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Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE)

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What is Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE)?

Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE) presents software-based Data Centric Encryption designed to enable IT to enforce encryption policies, whether the data resides on the system drive or external media. Designed for mixed vendor environments, it also won’t get in the way of existing IT processes for patch management and authentication. Dell acquired Credant in 2015 to supply encryption technologies. DDPE replaces the former Credant products.

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What users are saying about Dell Data Protection | Encryption Enterprise Edition (DDPE).
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Decent Encryption solution but has it's issues

Incentivized
Ivan Sytchev
Supervisor, Information Technology in Information Technology at Real Estate Council of Ontario (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

  • Easy to manage security policies for ATP and Encryption
  • Comes with Cylance ATP
  • Very powerful and flexible encryption tools

Cons

  • The encryption policies require careful configuration to avoid damaging the system
  • Encryption does not play nice with Windows OS updates

Return on Investment

  • Added security to physical disks and removable media
  • Protects with very powerful ATP

Alternatives Considered

VMware Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Decent file-level encryption

Incentivized
Verified User
Technician in Information Technology (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Silent installation/uninstallation. It was very easy to deploy and remove the software remotely.
  • Transparent to users. Users did not see messages from the software or notice performance issues during encryption.
  • File or disk level encryption. Includes the option to do file or full-disk encryption to meet your organization's needs.

Cons

  • Syntax used to create policies is confusing and prone to redundant encryption.
  • Management console is now based on Silverlight and is slow and gives errors.
  • Full disk encryption caused lots of errors for us, could only be corrected by dropping a text file onto the C drive.

Return on Investment

  • Created some problems for our helpdesk with full-disk encryption.
  • Allowed us to meet security requirements at a reasonable price.
  • Decent reporting capabilities.