Check Point Endpoint Media Encryption and Port Protection (Pointsec) vs. NordLocker

Check Point Endpoint Media Encryption and Port Protection (Pointsec) is well suited for Microsoft Windows environment. While, for MacOS it is less appropriate.

Incentivized

It is cheap enough and handles the very basic functionality we need from it fairly well. Since we can pay based on a per-user license and invite guests to lockers, it is far and away the cheapest option for End to End Encrypted file transfers from employees to HR/Management

Incentivized

• The product works with Windows, Linux, and OS X.
• The management of Pointsec has really become very simple and centralized for all IT to handle with ease.
• Preboot encryption keys in the form of a password, by inserting a USB drive containing the key and/or using a one-time password generating device such as an RSA token.

Incentivized

• Interface is clean and modern
• Meshes will with other Nord Products (we also use NordPass and NordLayer
• Inexpensive cloud based End to End Encryption

Incentivized

• Types of devices to control needs to be added like McAfee and GFI Endpoint Security.
• Device whitelisting needs more granular level like by Vendor ID, Serial Number, Device ID etc.
• Device Control and Media Protection on MacOS to be added.

Incentivized

• Some of the features are 'coming soon'
• Different learning curve for our use case (vs SecNAS or SFTP)
• Confusing Master Password/Recovery Key/Access Key Scheme.

Incentivized

Symantec Encryption, a few management points led me to evaluate and not go with it.

Incentivized

Cheap and able to scale based on number of users needed at a given time. Not locked into a fixed user contract. Most other services also don't actually have zero trust zero knowledge end to end encryption, or it requires stepping up to a more expensive enterprise version. Purpose built for our basic needs

Incentivized

• It protects your data to being leaked from Endpoint.
• It protects the Removal Storage Media unauthorize use on other endpoint
• The policy management is user freindly and roll out on the endpoint is just a signle click away to protect your sensative data.

Incentivized

• We cancelled DocuSign largely because of NordLocker which has saved us thousands.
• We also no longer host an AWS GovCloud instance which is not as expensive but also requires VPN traffic and licensing.

Incentivized