Microsoft BitLocker Primary Use Case

SK
Vice President at Sysnet Global Technologies

Our client is a large private bank with over 200,000 or 300,000 desktop/laptop assets, which are not all on a standard operating environment. Some are legacy, some are new, and some are end-of-life, so there is a high failure rate when you push Intune policy.

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Anthony Jenkins - PeerSpot reviewer
Retired at a government with 10,001+ employees

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.

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Jeison Bonilla - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber ​​Security Administrator at BAC Credomatic

We are primarily using the solution for all endpoints first. We are going to protect all endpoints in the organization. The endpoint is any computer with Windows 10 or Windows 11. We use the feature device encryption and file encryption, basically.

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Hassan Moussafir - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Senior Expert at Wafaassurance

We primarily use the solution for cybersecurity purposes. 

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PM
EUT Analyst at Absa Group Ltd

We're using it to encrypt our drives. To encrypt the drives on our machines, laptops, and desktops.

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BF
Desk Top Operation Manager at a government with 10,001+ employees

We use the solution ncrypt any agency data . We probably have about 3,800 users on 5,000 plus computers and there are a variety of roles with some people doing data entry all the way through to system administrators. We're a statewide agency. We'll probably increase usage in another few years when we have more computers. I work as the Desktop Operations Manager in the company and we're a customer of Microsoft. 

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ManojNair2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder/Director at Augesys Solutions Pvt Ltd

We primarily use the solution for encryption. 

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AI
Head of IT department at Monetars

We use BitLocker to secure external disks according to security policy. Every external disk, regardless of size, is encrypted with BitLocker for everyday use. The password is securely stored in a designated location. Additionally, client PCs are also equipped with BitLocker for basic security measures.

BitLocker serves as a layer of security for any external drives users use, ensuring that any data stored on them, whether for local backups or important files, remains protected. 

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TS
Senior Presales Engineer at CenterTools Software GmbH

Encrypting the help desk system with BitLocker serves as a crucial security measure. If a laptop or device falls into unauthorized hands, the encryption ensures that data cannot be decrypted without proper authentication which enhances system security and provides a reliable recovery mechanism to safeguard sensitive information.

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NM
Founding Partner at 2Five1

I use BitLocker to keep our work computers and files safe. Since we deal with sensitive data, I asked the developers to turn on BitLocker on their computers. This makes sure that our information stays private and secure.

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Matt Hardy - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager/Deployment Manager at Hivedome Consultancy Services

We put BitLocker on all our consultants' laptops to protect their data in case they lose their machines.

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CO
Senior Network Associate at AMCON, Inc.

We've been using BitLocker to secure our user systems.

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EO
Information Security Management Individual Contributor at First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.

We use the solution for our endpoint. There were recovery issues because of concrete tools, operations, and recovery tokens. There was a recovery case during the system crash. You can recover the system and find out the lost data.

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LA
Team Manager at JJ soluciones

We use the solution for laptops assigned to sales in case it’s lost or stolen.

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Naren Malepati - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at Vodafone

We use Microsoft BitLocker to encrypt the data.

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Urs Schuerch - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Engineer at Ingenias AG

We use Microsoft BitLocker to encrypt employee devices for data protection.

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JS
Information Security Manager at a renewables & environment company with 501-1,000 employees

We use it for encrypting data and storage for the most part. We keep it up to date in terms of the version.

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AS
System and network security engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria

We use Microsoft BitLocker for hard drive encryption.

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KW
Project Engineer (Engineer II) at Sarawak Energy Berhad

We use the solution for data encryption. 

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KD
I.T. Director & CISO at Maple Reinders

We use BitLocker to assure that our confidential data is protected.

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DL
Director IM/IT at Sustainable Development Technology Canada

The primary use case of this solution is to encrypt all of our laptops. If they are ever lost then they are useless to anybody, unless they have the key. 

Our keys are stored in our Active Directory, making it impossible for anyone to decrypt what we have in our devices.

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TAYIM Henri - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

We used Microsoft BitLocker to protect our laptops from theft. We have auditors that come and check to see the security of our systems and with this solution we are secure.

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AP
Director, Cryptographic Engineering at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

BitLocker is a feature of which enables hard drive encryption. It's similar to Symantec Endpoint Encryption. For us, both go hand-in-hand, however, BitLocker has an advantage in that it stores the key in TPM. 

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it_user757422 - PeerSpot reviewer
Microsoft (Active Directory) Consultant at a logistics company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Protect corporate data on devices (Laptops, Desktops, Tablets).
every week 100's of corporate devices lost just at airports and every device got personal/corporate data, its very important to protect such data from unauthorised use, hence is the solution to implement Microsoft Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM)

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SK
Associate at a consultancy with 201-500 employees

We use this solution to protect our data in the event that it is stolen or a laptop goes missing. We make use of the encryption scheme.

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Ibrahin Gamal - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at ITE Corp

Our primary use case for this solution is encryption. The solution is deployed on-premises.

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JK
Information Technology Specialist at Calculus System Sarl

I am a solution provider in Congo and I propose products such as Microsoft BitLocker to my customers.

My clients use this solution to protect their data in cases where computers are stolen. In this region, theft of computers from companies is quite common and the data that is stored needs to be protected.

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Loyiso Gura - PeerSpot reviewer
Microsoft SureStep Ambassador at 4Sight Dynamics Africa

We use the product for data protection. 

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LC
Network engineer at Techmcc

I implement Microsoft BitLocker to provide and manage security for my clients.

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AS
System Administration Specialist at Alatau Innovations

We just start on BitLocker. It is a native Microsoft encryption tool.

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SW
Manager - ICT at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

We primarily use the solution for endpoint encryption.

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TS
Technical Associate at Intimesolutions

This solution is for endpoint encryption. It helps us avoid data loss. 

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VM
Product Manager at Axoft Ukraine

All of our hard drives are BitLocker-protected, and we use only protected USB sticks. We have no right to put unprotected USB sticks in our work notebooks, we must install password locks on the device and for notebook usage. I don't have any special knowledge or experience with such encryption, but I know that all of my hard drives are secure.

We use Microsoft BitLocker for security. If I lose my work computer or it is stolen, no one will be able to read the files on my hard drive.

I have a unique password.

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JM
Manager, Information Technology Operations & Security at a government with 11-50 employees

We encrypt devices and disks that have the potential to be taken off-site, such as laptops, tablets, USB sticks, and USB disks. Basically, we encrypt any medium that has to be taken off-site. If we're giving out a USB stick to somebody, it is BitLocker encrypted. If somebody has to use a memory stick, the only way it gets out is if it is encrypted. 

We use the version that is native to an operating system.

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RS
AnalystAssistant General Manager - Corporate Strategy, Growth and Transformation Office at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

I use the solution to log into my admin-protected computer.

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Usman Rasool - PeerSpot reviewer
VP - Head Enterprise Technology Infrastructure at MCB Islamic Bank Ltd.

Our primary use case is data encryption and protection.

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YB
Senior System Manager at Teganalytics

We use this solution to encrypt the data on three hard drives.

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SK
IT Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

This solution is used for encryption.

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KC
Director at Pathfinder

We do a lot of data analysis for various companies with things like customer and product profitability models and cost modeling in terms of transport. A lot of operational business-type data analysis.

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JH
Chief Information Security Officer at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Our primary use case for BitLocker is full-disk encryption.

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it_user1287888 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Security Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

We use the solution for disk encryption only.

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SP
Head of Operations (India) at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

Preventing data loss in stolen/lost laptops was the primary reason we went for it. It does its job adequately.

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RL
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

We provide services for our clients but not for BitLocker specifically. We are a local MSP partner, so we sell different solutions but we also manage existing customers and the products they use. Our clients' primary use case is for endpoint protection. 

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Microsoft BitLocker
March 2024
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