Sophos Central Device Encryption vs. Symantec Encryption

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sophos Central Device Encryption
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Sophos Central Device Encryption (formerly SafeGuard) is a full disk encryption solution, based on the technology acquired with Utimaco by Sophos in 2008. It provides full disk encryption for Windows and macOS, and enables users to confidentially share sensitive files. A password protected HTML wrapper ensures only recipients with the correct password can access a document.N/A
Symantec Encryption
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Regulatory compliance, data privacy concerns, and brand reputation often become powerful motivating factors for organizations to take advantage of encryption technologies. Organizations are challenged to protect their sensitive information and ensure compliance with limited resources. Symantec Encryption offers an integrated management platform to allow organizations to: Quickly deploy and manage their endpoint encryption solution from a single console Have the right…N/A
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Small Businesses
Bitdefender GravityZone
Bitdefender GravityZone
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Bitdefender GravityZone
Score 8.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Symantec Encryption
Symantec Encryption
Score 9.9 out of 10
BitLocker
BitLocker
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Trellix Complete Data Protection
Trellix Complete Data Protection
Score 8.3 out of 10
Trellix Complete Data Protection
Trellix Complete Data Protection
Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Sophos Central Device EncryptionSymantec Encryption
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(5 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Sophos
We found the incorporated system of both AV and Encryption to be an absolute breath of fresh air for us. It is great for small and mid-sized companies. We rolled this out across our 4 global regions. We created region-specific groups for our endpoints and placed the appropriate endpoints into those groups. [Then] we defined policies for AV and Encryption that would be used inter-region and assigned roles to the different regions' support staff. Great stuff.
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Broadcom
I think Symantec Endpoint Protection provides very good protection from all kind of threats. Due to the lean interface, it is sure easy to use. However, set up and start up is time-consuming. It can cause old computers to slow down during start up. Overall, it does perform at the top level as a business-level endpoint protection solution. I feel very safe while working at the office as I've never encountered any issues with this software before. Any kind of spyware or malware is defeated instantly by the help of this up-to-date database.
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Pros
Sophos
  • Email encryption, it can encrypt based on the criteria defined. We use regex for this to discover the content.
  • We can have a view of what is the content of the email being quarantined.
  • We use Sophos together with our Email Exchange
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Broadcom
  • Ease of use for end users. The outlook add in helps with encryption.
  • The auto encrypt rules are very intuitive and work every time.
  • Encryption strength.
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Cons
Sophos
  • simply the interface
  • usability for non technical teams
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Broadcom
  • The process to set up a user account is a real pain. Symantec requires the user answer a bunch of security questions if they need to reset their password, but no one ever remembers the answers to the questions that they selected.
  • Since we use this for remote users who don't always connect to our VPN, when they change their network password it isn't always reflected in Windows and the Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) passwords frequently get out of sync. When the user eventually does connect to the VPN, they do sync and really throw the user for a loop in which passwords to use.
  • We found a huge problem with SSDs where an encrypted drive operated twice as slow as a mechanical drive. I believe this was addressed in a later release.
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Alternatives Considered
Sophos
The only other one we looked at was Symantec endpoint encryption this seemed less feature reach and less user friendly.
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Broadcom
We needed a tool to manage BitLocker and FileVault and this product does both. Also, we needed a product to manage our self-encrypting drives (OPAL drives) and things work great
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Return on Investment
Sophos
  • Intangible benefits to the organization data, data is highly secure
  • No worries to users and IT for data stolen outside the organization
  • Protected from malware and ransomware
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Broadcom
  • Keeps our company compliant with HIPPA and other requirements that our customers have.
  • Does not affect user's day to day work.
  • Increased security for mobile employees.
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