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We performed a comparison between Sophos SafeGuard, Symantec Endpoint Encryption, and WinMagic SecureDoc based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The advantage of Sophos SafeGuard stems from the fact that it is more secure than other products in the market.""The solution can be easily connected and it is very secure.""I like the support most of all.""The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the GUI is easy to use.""The features that I have found most valuable are encryption tools that encrypt the hard disk and the USB sticks.""The intrusion detection system.""It's the best solution on the market.""What I love most about Sophos SafeGuard is its user-friendly interface. My company has another software with a complex user interface versus Sophos SafeGuard, which is extremely easy to use."

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"We have been very satisfied with the solution's security capabilities.""Overall Symantec Endpoint Encryption is a reasonable solution.""In general terms, it is working properly and according to our expectations. The comfort of feeling secure is the most valuable. Some customers had certain fears about changing the product because no one wants to lose any kind of information or to have some problems or inconsistencies while migrating from one product to another.""You get updates and other encrypted files easily.""It has reduced the number of incidents related to the loss of information.""It is fairly stable.""The most valuable features are the messaging features and shared folders.""The management console gives us the ability to quickly control who sees what, ensures we are on the latest version, and up-to-date."

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"The Central Management server."

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Cons
"The dashboards lack sufficient information.""What would make Sophos SafeGuard better than competitors is if its management console also includes firewall management. In the future, I want Sophos SafeGuard to be more scalable.""The solution lacks direct connectivity to Azure AD.""The product is not cheap.""The security does not have 100% authentication.""The integration could be a little better.""The tutorials need to be simplified. The existing ones need to be easier to follow and we could use some tutorials for basic setups. They should aim to be more like Cisco, which offers very good tutorials and materials.""The solution's ability to integrate with other solutions, such as a DLP, should be addressed."

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"We would like some advanced security protection features.""I can only patch monthly. I don't know what the solution is there, besides being vulnerable for three weeks out of four. But there's got to be an option somehow.""Its decryption time needs to be improved. Currently, its decryption time is very long, and it takes double time than encryption. They need to work on that. Its encryption time is fine.""One feature that is lacking is integration with Symantec Information Centric (ICT). As it is now, I don't see how to integrate the encryption with ICT, and in my opinion this is an area that certainly requires encryption, even though it's no longer supported by Broadcom.""The program's disk encryption is not very friendly with Microsoft OS updates. We have a problem with updates failing unless we use a time-consuming work-around.""The product can be expensive. Price was a factor in moving away from the product.""I do not find the environment to be very user-friendly.""They have too high of a price tag. That's why they're losing the market share."

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"MacOS X is missing features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licensing costs depend on the series. For example, XG 85 can be around $200. If you go to ACC or to a four or five-year enterprise solution, you will find these devices can cost $10,000. It depends on the series."
  • "Licensing for this solution is on a yearly basis."
  • "The licenses are dependant on the number of users and computers you have to protect."
  • "We have a yearly license with Sophos which is around $1000-$1200 or so per annum. There are no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
  • "Licensing is on a yearly basis and the pricing could be better."
  • "It would be great if the price of the solution was lower than the current price. If we are to sell this particular solution to smaller businesses and not just enterprise businesses it needs to be lower."
  • "We pay around $10 a year for each endpoint, including support."
  • "Pricing for Sophos SafeGuard could be improved because it could reach a thousand dollars depending on the product, edition, and software key purchased."
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  • "It can be expensive. However, if you plan to scale or are at a large enterprise company, this product could be what you need."
  • "The licensing costs yearly are $5000."
  • "They have two solutions for encryption including Symantec Endpoint Encryption and PGP Endpoint Encryption. With one PGP license, you can deploy the two solutions. The PGP license gives you two options."
  • "Depending on how many modules you will use (up to five) the licensing will be more expensive."
  • "The pricing is fair but there is variability in our area that needs to be addressed."
  • "The cost of this solution is a little on the higher side."
  • "The license is not very expensive."
  • "There is a license required for this solution."
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  • "Licensing and pricing is on par with the market."
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    Also Known As
    SafeGuard, SafeGuard Encryption
    Symantec Drive Encryption
    SecureDoc
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    Overview
    Protect your confidential information and comply with regulatory mandates safely and securely with SafeGuard Enterprise, Utimaco's comprehensive modular information protection platform. SafeGuard Enterprise is a modular information protection control platform that enforces policy-based security for PCs and mobile devices across mixed environments. SafeGuard Enterprise offers full transparency to end-users and is easy to administer from a single central console.
    Symantec Drive Encryption, powered by PGP technology provides organizations with strong full-disk and removable media encryption and the ability to integrate with Symantec Data Loss Prevention. Intuitive management enables enterprise scale deployments and features compliance-based, out-of-the-box reporting plus customizable reports. Management capabilities include support for native OS encryption (FileVault2) and Opal compliant self-encrypting drives.
    SecureDoc is used by some of the world's largest organizations. By simplifying data security we can help save time and reduce costs associated with security management. At the end of the day, we make data security easy.
    Sample Customers
    Rushmoor Borough Council
    Citrix Systems Inc., City of Lansing, Commercial & Industrial Property, France T_l_visions, Fujian Mobile Co. Ltd., Group Lotus plc, Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. (HBSS), Portugal Telecom, PostFinance, Public Pension Agency
    NEC Group,Export Development Canada, SecureDoc University of Guelph, Swiss Bank, Suva (Swiss Accident Insurance), Money Partners (UK), Children's Hospital of Denver, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Arch Chemicals
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    Financial Services Firm24%
    Insurance Company12%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Marketing Services Firm12%
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    Computer Software Company15%
    Government11%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
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    Financial Services Firm58%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Aerospace/Defense Firm5%
    Construction Company5%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Healthcare Company7%
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    Government13%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Healthcare Company10%
    University7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business63%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise18%
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    Small Business34%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise52%
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    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise62%
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    Large Enterprise66%
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