Microsoft BitLocker Valuable Features

Srini Konakanchi

Vice President at Sysnet Global Technologies

Its manageability is valuable since it comes with pre-provisioning. In addition, the encryption, administration, reporting and monitoring are good.

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Anthony Jenkins

Retired at a government with 10,001+ employees

Microsoft BitLocker acts like a gatekeeper application that ensures computer security. It prevents unauthorized access and goes beyond security measures to safeguard the computer. It provides protection at a basic level.

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Jeison Bonilla

Cyber Security Administrator at BAC Credomatic

It's the same BitLocker that we use in Sophos. Maybe the feature we like the best is file encryption.

The connectivity is in the cloud, therefore this is a good solution as we have, the real-time status of all machines.

The interface is user-friendly.

The initial setup is very simple.

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Hassan Moussafir

Information Security Senior Expert at Wafaassurance

Overall, it is a good solution.

We need to understand many security requirements. We chose Bitlocker due to the fact that we had Windows 10 and needed something that could centralize everything for users. We have a team that is able to handle the maintenance easily.

It is easy to use and administer.

The initial setup was straightforward.

The solution is stable.

It's available via Windows 10.

It can scale well.

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Pusoloso Mokitimi-Lekhutlile

EUT Analyst at Absa Group Ltd

The best thing about it is the encryption type and how it looks out when someone tries to access the drive.

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ManojNair2

Founder/Director at Augesys Solutions Pvt Ltd

You have to do a bit of reading to understand the logic; however, after that, it becomes pretty straightforward to use it.

Feature-wise we have the ability to encrypt fast. This means when you enforce the policy and when you onboard a device via the Azure AD, it comes online pretty quickly. The speed at which BitLocker engages is pretty strong. That's a significant thing. You can even control your external devices, like your USB devices. You can allow or deny, or even encrypt those devices. There are lots of useful things like that available in this product.

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AleksandarIvanovic

Head of IT department at Monetars

We opt for a data loss prevention solution. I evaluate different vendors, including Microsoft BitLocker, as part of this process. Each step of the implementation is carefully planned, as every aspect of data protection is crucial.

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Timo Stubel

Senior Presales Engineer at CenterTools Software GmbH

It provides a comprehensive level of protection against unauthorized access.
It holds significant value as it reduces the need for extensive IT management to handle security across networks and environments. Its significance goes beyond BitLocker alone; it encompasses the entire product suite or platform.

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Nelson Mendaros

Founding Partner at 2Five1

I like BitLocker because it gives us strong encryption to protect our data. The fact that it uses a 256-bit key with AES makes the encryption super secure. It is kind of like having a tough lock on our digital stuff. Additionally, it is easy to use, which is a big plus. The application doesn't make things complicated, and that makes it convenient for everyone to keep their computers and files safe without a lot of hassle.

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Claudio Dosio

ICT Manager at a construction company with 11-50 employees

Microsoft BitLocker can be used to ensure that stolen PCs or laptops do not lose their data.

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Matt Hardy

Infrastructure Manager/Deployment Manager at Hivedome Consultancy Services

I like the fact that you can get a BitLocker encryption key out of OneDrive.

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Cletus Okolie

Senior Network Associate at AMCON, Inc.

One significant aspect is that without the BitLocker key, you can't log in to the user's laptop. I appreciate the capability to encrypt the user's hard drive, ensuring access only with the recovery key. In an enterprise setup, we store all BitLocker keys on our server.

So, whenever a user attempts to log in, the architecture authenticates with the key. This ensures that our data is secure. Even if the user's laptop is lost, we have confidence that the data remains inaccessible. So far, our user data is well-protected.

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Emmanuel Okoroji

Information Security Management Individual Contributor at First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.

Microsoft BitLocker is very easy to manage and is stable. We experience very few crashes with different endpoints. We operate in a large institution and require a solution that seamlessly works across diverse systems.

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LeonardoAguilera

Team Manager at JJ soluciones

The solution is included in Windows 11.

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Naren Malepati

Assistant Manager at Vodafone

Before logging into the system, we enable Microsoft BitLocker so that the data will be automatically encrypted.

The best feature of Microsoft BitLocker is how it encrypts the data. The solution has a feature that automatically asks the users to upgrade their password once we set up the process. Microsoft BitLocker will not allow users to have the same password for the next five to six times.

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Darren Chaker

Operator at Halliburton

Whole Disk Encryption is great. BitLocker runs seamlessly during boot up. I also liked that it did not conflict with Windows, most likely since it was created by the makers of Windows, Microsoft.

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Urs Schuerch

Information Technology Engineer at Ingenias AG

The platform provides good performance.

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reviewer1662897

Information Security Manager at a renewables & environment company with 501-1,000 employees

I liked the way it works with our Microsoft tools. As we roll out Intune, we can validate if the device has been encrypted, and if not, we can push it down. It is pretty simple to deploy.

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reviewer0976523

System and network security engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria

Microsoft BitLocker's most valuable features are stability and simplicity in terms of usage.

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Kevin Dreyer

I.T. Director & CISO at Maple Reinders

As a Microsoft shop, we find this product easy to use. It's not a problem.

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Darrin Leboeuf

Director IM/IT at Sustainable Development Technology Canada

The most valuable feature is the simplicity and integration with the Microsoft Clouds platform. I can store the keys to the devices kept in my Active Directory in Microsoft Azure.

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reviewer1475733

Director, Cryptographic Engineering at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The hard drive encryption is very good.

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it_user757422

Microsoft (Active Directory) Consultant at a logistics company with 5,001-10,000 employees

All keys stored centerally in database (SQL), option to have PIN / Enhanced PIN / USB Drives.

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reviewer1952547

Associate at a consultancy with 201-500 employees

Being able to encrypt an entire hard disk has been most valuable.

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MohamedKhairy

Co-Founder & Enterprise Solutions Architect at Qtopia Tech. Solutions

It is easy to use. It is usually easy to recover someone's privacy. The manageability is much easier than McAfee. I think that Microsoft is a leader in this area. We are in the Microsoft school so our judgment of McAfee will be a little bit unfair as we recommend Microsoft all the time because of the easy manageability and support. I think that McAfee is designed for a different customer and every time we open a ticket with their support, it takes a very, very long time. The main difference is just the manageability and support. In terms of the solution itself or the functionality, I know that McAfee is very strong, but manageability and support, for us, is much more important. It strengthens the solution for us.

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Milan Turinic

IT manager at Milan Turinič

It is an encryption tool and provides security.

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Ibrahin Gamal

IT Specialist at ITE Corp

The ease of administering and integrating the solution is great.

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Jos-Katengwa

Information Technology Specialist at Calculus System Sarl

The most valuable feature is the TPM (Trusted Platform Module), which makes the PC security stronger because somebody who is not from the team cannot access the PC without the decryption PIN. If the hard drive is removed from the computer then the data is still encrypted, and even a USB key can be protected by using this solution. This makes my customers very happy.

This solution is not cost-effective and it is easy to implement.

It is very easy to deploy BitLocker on machines that are running Microsoft Windows Server 2012 because it can be done automatically.

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Loyiso Gura

Microsoft SureStep Ambassador at 4Sight Dynamics Africa

The tool's most valuable feature is its ability to label data.

While it helps mitigate unauthorized data access by enhancing file and system protection through encryption, the tool is really enhanced with the combination of other Microsoft Security and Compliance features like data labeling.

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Leticia Cortés

Network engineer at Techmcc

I like the simplicity and ease of use of this solution.

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Amir Sadvakassov

System Administration Specialist at Alatau Innovations

The stability seems good when everything goes right.

Technical support is excellent.

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reviewer1535043

Manager - ICT at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

We were using the solution due to the fact that it was free with the machines that have Windows 10. As an organization, we were not paying money to have it. If you have Windows 10 you don't have to worry about paying at all.

It's my understanding that the initial setup is straightforward.

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Tejesh S

Technical Associate at Intimesolutions

Having encryption has been great. It's very useful. It's 256-bit encryption. It's very hard to break it to get at the data itself.

It's stable and reliable.

The solution can scale.

It comes bundled with other Microsoft solutions.

Technical support is okay.

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Vlad Marchenko

Product Manager at Axoft Ukraine

The most valuable feature of this solution is the protection and ease of use.

All I have to do is enter my password and create passwords for my USB sticks.

I don't see where any improvements in this software are needed, because I'm not sure what else we can use. The functionality is straightforward.

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reviewer1503945

Manager, Information Technology Operations & Security at a government with 11-50 employees

It is free and native to the OS. We don't have to worry about upgrades or maintaining the product. You encrypt the disk, and you save the recovery key. That's it. The person puts their password in, and after that, it is up to them. If they forget their password, they have to bring it in to get it unlocked.

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RahulSingh11

AnalystAssistant General Manager - Corporate Strategy, Growth and Transformation Office at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

The most valuable feature is the authentication process which is very fast.

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it_user1011

Manager of Data Center at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

1. Bitlocker is easy to use. You start the wizard by right-clicking the drive and selecting “Turn on Bitlocker”. 2. Bitlocker encrypts the content of any drive and makes your data secure and safe. 3. The option of using either strong passphrase or smartcard to encrypt/decrypt the drive bring flexibility in terms of choice 4. Bitlocker recovery key can either be printed and stored in a secure place or stored in a drive. 5. In a Windows server environment, the combination of Bitlocker and Group Policy enforces the encryption of removable drives across the network. 6. It is free to Windows users provided your OS supports it. View full review »

SHOAIBKhan1

IT Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It's a straightforward solution for encryption.

It is easy to use.

It has multiple options for many uses.

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Kevin Coakley

Director at Pathfinder

The ease of use is the most valuable feature. The ability to import data to build your frontend on top of the data is very simple and very useable.

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it_user1122

Infrastructure Expert at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Bitlocker has its good points, mainly that its included in Windows and it encrypts an entire drive, regardless of the type of drive or its location (internal or external) in the system. Bitlocker also works with TPM keys and chips to add a hardware component to the encryption. View full review »

Raphael Marretti

IT Infrastructure Analyst at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Integration with System Center Configuration Manager (C: and D: logical drives are encrypted before installing Windows via SCCM).
Use of the computer's TMP to not have to request PIN for the user.
In Windows 10 (1511) the TPM supports the XTS-AES encryption algorithm.

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it_user1035

Developer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

1. Very easy to use. It can be done in a few steps in a wizard. 2. It is a free product that comes with Microsoft Windows. 3. It encrypts your whole drive, no matter if it is external or internal. 4. Recovery files can either be saved to a drive or printed to a paper. View full review »

it_user1287888

IT Security Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The disk encryption is the most valuable aspect of the solution for our organization. It's the only feature we really use.

There's a lot of manageability within the solution. This is very helpful.

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it_user355887

Infrastructure Specialist at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees