Name: Symantec Encryption
Rating: 9.9 (28 reviews)
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Symantec Endpoint Encryption has proven to be an essential tool for organizations aiming to protect their sensitive data from theft in the event of lost or stolen laptops. Users have found this product to be user-friendly and seamless, as it does not disrupt day-to-day work. By deploying Endpoint Encryption on all company laptops, organizations can ensure necessary data protection without hindering productivity. Additionally, healthcare industry customers have utilized Symantec Endpoint Protection to encrypt emails containing patient information, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations. The product has resolved challenges with integration, resulting in an effective solution for safeguarding hardware and software from online and local threats such as spyware, viruses, and malware. Furthermore, Symantec Drive Encryption provides a simple yet powerful way to secure roaming devices without the need for Microsoft Windows Enterprise or separate sign-in credentials, streamlining the authentication process for users. Symantec Endpoint Encryption's ability to manage self-encrypting drives, BitLocker encrypted devices, and Mac machines through FileVault has been particularly beneficial in meeting encrypted needs across various devices. This capability also enables the helpdesk to assist users with passphrase issues when necessary. Overall, Symantec Endpoint Encryption proves to be a valuable security tool that helps organizations protect customer data and maintain compliance with different customer requirements.

Centralized Server Feature: Many users have found the centralized server feature of the software to be incredibly helpful in managing and viewing the status of each client. This functionality has been praised by several reviewers for its convenience and efficiency.

Syncs Passwords with Local Windows Account: The ability of the software to sync passwords with the local Windows account has been appreciated by users as it eliminates the need for additional passwords to remember. This feature has been mentioned by a number of reviewers, highlighting its usefulness in simplifying password management.

256-byte Encryption: The 256-byte encryption provided by Symantec Drive Encryption has received praise from users who value the high level of security it offers for their data. Several reviewers have specifically mentioned this encryption feature as a standout aspect of the software's security capabilities.

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Symantec Encryption

Endpoint Encryption Software encompasses encryption of disks, folders and files, and also removable media (e.g. flash drives) that may be easily stolen, to prevent data loss and maintain compliance.

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Endpoint Encryption Software

Endpoint Encryption works well. We have deployed it on all company laptops and it has provided needed protection for our data. It is fairly straightforward to install and use. Good product to have for security.

The user experience and the robust combination of PGP and SEE to make SEE 12 has been outstanding.
E-mail, file and whole disk encryption are excellent features that give great protection for my environment.

Needs to be more granular when it comes to managing external storage devices such as USB drives.

Protection of our data. We have had several laptops stolen since implementation and this had protected our data.

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Symantec Endpoint Protection is being used by the global Ford Motor Company organization. All the computers owned by the company have this software installed as default. It protects our hardware/software from online and local threats (spyware, virus, malware etc.).

Different scan options available based on the needs (Active scan: 1-2 minutes / Full scan: 30-120 minutes).
Easy capture and removal of malware, spam, virus etc.
Live Update on protection database - makes you feel safe all the time.
Easy access to logs (Threat protection, Virus & Spyware, Network Mitigation...).
Simple interface and easy management of all the tools/features.
The administrative console gives rights to admins.

Can cause computers with old tech to slow down during start up
Less detailed report capability

No harm on the critical files due to excellent protection
Safe online work due to clean internet connection
No negative impacts

MS SharePoint, Cisco SSL VPN, Webex Meetings, Adobe Acrobat DC, Skype for Business (formerly Lync), Microsoft Office 2016, M‑Files

We use Symantec Endpoint Encryption in our remote laptops to protect against any data theft in the event a laptop is lost or stolen. Since many remote users tend to keep a majority of their files stored locally, this is more important than someone located in the office where a majority of files are located on a network drive.

We can manage and view the status of each client from a centralized server.
It sync passwords with the local Windows account so there are no additional passwords the user needs to remember.
Our help desk is able to use the One-time password feature if the passwords get out of sync and the user is locked out.

The process to set up a user account is a real pain. Symantec requires the user answer a bunch of security questions if they need to reset their password, but no one ever remembers the answers to the questions that they selected.
Since we use this for remote users who don't always connect to our VPN, when they change their network password it isn't always reflected in Windows and the Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) passwords frequently get out of sync. When the user eventually does connect to the VPN, they do sync and really throw the user for a loop in which passwords to use.
We found a huge problem with SSDs where an encrypted drive operated twice as slow as a mechanical drive. I believe this was addressed in a later release.

I can't think of any positive impacts to ROI. To my knowledge, we've never had a laptop go missing where SEE had protected the data. I guess that's a good thing?
Negatively, we spend a lot of time getting it to operate effectively (usually during the boot up/logging in process). Which is usually only a temporary fix because passwords never stay in sync because of our environment with off-site users

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At my small hospital we use Symantec Endpoint Encryption to protect our roaming devices. We needed a solution that didn't require Microsoft Windows Enterprise (bitLocker) and didn't require the end user to sign in with different credentials. The pre-os screen prompts the end user for their Active Directory sign-in and then bypasses the windows sign in and uses the already captured credentials.

User Interface
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Password Changes can be slow, and are confusing for end users. Perhaps a prompt to remind them to use their older credentials?
New users complain about slowness due to the first time encryption process. This is to be expected. A on-screen notification to the end user encryption is currently happening would be nice.
We require check-in every 60 days. Sometimes even though the device has been on the network the device fails to check in with the SEE manager.
Cannot manage disks once drives have been encrypted. This is a part of the design but annoying. We twice had to expand out-of-space drives and could not due to the encryption. We had to decrypt the entire drive and then re-encrypt to perform this task.

Ability to take machines offsite
Protect Patient Information

Symantec Drive Encryption is currently being used across the whole organization. It is used to help protect customer data and allow us to be compliant with the different types of customers that we deal with on a daily basis. The Drive Encryption product is very user friendly and does not affect our day to day work.

Symantec Drive Encryption does 256 byte encryption.
Connects to Active Directory to allow for single sign-on.
Automatically encrypts drives without needing user interaction.
If I forget my password the software has recovery tokens to allow access to the drive. Recovery tokens are provided from the management server.

The bootguard customization has specific requirements that are sometimes hard to match.
Self recovery questions have to be manually created on the management server or on the client locally. It would be nice to see some hard coded questions that you could use.
The management server admins are difficult to figure out at first. This process could be explained better in documentation.

Keeps our company compliant with HIPPA and other requirements that our customers have.
Does not affect user's day to day work.
Increased security for mobile employees.

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Symantec Encryption

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