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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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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

"We can extend it to all of the critical endpoints and the servers, and we can ensure the confidentiality of the data."
"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."
"It is fairly stable."
"We find the dashboard, endpoint mobile encryption, and email encryption valuable."
"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information."
"The best feature of Symantec Endpoint Encryption is the encryption itself. Encryption truly is the way to go because nowadays we are living in an era of widespread server threats, and you need to encrypt your emails and documents because you never know who might get hold of them."
"Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution."
"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities."
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"The solution is reliable and stable. You can edit it and it's flexible."
 

Cons

"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"Upgrades from one version to another may only sometimes be straightforward, especially if one needs a clearer understanding of the process."
"I think that they should improve the on-premises version to include the manageability and simplicity that is available on the cloud."
"It's a bit difficult to get good support. Their response times are really bad."
"I would like to see some features or functionality enhanced in Symantec Endpoint Encryption."
"If for example, a user forgets the endpoint key, they cannot access their data. We need a support team that is a single point of contact for the IT entity to be trained and to have documentation for troubleshooting and managing the solution."
"From an administration point of view, maybe it would be ideal to have it centrally managed."
"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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"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."
 

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."
"Although the performance and stability of this solution are good, our challenge is the price tag. You buy the solution once, but you also have to keep on buying the licenses yearly."
"We hold an annual license, and their pricing is competitive, falling into the affordable range."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more 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."
"The pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."
"Considering the fluctuation in exchange rates in our part of the world, we find it generally affordable."
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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
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Performing Arts
6%
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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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