Name: Symantec Drive Encryption (Legacy)
Rating: 4.4 (16 reviews)

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Updated 13th October 2025

What is Symantec Drive Encryption (Legacy)?

Symantec Drive Encryption is a software that provides data protection through full disk encryption for endpoints. It encrypts the entire hard drive on desktops and laptops, ensuring that data remains protected against unauthorized access if a device is lost or stolen. The software supports single sign-on, centralized management, and policy enforcement to streamline deployment and administration. It integrates with authentication methods such as passwords and smart cards, enabling compliance with data protection regulations. Symantec Drive Encryption is designed to address business needs for securing sensitive information and supporting regulatory requirements for data privacy by preventing unauthorized data exposure.

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IT System Administrator

250M - 500M USD, Manufacturing

FAVORABLE

“"Great encryption for your most valuable data."”

4.0

Apr 22, 2020

This product has contributed to us in ensuring the data security of our mobile users. Thanks to this product, we do not worry about stolen mobile computers or using data. We can easily install the product to mobile users and manage it centrally.

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About Company

Company Description

Broadcom Inc. is a global entity focusing on the design, development, and supply of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Through these operations, the firm addresses the primary issue of providing efficient top-notch technology-based solutions.

Company Details

Company type

Public

Year Founded

1960

Head office location

San Jose, United States

Number of employees

10001+

Website

http://www.broadcom.com

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Symantec Drive Encryption (Legacy) Likes & Dislikes

Powerful encryption capability and great support service

Working very stable and end users doesnt have any noticeable delays after encryption

Too many options for encryption levels.

The product may cause incompatibility problems with some new hardware. (SSD etc.)

Windows updates needs additional steps to complete

Nothing.

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50M-1B USD

Manufacturing

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"Great encryption for your most valuable data."

System Engineer

Consumer Goods

Efficient Encryption tool, but Windows updates are not easy on Encrypted OS

5.0

Feb 11, 2020

Symantec Drive Encryption is very good solution to protect our mobile users data on the notebook against to stolen or lost. Encytpion processes takes long time to complete. If you have SATA Disk, you need to wait much longer time for the encryption process to complete.There is no noticeable slowness.after disk completely encrypted. You have to check compatibility before encryption, because you may not boot your machine after encryption completed on unsupported hardware. You may configure Single Sign On feature if you deploy Encryption Management Server instead of Standalone version. Cons, It is not easy to update your operating system that is running on encrypted disk. You may need additional steps like using script or decrypting machine

IT Services

Data security with performance optimized Encryption Solution.

Feb 12, 2020

We are using Drive encryption for our roaming sales team. Our company is so sensitive about data breaches and now we don't even care about our data if a notebook gets stolen our lost.

User Specialist

1B-10B USD

Transportation

Symantec Drive Encryption

Nov 11, 2019

We have been using our company for 2 years. meets what we want to do. but encryption takes too long. and a small problem in installation.

Product Owner

Miscellaneous

Encrypts the data well and ensures data is not compromised

Apr 14, 2019

Encrypts the drives well and ensure safety of data in case of laptop stolen/lost also ensures factors like Confidentiality and availability of data to right people with right access.

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“"Great encryption for your most valuable data."”

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"Great encryption for your most valuable data."

Efficient Encryption tool, but Windows updates are not easy on Encrypted OS

Data security with performance optimized Encryption Solution.

Symantec Drive Encryption

Encrypts the data well and ensures data is not compromised

4.4

(16 Ratings)

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Product Capabilities

1. Harmony Mobile

2. Check Point Full Disk Encryption Software (Legacy)

3. Harmony Endpoint

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