Sophos Safeguard Easy

Lost or stolen laptops and desktop PCs are a major cause of data breaches. SafeGuard Easy protects confidential data on laptop and desktop PCs with full-disk encryption for internal and external hard disks - easily and transparently. If a PC is lost or stolen, the data is unreadable - even if the hard disk is removed - and you are protected and compliant with data security regulations.

Sophos SafeGuard Easy offers:

Transparent full-disk encryption for laptops and desktop PCs

User-friendly power-on authentication, synched with single sign-on to the operating system for added convenience

Biometric authentication with Lenovo fingerprint readers*

Encryption compliance monitoring that is easily integrated with existing system management tools

Recovery options for keys, data, and forgotten passwords, even when the help desk cannot be reached, to ensure that your operations continue

For centralized management, an easy upgrade to Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise, Sophos' advanced data protection solution


Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise 5.50:
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise Standalone becomes Sophos SafeGuard Easy 5.50 Issue
What is the difference between Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise Standalone and Sophos SafeGuard Easy 5.50?

Known to apply to the following Sophos product(s) and version(s)
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise Device Encryption 5.50

Operating System Sophos SafeGuard Easy
Windows XP SP2/SP3
Windows Vista SP1/SP2
Windows 7 32-Bit

What To Do
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise Device Encryption without central Management Server – the so-called “standalone mode” now becomes “Sophos SafeGuard Easy 5.50” and is meant to be the successor of the Sophos SafeGuard Easy 4.x series for those customers who prefer the standalone mode in contrast to the server managed variant. Technically Sophos SafeGuard Easy 5.50 is simply the new product name for Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise 5.50 standalone mode. It provides Windows Vista, Windows 7 and 64-bit support along with all other Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise benefits. Smartcard / crypto token logon however requires the managed variant of Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise Device Encryption. Migration from Sophos SafeGuard Easy 4.x is supported under the same conditions as with previous Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise releases.

Sophos SafeGuard® Easy

Easy and transparent full-disk encryption for laptops, netbooks and desktops
Prevent unauthorized access to laptops and desktops with transparent and easy-to-use full-disk encryption. If a Sophos SafeGuard-encrypted PC falls into the wrong hands, the data is unreadable even if the hard disk is removed.

Key benefits

»»Unmatched data security with proven encryption algorithms, which maximizes security and performance

»Encrypted swap and hibernation files for complete security

»User-transparent background encryption, which ensures work without interruptions

»Higher end-user productivity with secure password recovery via phone or the local self-help option

»Convenience and speed for end users with single sign-on to the operating system from the pre-boot stage

»Customizable, user-friendly graphical pre-boot login screen

»Stronger security with biometric fingerprint authentication at pre-boot

Features

Strong, transparent encryption
• Extensive transparent encryption functionality

• Full hard disk encryption (NTFS, FAT, FAT32)

• Strong, internationally recognized encryption algorithms

• Secure, encrypted hibernation

• Encrypted data cannot be read even if hard drives are removed from PCs, except by security administrators

• High-speed encryption/decryption algorithms

Secure power-on authentication and authorization
• Pre-boot user authentication with Windows credentials (user ID, password)

• Single sign-on to the operating system

• Pre-defined, enforced password rules

• Multi-user pre-boot environment with audit trails

• Hardened log-on process prevents password penetration attacks

• User-friendly graphical pre-boot login screen that is customizable

• Service accounts allow administrators to securely access PCs while end users retain ownership

• Automated administrative activities (e.g., patch management) enabled by Secure Wake-On-LAN

Secure recovery of passwords, data and forensics
• Challenge/response over the phone with the help desk for recovery of forgotten passwords

• Local self-help to recover forgotten passwords during pre-boot without calling the help desk or the need for an Internet connection

• External boot option with Windows PE (e.g., for recovering broken operating system configurations on encrypted disks)

• Ready for EnCase (Guidance Software), AccessData and Kroll Ontrack (access requires user or administrator cooperation)

• Support for Microsoft Business Desktop Deployment and Computrace

• Integration with Lenovo Rescue and Recovery for secure recovery of encrypted operating systems and data

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