# Symantec Encryption Reviews **Vendor:** Broadcom **Category:** [Encryption Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/encryption-software) **Average Rating:** 3.7/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 40 ## About Symantec Encryption Laptops and removable media devices have provided today’s mobile workforce the freedom to work anywhere. With this freedom comes a greater risk of a data breach through lost or stolen devices. Symantec Endpoint Encryption combines strong full-disk and removable media encryption with centralized management to protect sensitive information and ensure regulatory compliance. Symantec provides maximum protection by encrypting each drive, sector-by-sector, ensuring that all files are encrypted. In addition to protecting laptops and desktops, Endpoint Encryption supports various types of removable media including USB drives, external hard drives, and CD/DVD/Blu-ray media. With Symantec, removable media users can access their data on any Windows or Mac system, even if encryption isn’t installed on the machine. ## Symantec Encryption Pros & Cons **What users dislike:** - Users find the **difficult navigation** due to the absence of a comprehensive search functionality in Symantec Encryption. (1 reviews) ## Symantec Encryption Reviews ### 1. Symantec Security works **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 03, 2025 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** I use Symantec Security for work purposes and it allows me to encrypt data needed so that banks can access the money needed from clients. It is very simple and efficient **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** The time it takes to get from one end to the other is not time effective **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is allowing banks to receive their money in a timely manner ### 2. Best Endpoint Security Software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ajit B. | Engineer, Oil & Energy, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 18, 2023 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Sonar Protection Application and Device control **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Most of the section or fields "search" facility is missing **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Product functionality and performance Application and Device control block by hash values Sonar protection ### 3. Symantec Encryption **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Biotechnology | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 03, 2021 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** It is ease to install, configure, and use to encrypt network folders and files. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** You need to track all user's private keys for access to encrypted folders and files. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** For a quick and easy solution for encrypting network folders and files, Symantec Encryption is a great solution. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can encrypt specific folders on our network to make them GDPR compliant for our clients. ### 4. Intuitive interface and best protection for your device. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anirudh S. | Club Secretary, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2020 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** They have 128 bit and 256 bit encryption. An application on your mobile lets you to have security code instantly. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Nothing major. However, it would be great to have added layer of security for devices. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solving the problem of removing phishing emails from the system. ### 5. Seamless encryption-email integration **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tony W. | Desktop Services Officer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 09, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** User experience is generally transparent so there is only minimal support. The system does not put too heavy a load on the servers. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** In a roaming profile environment, I have found the encryption key files to be a bit fiddely and sometimes subject to corruption. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** If your company has other components of the Symantec security suite, this product is certainly the path of least resistance. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ability to selectively encrypt a user's email and increase the general security of communication is nice. ### 6. Works well **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alex H. | Security, Insurance, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 29, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Ease of installation. Offline support, Low CPU and Memory needs **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Matter of how to allow unencrypted Mail also upgrade can be quite challenging at times **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Easy to use. Except upgrade procedures can be a pain at times **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Scaled down from 3 dlp pRODUCTS TO JUST ONE ### 7. Secure Email Experience **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dana K. | Web Content Developer Consultant, Hospital & Health Care, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 01, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Symantec desktop behaves on a seamless fashion, allowing users a level of comfort and awareness that mail received is not fraudulent and links are safe to open. This saves time, allows better focus and keeps users on track for meeting compliance goals for Content Management. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** The internal processes managing the level of filtering and the modified whitelisting can be completed and needs to be well managed by IT services. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Filtering, Spam and Risk management ### 8. A really bad to manage and use product. The new versions is even worse... **Rating:** 0.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** The fact that I have moved to another product. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Everything. The product is hard to manage, slow, and support is almost non-existent. I don't have enough room to put into words everything that is wrong with the product. I just doesn't work correctly and has this nasty habit of breaking in ways that even Symantec can't explain(when you can get them on the phone anyway). The bundled with the cost of the application, it is just a good application. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Skip it. There are better products out that get the job done, most them are at teh same pricepoint or less. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** We needed to encrypt a fleet of laptops for compliance purposes. ### 9. Very good product. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shirali V. | Information Risk Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 01, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Good security design and features. Very effective product in solving security issues.. A lot of companies are using it since they trust the security design and features of the product. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** There can always be more features bundled in. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** It has good security features and definitely does a good job **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Protect confidential data. ### 10. Symantec Email Encryption **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christine V. | Clinical Informatics Coordinator with Cerner Powerchart Maternity/GE Centricity Perinatal experience, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Very good product, efficient in virus protection **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Difficult to install, but once installed it works without issues **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Making sure important data is well encrypted. ### 11. Symantec Provides Needed Online Security **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** April Y. | CTI Resource Associate, Government Administration, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 30, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** I love that my emails are secure and threats are caught quickly and efficiently. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** I cannot think of a feature I dislike about this product. Very useful! **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Potential hackers are kept at Bay when our company emails are securely encrypted and scanned. ### 12. Endpoint Encryption **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lissett d. | Marketing Manager , Internet, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** This program protects all my equipment, making the handling of all my files and emails more secure, now with the implementation of the GDRP we have benefited with this tool, since users do not have to do anything while protecting the emails and files that we use. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** At the beginning the administrative part had problems to get the exact configuration, it can be a bit cumbersome at the beginning to understand the simplicity of the product. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** If the program is installed on a recent formatted computer, it is new in the files and programs you have, it takes less time to start it up, it happened with a colleague who had many files and spent a long time in being ready to work again. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** In front of the implementation of GDRP, the company created a strategy where we had to protect the personal data and computers of the employees, this was done with this program, which has been a practical and effective solution. . ### 13. I like the experience user is incredible because the encrypted is really. The performance is a good **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 29, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** I like the experience user is incredible because the encrypted is really. The performance is good in Windows 10 and outlook 2016. The time send / received email encrypted is fast. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** LoUser interface must be more intuitive for the final user **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** In level security resolved a problem of secure in desktop when the final users sending internal and external mail.we can trust the route email from-to Is a secure ### 14. top of security **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Telecommunications | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 25, 2019 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** we know we are safe. top of the line security. never been robbed by cyber attackers **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** difficult to set up. took hours to fully implemenent **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** phishing, malware, ransomeware, encrypiton, spam ### 15. Great encryptation software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Laura G. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** It's a great software to protect all your files in your personal computer. You just have to set it up once. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** It takes a long time to encrypit the laptop and I have to follow a guide to do it, because we could not do it on our own. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** I recomend to everyone to install the software when you first purchase your personal computer. It will be more fast to set up and to encrypt all your data. Once you have it, you will not have to worry about all your files because they will be secured in your computer. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Now the laptop of our workspace is secure and we have not to worry about the security of our work. ### 16. symantec Email Encryption server **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 21, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Very efficient and best custormer service, very good product **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Not much to comment on, its a good prodict **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** email security and audit requirements being met ### 17. Easy email encryption for workplace **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 08, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** It was very easy to use once set up. It allows for great security along with sense of safety for internal message encryption **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Not much to dislike, perhaps price or something **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Email encryption for health information ### 18. Effective product **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Insurance | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Endpoint Encryption works well. We have deployed it on all company laptops and it has provided needed protection for our data. It is fairly straight forward to install and use. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** We have found that we cannot upgrade to a newer version of the OS on our laptops without unencrypting all of the laptops and then installing the newest encryption client. There is no easy upgrade option. This is much too time consuming for us to be able to do. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Make sure to use the latest version of the agent and that you are using the desired OS as it is hard to upgrade. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Protection of our data. We have had several laptops stolen since implementation and this had protected our data. ### 19. Good tool to protect your computer **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** I have been using Symantec end point protection since last 3 years and experience is really great to secure my machine against Virus, Spyware and another proactive threat detection. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** I did not like the GUI they have provided. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Best tool to secure your machines. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** To Secure the laptop and other devices. ### 20. Use PGP for proper security **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 18, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** It integrates well with Windows and Outlook **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** I would like to see the possibility to create groups of keys when it is needed to encrypt for multiple recipients **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Long time PGP user. GPG4Win is still not 100% properly integrated with outlook. Security is essential and PGP is the best way ### 21. Great management, intuitive experience. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrew R. | Technical Analyst, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2017 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** From an end user perspective the product is very intuitive and easy to use. Leaving minimal footprint to the ultimate end user experience. And the integration with BitLocker is excellent. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** The management console on the server can be a little overwhelming at first glance. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Spend some time getting used to the management console, and understanding it's different components. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mobile endpoint encryption is being tackled by SEE efficiently. Due to the scale of remote and mobile working we conducted efficient endpoint encryption is paramount to protecting our, and our clients data. The benefit is that we can be confident in the knowledge that a lost or stolen device is still secure. ### 22. EPP **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michel S. L. | Enterprise Technology Sales, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** well it works most of the time itkeeps us safe **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** not working with windows 10 version I have to upgrade to get it to work and I dont like that **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** keepign our computers clean and virus free ### 23. Good for encrypted emails **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Insurance | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Easy add on for safer and more secure emails **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** A bit of a hassle to set up and can deactivate or disappear with updates to email service **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Safe and secure email ### 24. Weapons-Grade **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Publishing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** The notification that this software cannot be exported makes you feel awfully important before encrypting, say, a folder of funny cat videos. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** The installer is especially challenging, and the interface is bare bones. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Enjoy the peace of mind of weapons-grade data encryption on a home desktop. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Makes sure that data that I send is reasonably well encrypted, giving peace of mind. ### 25. Security **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Chemicals | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 18, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** It is a very good tool for security and encryption **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** JuioIt is not very intuitive to use, you need to go over the manual from time to time **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Secure all the data from the company and prevent loses ### 26. Not much personal interaction with system. **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2018 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** To be quite honest, I don't ever really notice it on my computer. Which I suppose means it works well! **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Nothing. It works well and is unobtrusive to my daily usage. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** I suppose it's biggest benefit is keeping our company secure. ### 27. Disk Drive solution **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ajeet S. | Senior Lead- Technical, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 20, 2017 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Symantec encryption solution work very well when doing encryption on endpoints. It very easy to management key . Encrypting/ Decryption is hash less. work well **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Need compatibility support for few laptop models. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Recommended to protect laptops with Symantec Encryption solution **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Full Disk encryption solution for roaming users and key management. ### 28. very slow **Rating:** 0.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Animation | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2017 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** i will not be buying it again it takes too much memory **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** too much memory usage not lilely to yse **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** no benifits ### 29. Crack the Code.. Good luck! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brett J. | District Manager - Major Accounts, Human Resources, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 02, 2016 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Quick and easy way to encrypt local files and applications on my computer to ensure enterprise grade security on files that are sensitive. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Noticed a bit of a delay in the processing and opening of files once encrypted, but that is to be expected to some degree. Having a bit more configuration capability would be ideal for USB drives. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Just understand that as files and applications become more secure, the timing for accessing these files and applications will be subject to minor delays. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Asset and file encryption certainly provides peace of mind for the company. Not to mention compliance requirements and definitions being maintained quickly and easily with Symantec Encryption. ### 30. very effective system for data protection **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Enzo C. | Venditore Professionale, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 31, 2016 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** The database update is almost daily. It manages to detect almost everything for maximum protection. The program goes beyond the classic antivirus. The ease of use of this program is truly remarkable! **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** As a program, it's a bit heavy. I also noticed that there are quite a few limitations in managing external devices like flash memories, pen drives, USB hard drives, etc... this aspect should be improved a bit! **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** By far superior to other competing programs for data security. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Well, with an excellent data protection program, you feel much more at ease! There are many other Symantec programs that I have used and I have always been satisfied! ### 31. best choice in encryption **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Flavio S. | Cyber Security, Government Administration, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 03, 2016 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** i use symantec encryption for encrypt applications, files stored on the local hard disk and email encryption to protect sensitive data. It is great for increasing enterprise security **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** I noticed a slowdown in disk performance, I see it especially in the transfer of files. encrypted files are more secure while reducing performance. in the past I have had problems in the configuration of symantec endpoint encription with vmware. the virtual network adapter should not be vmxnet3. otherwise it generates problems. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** an important feature is the management through Encryption Management Server to centralize the creation, distribution and management of data security policies and reporting **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have clients who have used it to encrypt external drives. they use it to back up the local PC. They are able to use them independently without intervention by the network administrators. It is very easy to use. ### 32. Powerful product and meet all the compliance requirements **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 21, 2015 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Rich reporting and easy to manage. The product can easily set up with AD authentication including multi domains, with few simple click, an administrator can create a detailed report on the encryption status on the firm inventory. Centralized management console with SQL database, an administrators can easily create customized report and allow the auditors or end users to get the drive encryption information without accessing to the management console. Flexible on the Pre Boot Authentication and lockout, an administrator can create separate client package or use GPO to manage high risk system with PBA mandatory and set the lockout interval, a lost computer will be locked out after certain time not communicating with the management servers, Removable storage device encryption with great deal of configuration and management options.Multi platforms support, such as Windows and MAC, the product is capable of managing the FileVault and BitLocker encryption, as well as the self encrypted hardware encryption.. . **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** There is no way we can create client package without upgrading the management server. hardware compatibility issue on the new emerge hardware. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** Yes, I would recommend other customers to consider SEE as encryption solution. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Legal and compliance requires to have all the desktops hard disk encrypted and provide the complete inventory to demonstrate the encryption are covered on all the computers in the firm. ### 33. Works fine **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Daniel M. | Technical Support Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 07, 2016 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Scans are accurate and notifications to admins about users getting malware **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Short scan doesn't usually find anything, full scan takes a while **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are keeping our users secure by keeping the admins alert of any malware activity ### 34. Encryption **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 04, 2016 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** E-mail, file and whole disk encryption which are excellent features, which gives great protection for customer **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Reporting in PGP Universal server are very limited. Need to improve product on reporting **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Data Loss while laptop theft ### 35. Secure for laptops **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 04, 2016 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** can not recover data with any bootable cd **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** can not decrypt through console compare to other encryption solution **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** use Symantec encryption always to avoid data goes to in wrong hand **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** recover data after formating ### 36. Great Product and Great Security. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 28, 2016 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** E-mail, file and whole disk encryption which are excellent features, which gives great protection for my environment. It has great reporting tool and easy to manage, **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** I wish it could use other databases like Oracle and so on. I would like the same to be on a lower cost side.... Better and cheaper...Can this be in real world? **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** Compliance and Security. Symantec Encryption helps the environment, encrypt all the sensitive data. Secondly, it can encrypt all the inbound and out bound data. ### 37. Good product, Still getting better. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2015 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** The management of encrypted assets have been easy (knock on wood). The biggest challenge is providing Whole disk discovery tokens to users who forgot there password. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** Needs to be more granular when it comes to managing external storage devices such as usb drives. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** This is a great product that will provide encryption for multiple scenarios. Definitely worth evaluating. **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** The encryption on assets have help provide a piece of mind in multiple situations of assets being lost or stolen. ### 38. Symantec Endpoint Encryption 11 **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2015 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** The user experience and the robust combination of PGP and SEE to make SEE 11 has been outstanding. I hope to see Fileshare encryption and Command Line added into SEE 11 in the future. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** The limitation of GPO for Removable Media encryption and the multiple installation packages needed to get everything installed. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** I found the following video on Symantec Connect very helpful. https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/videos/symantec-encryption **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** We were needing to encrypt laptops and USBs to protect sensitive data. We found that SEE 11 was very user friendly and was easy to rollout to our remote workers. ### 39. Customers get a confidence boost **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sean G. | Chief Executive Officer, Marketing and Advertising, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 03, 2015 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** Symantec is very customer focused, makes implementation seamless and is solidly built. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** nothing major that I can think of at this time **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** try it out and see if it works to boost confidence levels **What problems is Symantec Encryption solving and how is that benefiting you?** SSL helps customers feel more comfortable placing orders with our brand ### 40. Excellent Security Suite **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael F. | Senior Technical Account Manager, Team Lead, Computer Software, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 30, 2012 **What do you like best about Symantec Encryption?** The full suite has e-mail, file and whole disk encryption. These are excellent features that are often underused, but can prevent data loss. **What do you dislike about Symantec Encryption?** It is very costly, and there are many free tools that do the same things. **Recommendations to others considering Symantec Encryption:** PGP is great, it is a standard with organizations, but the cost can be overwhelming (especially for individuals). ## Symantec Encryption Discussions - [How does Symantec Endpoint Protection Work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-symantec-endpoint-protection-work) - [How do I decrypt Symantec Endpoint Encryption client?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/symantec-encryption-how-do-i-decrypt-symantec-endpoint-encryption-client) - [How do I decrypt Symantec Endpoint Encryption client?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-decrypt-symantec-endpoint-encryption-client) - [How does Symantec encryption work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-symantec-encryption-work) - [What is Symantec Endpoint Encryption?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-symantec-endpoint-encryption) - [View Symantec Encryption pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/symantec-encryption/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-28+19%3A37%3A47+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=558f436e-4941-408c-97ea-7c87262c06dd&secure%5Btoken%5D=b8d62d43361e92328ad468c0ed32e4acaac16e1cfec3da359b3e7da79e9249d0&format=llm_user) ## Symantec Encryption Features **Encryption Techniques - Email Encryption** - Encryption Algorithms - Transport Encryption - End-to-End Encryption **Encryption** - Email Encryption - Messaging Encryption - File Transfer Encryption - Data Encryption - Document Encryption - Full-Disk Encryption **Authentication, Verification, and Access Controls - Email Encryption** - Revocation Mechanisms - Access Controls - Digital Signatures - Certificate Authorities **Compliance** - Authentication - Policy Enforcement - Access Management **Security Enhancements and Auditing - Email Encryption** - Malware Scanning - Reporting - Audit Trails - Data Loss Prevention (DLP) **Management** - Backup - Recovery - File Management - Anomaly Detection **Integration, Compatibility, and Usability - Email Encryption** - User-Friendly Interfaces - APIs and SDKs - Email Client Integration - Automation ## Top Symantec Encryption Alternatives - [Kaspersky Next Optimum](https://www.g2.com/products/kaspersky-next-optimum/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (195 reviews) - [Microsoft BitLocker](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-bitlocker/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (24 reviews) - [VeraCrypt](https://www.g2.com/products/veracrypt/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (50 reviews)