data-level encryption capabilities, I'd say it is probably the best on the market."
 

Cons

"The security could be improved."
"The solution does slow down the device a little bit, once it's installed."
"Its decryption time needs to be improved. Currently, its decryption time is very long, and it takes double time than encryption."
"From an administration point of view, maybe it would be ideal to have it centrally managed."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"I would like to see some features or functionality enhanced in Symantec Endpoint Encryption."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"The agent can be improved on the solution. Right now, we have an Endpoint Protection agent as well as an encryption agent and another for the DLVs and other services."
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"The solution really needs to improve the data pile. With the pile, if we could also do a column-level encryption or something like third-level encryptions that would be great. It would be a slight variation of same product."
"The solution really needs to improve the data pile. With the pile, if we could also do a column-level encryption or something like third-level encryptions that would be great."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is good, but it is more expensive than other solutions in the market. Other solutions, such as BitLocker are less expensive."
"Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."
"They have two solutions for encryption including Symantec Endpoint Encryption and PGP Endpoint Encryption. With one PGP license, you can deploy the two solutions. The PGP license gives you two options."
"The cost of this solution is a little on the higher side."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"We hold an annual license, and their pricing is competitive, falling into the affordable range."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption is not expensive."
"It can be expensive. However, if you plan to scale or are at a large enterprise company, this product could be what you need."
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"I'm unsure of the exact pricing of the licensing, but I'd estimate we pay approximately $5-7,000. There are licensing as well as support costs and other ancillary fees."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
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Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Symantec Drive Encryption
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Overview

Symantec Drive Encryption, powered by PGP technology provides organizations with strong full-disk and removable media encryption and the ability to integrate with Symantec Data Loss Prevention. Intuitive management enables enterprise scale deployments and features compliance-based, out-of-the-box reporting plus customizable reports. Management capabilities include support for native OS encryption (FileVault2) and Opal compliant self-encrypting drives.
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The Vormetric Data Security Platform makes it easy and efficient to manage data-at-rest security across your entire organization. Built on an extensible infrastructure, the platform features multiple data security products that can be deployed individually or in combination to deliver advanced encryption, tokenization and centralized key management. The platform allows you to address data security policies, compliance mandates and best practices by protecting and controlling access to databases, files, and containers for assets residing in cloud, virtual, big data, and physical infrastructures. This scalable, flexible and efficient data security platform prepares your organization for the next security challenge and new compliance requirement at the lowest TCO.

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Sample Customers

Citrix Systems Inc., City of Lansing, Commercial & Industrial Property, France T_l_visions, Fujian Mobile Co. Ltd., Group Lotus plc, Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. (HBSS), Portugal Telecom, PostFinance, Public Pension Agency
Microsoft, IBM, CenturyLink, Armor, QTS, VirtuStream, Teleperformance, Delta Dental, Pega, Asiana Airlines, LGU, Honeywell, Amadeus, Cadence, SiriusXM, Michelin, Prudential, Salesforce
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