Symantec Endpoint Encryption vs. EncryptPro

The effectiveness of your workforce relies heavily on mobility and the capability to retrieve information from any location, which is essential for sustaining high productivity levels. Nevertheless, this accessibility can unintentionally put your confidential data at risk, particularly in instances where devices are misplaced or taken, potentially leading to unauthorized cloud synchronization. To protect this crucial information and comply with industry regulations, Symantec Endpoint Encryption provides powerful safeguards by encrypting each file stored on the hard drive using a detailed sector-by-sector encryption process for superior security. This solution is adaptable and works seamlessly with various platforms including Windows, Mac, tablets, as well as self-encrypting drives, and removable media such as USB drives, external hard drives, and DVDs. Furthermore, Symantec Endpoint Encryption features management tools for devices secured by BitLocker and File Vault, maximizing operational flexibility. On the communication side, Symantec Gateway Email Encryption ensures secure and centrally managed communications with clients and partners directly at the network gateway, significantly mitigating the likelihood of data breaches while upholding compliance with relevant regulations. For desktop email communications, Symantec Desktop Email Encryption efficiently encrypts and decrypts messages exchanged between internal users, thereby enhancing the security and effectiveness of all correspondence. By adopting this comprehensive strategy for data protection, organizations not only strengthen their security measures but also build trust regarding their management of sensitive information, ultimately fostering a safer environment for all stakeholders involved.

Most teams still share sensitive files as password-protected archives. The password gets emailed, texted, or read out on a call — two interception points instead of one. The archive itself carries a verification hash that can be brute-forced offline at full speed. And every edit means extract, change, re-compress, re-send. EncryptPro replaces that with something teams can run without an IT department. A connection is set up once between the people who share files. After that, encrypting is a right-click. The encrypted file can go by email, WhatsApp, USB, or a public link — no password accompanies it, and no one outside the connection can open it. Recipients never exchange keys or hand over an email address. C2 connections solve what makes standard PGP impractical at work: encrypt once, and every member of that connection can open it. No per-recipient encryption, no key directory to maintain. Licensing is per connection, not per seat. Only the person who creates a connection needs a paid plan — members stay on the free version. A team of fifty can run on one subscription. Offboarding is cryptographic, not administrative. Upgrade Lock rotates a connection's key pairs; anyone not given the new password cannot open anything encrypted after that point. Files they created earlier stay accessible to them, which matters when the departing party owns some of that data. The same right-click encrypts files that never leave the building. Security groups keep categories under separate passwords — finance, HR, client work — so unlocking one doesn't expose the rest. Encrypted files open and edit in their native applications and save straight back to encrypted. Nothing readable reaches our servers. If a subscription lapses, Viewer Only Mode keeps every encrypted file accessible offline, indefinitely. Windows. Free plan permanent, no credit card. Paid from $4/month.