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"One of the characteristics that give us the most value is that it offers the ability to perform HTTPS inspections."
"At the time when this tool was launched on the market, it had new technologies integrated within."
"Check Point GAiA is easy to use."
"Full disk encryption helps us ensure that data stored on a device is encrypted."
"It maintains security on my computer. Since I travel a lot, it gives me confidence that if, for some reason, my computer is lost, my data won't be compromised."
"Technical support is excellent."
"It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward."
"You can do a silent remote deployment very fast."
"The most valuable feature is the TPM (Trusted Platform Module), which makes the PC security stronger because somebody who is not from the team cannot access the PC without the decryption PIN."
"Feature-wise we have the ability to encrypt fast."
"I like BitLocker because it gives us strong encryption to protect our data."
"The hard drive encryption is very good."
"You get updates and other encrypted files easily."
"The most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders."
"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information."
"The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date."
"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."
"I like the management aspect of this solution. You don't want to have end-users tweak or set it themselves, so the fact that you could do it from a central point helped us a lot."
"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"It is stable."
"We would maybe want (in the future) advanced security in the filtering of access to the metaverse by augmented reality cameras."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see application identity support."
"The UI was one of the most difficult points to get used to. Due to the UI, even though it was used every day, the administration was complicated."
"The installation was quite complex."
"The solution could improve by having a centralized GUI for management."
"The solution could be improved if it was more user friendly."
"The integration between Active Directory and BitLocker could be better."
"In future releases, I would like to see a feature where I can have a view of each device that has BitLocker to see if these machines are encrypted or not. So, I just want a view or a dashboard that can tell us so that I can remediate and add BitLocker to those systems or devices."
"I would recommend BitLocker only because of the economic side, not the technical side. If the features were included in the already existing licenses I would use it. If not, I would recommend other products."
"The solution should offer encryption for other items such as shared folders, removable media, etc."
"The encryption takes a long time to complete, and our system runs very slowly while it is encrypting."
"BitLocker should be available on standard Windows. We need to spend money on a Pro license to get BitLocker because it's essential to protect our customers' data. We don't want that to fall into the wrong hands."
"What I didn't find helpful in the version we used is the fact that all devices had to be on the same network for us to push through the encryption."
"It's difficult to integrate the solution with the DLP"
"More features need to be included in the encryption software."
"Upgrades from one version to another may only sometimes be straightforward, especially if one needs a clearer understanding of the process."
"I do not find the environment to be very user-friendly."
"Symantec Endpoint Encryption can improve by being more secure."
"The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product."
"Its remote deployment should be improved. Currently, there is no remote deployment for Symantec Endpoint Encryption. You have to install it manually. There are some issues with AD integration and the time taken to reflect a password on the Endpoint Encryption Manager when a new user has changed the password, but they are already working on these issues, and these will be resolved in the next release."
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