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"It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information.""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.""We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities.""The initial setup was easy.""The solution is easy to use.""The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date.""Their cloud features such as Cloud Endpoint security, ransomware modules, malware, and other modules are very effective.""In general terms, it is working properly and according to our expectations. The comfort of feeling secure is the most valuable. Some customers had certain fears about changing the product because no one wants to lose any kind of information or to have some problems or inconsistencies while migrating from one product to another."

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"The Central Management server."

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"Symantec Endpoint Encryption can improve by being more secure.""The UI could be improved.""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.""They have too high of a price tag. That's why they're losing the market share.""I would like them to have integration with a wider range of non-Symantec products.""I can only patch monthly. I don't know what the solution is there, besides being vulnerable for three weeks out of four. But there's got to be an option somehow.""It's difficult to integrate the solution with the DLP""The program's disk encryption is not very friendly with Microsoft OS updates. We have a problem with updates failing unless we use a time-consuming work-around."

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"MacOS X is missing features."

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  • "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 licensing costs yearly are $5000."
  • "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."
  • "Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."
  • "The pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."
  • "The cost of this solution is a little on the higher side."
  • "The license is not very expensive."
  • "There is a license required for this solution."
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  • "Licensing and pricing is on par with the market."
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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.
    SecureDoc is used by some of the world's largest organizations. By simplifying data security we can help save time and reduce costs associated with security management. At the end of the day, we make data security easy.
    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
    NEC Group,Export Development Canada, SecureDoc University of Guelph, Swiss Bank, Suva (Swiss Accident Insurance), Money Partners (UK), Children's Hospital of Denver, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Arch Chemicals
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm56%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Government6%
    Aerospace/Defense Firm6%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government12%
    Healthcare Company12%
    University7%
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise43%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Symantec Endpoint Encryption is ranked 7th in Endpoint Encryption with 33 reviews while WinMagic SecureDoc is ranked 11th in Endpoint Encryption. Symantec Endpoint Encryption is rated 7.6, while WinMagic SecureDoc is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Symantec Endpoint Encryption writes "Robust data protection with user-friendly deployment, competitive pricing, and comprehensive features like customizable alerts and effective detection capabilities but needs GUI improvements". On the other hand, the top reviewer of WinMagic SecureDoc writes "How We Chose SED + WinMagic's SecureDoc For Full Disk Encryption". Symantec Endpoint Encryption is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker, McAfee Complete Data Protection, Cisco Secure Endpoint, Digital Guardian and Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption, whereas WinMagic SecureDoc is most compared with Microsoft BitLocker and ESET Endpoint Encryption.

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