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| Apple | FileVault | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Encrypts user’s home directory | Free (Built-In) | |||
| Apple | Disk Utility | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | File\Folder level encryption is provided via Virtual Disk Encryption | Free (Built-In) | |||
| Authenex | HDLock | ✓ | ✓ | $$$ | ||||||
| Authenex | ASafe | ✓ | ✓ | Uses “Two-Factor” to encrypt/decrypt | $$$ | |||||
| Beachhead | Lost Data Destruction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Also supports the concept of “data destruction” for lost or stolen devices. However, if you only plan on using the encryption feature, compare with the Microsoft Data Encryption Toolkit. The Beachhead solution simply uses policies to manage EFS which is the same approach taken by the Data Encryption Toolkit which is free. The Beachhead solution is also resold by Iron Mountain under the “Data Defense” brand. | $$$ | ||||
| BeCrypt | DISK Protect | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Solutions also for PDA’s (Personal Digital Assistants) and USB Flash Drives | $$$ | ||||
| CE Infosys | Compusec Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Linux = RedHat and Suse | Free | |
| CE Infosys | Compusec Mobile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Adds support for Hardware based encryption | $$$ |
| Linux = 2.4 and 2.6 Kernels | ||||||||||
| Checkpoint | Pointsec PC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Linux = 2.6.4 or higher kernel | $$$ | |||
| Red Hat, SuSE 9.x RHEL4, NLD | ||||||||||
| Checkpoint also has separate products for PDA and USB encryption. “Pointsec Mobile” for encryption on PDA’s and SmartPhones. “Pointsec Protector” for encryption of USB Flash Drives. | ||||||||||
| CREDANT Technologies | CMG | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Policy-based file/folder encryption. Also supports encryption for PDA’s and USB Flash Drives | $$$ | ||||
| Entrust | Entelligence Disk Security | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Based on Pointsec for PC Technology | $$$ | ||||
| Entrust | Entelligence Media Security | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Based on Pointsec Media Technology | $$$ | ||||
| GNU | Privacy Guard (GPG) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Expert only encryption solution designed to be compliant with the OpenPGP standard and thus compatible with PGP. | Free (Open Source) | |||
| Guardian Edge | Data Protection Platform | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Also has a Removable Storage Encryption solution under the same Data Protection Platform | $$$ | ||||
| Iron Mountain | Data Defense | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Data Defense also supports the concept of “data destruction” for lost or stolen devices. However, if you plan on using only the encryption feature, compare with the Microsoft Data Encryption Toolkit. Iron Mountain simply uses policies to manage EFS which is the same approach taken by the Data Encryption Toolkit which is free. Secondly, the Iron Mountain solution is a repackaging of the Beachhead solution so consider sourcing it from the original vendor instead. | $$$ | ||||
| Information Security Corporation | Secret Agent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Also support Unix flavors and Pocket PC’s | $$$ | |
| Information Security Corporation | SpyProof! | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Allows mounting of encrypted virtual disk. | $$$ | ||||
| Microsoft | EFS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | EFS is not supported on the Home Edition of XP or the Basic Edition of Vista | Free | |||
| (Built-In) | ||||||||||
| Microsoft | Data Encryption Toolkit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Centrally Manage EFS Encryption via Group Policy | Free | ||||
| Microsoft | Bitlocker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Windows = Vista Ultimate and Enterprise Editions only | Free | |||
| (Built-In) | ||||||||||
| Mobile Armor | Data Armor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Linux = Red Hat 3.0 | $$$ | |||
| Also supports Windows Mobile, Palm OS and RIM BlackBerry | ||||||||||
| Mobile Armor | File Armor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Also supports USB Flash Drives | $$$ | ||||
| PGP | Whole Disk Encryption | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Full Drive Encryption on Mac is for non-boot disks only | $$$ | |
| File\Folder level encryption is provided via Virtual Disk Encryption – can use to encrypt USB Flash Drives | ||||||||||
| Includes support for Secure Delete | ||||||||||
| Managed environments may want to combine with PGP Universal Server | ||||||||||
| PGP | PGP Desktop Professional | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Same as PGP Whole Disk Encryption, but adds support for encrypting email. | $$$ | |
| SafeBoot | Device Encryption for PC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Device encryption for Palm OS, Pocket PC, Symbian, Tablet PC, and Windows Mobile also available. | $$$ | ||||
| SafeBoot | Content Encryption | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | “…the solution is powered by SafeBoot® Persistent Encryption Technology™ (PET), so files and folders remain encrypted regardless of where they are copied or saved, even if they are attached to an e-mail, are used in terminal services environments, or are stored on removable media such as USB memory sticks, CDs, or DVDs.” | $$$ | ||||
| SafeNet | ProtectDrive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Supports encryption of data on USB Flash Drives. | $$$ | ||||
| SafeNet | ProtectFile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Supports encryption of data on File Servers and USB Flash Drives. | $$$ | ||||
| TrueCrypt | TrueCrypt | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Full Drive Encryption only applies to Non-OS partitions. File/Folder encryption is via Virtual Disk. | Free (Open Source) |
| Ultimaco Safeware | SafeGuard Easy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $$$ | |||||
| Ultimaco Safeware | SafeGuard PrivateDisk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Virtual disk solution available in an Enterprise and “Personal” edition | $$$ | |||
| WinMagic | SecureDoc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Corporate and Personal Editions available | $$$ |
Last modified November 09, 2009