Symantec Endpoint Encryption Initial Setup
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Cletus Okolie
Senior Network Associate at AMCON, Inc.
The initial setup was straightforward. Once all the right requirements are in place, such as installing the necessary servers, deployment takes less than one hour. The only aspect that may require more time is setting up policies and rules and determining where to apply them, especially if it's a fresh installation.
View full review »The initial setup is straightforward.
View full review »The deployment takes about two hours for server-side installations because it has many features. There are extra installations, and we have to add roles and features on the server manager.
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There wasn't really an implementation process. It's pre-loaded on our Golden Image. It was in with the Windows 10 addition. We didn't have to do anything really.
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Badrul Hisyam Jamil
Manager at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
The solution had a moderate amount of difficulty at the time of implementation. It was neither easy nor hard.
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reviewer2086932
Head Cyber Digital and Security at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
The implementation of the solution is simple.
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Marbella Ibarra
CEO at CT AMERICA
We have experience with this solution. Therefore, our technicians can deploy it easily. In the beginning, when implemented it for our initial customers, it was easier. They were PGP at that time. When PGP became Symantec, it was a little hard because of the integration of the products with the Symantec suites. With Broadcom, it has been easy for us. We could work with almost any kind of change that we have received or found with the rebranding of the product.
The deployment duration depends on the number of users that our customers have, but, typically, the server and the configuration of the policies take about one week. After that, we start to deploy it to all the clients, which takes three or four days. We need to wait for the hard disk encryption to be completed, which takes around four or six hours, depending on the information that the users have on the disk. It is usually fast.
View full review »The initial setup is easy and takes ten minutes to complete.
View full review »It is complex to set up so you really have to know what you're doing. You must have someone with experience in it before you can deploy it on a customer's premises.
The installation is easy.
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Kenny_Wong
Project Engineer (Engineer II) at Sarawak Energy Berhad
The Symantec setup is a bit complex. It takes time. It is simple, but it takes time. It also takes a bit longer when creating the profiles at first.
View full review »The initial setup is not complex, it's easy.
The deployment is easy. You enroll the users and the server, then go to the user and deploy it, reboot the system, then clarify that it is running. From there, you will have an operator to access it.
When the system is rebooted you will be asked for an encryption key. Everyone in the organization has to enter an encryption key.
We have five operators for this platform with four servers.
It is an obligation to deploy it. The scope of compliance, with the goal being to cover all of the infrastructures.
Currently, we outsource the managing of our infrastructure to another company, and we have a dedicated team for our bank. We have the help desk, all of the infrastructure, the networking, the security, and the systems.
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Informatf523
Information System Security Manager at a aerospace/defense firm with 10,001+ employees
The initial setup was straightforward. We downloaded the software, put it on a disk, sneakernetted it over to an isolated network, dropped it in the drive, initialized it, and enabled it. It was pretty easy.
View full review »The solution’s installation was easy.
The solution's deployment could be done in a couple of minutes.
The solution is deployed on-premises.
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Ahmed_Emara
Infrastructure Manager at Quaracrm
The initial setup was easy but we had an issue with the product. We used a consultant for implementation and deployment took around two months. The senior system engineer and the managing director used this solution.
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Thamaraiselvan Sheanmugam
TitleGeneral Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
The initial setup is of medium difficulty. It is neither simple nor complex.
View full review »The installation is pretty straightforward, especially for an engineer. It's a process that just flows. It's pretty easy whether it's deployed on-premises or in the cloud.
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Mayur Jadhav
Senior Security Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Compared to cloud the initial setup is complex.
The cloud version is easy to set up. It's one gateway and you connect it and it's pretty much a configured service on the cloud.
Generally, the deployment takes a month for seven hundred endpoints per customer. This includes installing endpoints for customers.
To frame the policy and set up on-premises, it's approximately a week.
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SeniorSe3ffd
Senior Security Analyst at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
At first, the initial setup was a little complex. Once I understood what I needed to do, it became straightforward. So, initially, there was a bit of a learning curve. For example, I needed to understand that I wasn't overpaying for the number of seats that we needed based on how we expected to scale up for that number of employees that we had.
We upgraded to the latest version within the last six months.
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Secsub98876
Security Subdirector at a government with 11-50 employees
The initial setup was straightforward. It was fast, easy, and not intrusive on my company.
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reviewer1717809
Senior Executive Officer (IT) at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
It was hard to install and took us about three months. The installation was outsourced.
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Imtiaz Hussain
Endpoint Specialist at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
The initial setup is not complex. It's very easy. Deployment time depends on the client and on the machine. Some machines take 24 hours, some machines take three days. Some machines even take up to a half-day. It depends on the hardware.
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Amit-Gawade
Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment duration depends on your hard drive. It can take 5 to 10 minutes, half a day, or one day depending on the size of the hard drive. For 80 GB of data, it will take 7 to 8 hours depending on the hard drive and the RPM of the hard drive. For an SSD, it will take less time to encrypt the data.
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reviewer1578519
Specialist: Data Centre Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
This product is very easy to install.
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reviewer1575252
Project Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
For me, the initial setup was intuitive, but then again, I'd had experience with deploying software for 10 years prior to that point.
Back then, deploying software was not like what it is today; it was much harder. You had to do a lot more customization. However, I have a lot experience, so I wouldn't have been phased by any issue I may have encountered.
View full review »I wasn't with the company when the product was installed, but I presume the initial setup was complex. The deployment of the product usually takes very little time. I installed the software for new computers and I encrypt the disks. That is all that has to be done so the installation of the product is very quick. It is the encryption of the disk that takes time.
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ITOperat03e9
IT Operations Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
The initial support was straightforward.
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Symantec Endpoint Encryption
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Symantec Endpoint Encryption. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
768,740 professionals have used our research since 2012.