Sophos SafeGuard Encryption Reviews & Product Details

Using BitLocker and doing all the heavy lifting in the background. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing. I've honestly never had such ease deploying encryption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is super easy to navigate and it is applied to the whole hard drive rather than just a specific file. It is good to know that if my computer is every hacked, it will be difficult for the hackers to access my data. This is especially important in my work place as there is a lot of sensitive information that should not be leaked out to the public. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When I first installed it, my computer took a while to boot up and the functions within the system were a lot slower than others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that fact that Sophos Safeguard Encryption is applied to the entire hard drive and not just to a specific file or folder. I have to physically enter a password to just start the boot process. I live with the peace that if my laptop is stolen, all of my data is encapsulated with the vault that is Sophos Safeguard Encryption. Whilst in operation, you don't even know that the software is there and protecting you in the background. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When I first started using Sophos Safeguard Encryption, I had a normal hard drive. The boot up time of the computer was incredibly slow, and functions within the operating system were also much slower than compared with a non-encrypted drive/pc. I upgraded to a solid-state drive, and away went all the speed problems. Other than the speed, the only other thing I dislike is the logon interface which pops-up before the PC starts to boot, I feel this could be a lot nicer, and not as plain as it is presented (but this is obviously limited by graphic performance in the boot sequence). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use tool, a layer more protection to have confidential documents in the cloud, protected documents, makes interesting the tool to be able to see the documents of special protection in any device. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In virtualized environments only allows VMware, not other virtualization solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Safeguard gives us the peace of mind knowing our laptops and mobile Windows devices are encrypted. Easy key management from the console provides relief when a user has had a mishap with logging into their device or lost the encryption password. Ability to track status of devices with encryption is a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User interface could stand to be modernized. Uses older Microsoft style of panes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pprovides complete data protection across multiple platforms and devices. This allows you to ensure that your data is protected no matter where your employees access it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sophos SafeGuard Disk Encryption for Mac to manage a FileVault implementation will necessarily be limited to 128-bit encryption.This is not be acceptable in higher-security environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to set up. Works as a management system to Apple's Filevault 2. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I've seen some syncing issues with mac and Sophos Safeguard. Doesn't happen a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is easy to install and the interface itself is simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While I like this software, there is a lack of support provided. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The program is very robust and does a great job. Once installed, it runs in the background with minimal interference. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Installation can come across problems. We had discovered a problem installing it on our OSX platform with no good solution. Even after contacting support they had told us they were only "sales" and could not help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Seamlessly integrates with your OS to encrypt all your data and keep it safe Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes slower response from HD when combined with the native Windows 10 bitlocker Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Allows you to benefit from the ease and speed of LAN drives while increasing the security of the data by requiring PKI identification when you first log-on your computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not always clear when you are not logged in to view files. You get a general error message saying a file doesn't exist rather than prompting you to log-in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

That you can quickly encrypt a drive and it works immediately Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

How complicated it can be to use overall and how there are some syncing issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has nice full disk and file encryption utility. It is easy to use and quite intuitive. The key management seems safe but I cannot be very sure of that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The key management and the algorithms are not clear and the process could be optimized for faster encryption as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easily deployable and manageable endpoint encryption. Device recovery is relatively painless. Support is fantastic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't dislike anything about this software - it does it's job and does it well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Sophos is keeping you posted throughout the day letting you know that you are being protected and have the latest updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

First getting started can be a bit confusing, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to decrypt clients using the master encryption key. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The time it takes to activate the encryption process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software does what it needs to do without any interaction from me. It just works without any hassle. You install the software once, and forget it is running in the background. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There really isn't anything I dislike about this software as it is currently implemented Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a very efficient and trustable tool and get's the job done Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

could have a better user interface for setup Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The operating system and the ease of updating the software is much simpler than most encryption programs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There isn’t much to dislike if there are anything to dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Does what it is supposed to do - safeguard and encrypt. Has a three-click policy option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Might be a little overzealous as times - could use some other encryption algorithms for different use cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been using Sophos for my business for a while and love the consistency. My data is more secure than ever. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's kind of expensive for a small business owner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Superior visibility into risky activity, suspicious traffic, and advanced threats helps you regain control of your network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Employee use of Self-serve quarantine component Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how easy it is to see all of the things Sophos says is a danger. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It takes so so long to complete the scanning process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is easy to use and knowing the laptops in the field are protected lets me sleep at night. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The version we are using is not cloud based, so we have to host it ourselves. There is a cloud version using Sophos Central, but we have not yet moved to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So with Sophos as a partner we manage to use Sophos to encrypt certain emails. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

sometimes when we have a disk response the challenge process is tedious Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.