Data SecurityData Encryption
FIPS 140-2 encryption with the recovery options that keep the help desk sane.
When a device is lost or stolen, encryption is what turns a breach into a non-event — but only if you can prove the device was encrypted and the login experience did not drive users to work around it. Trellix Data Encryption protects 24 million devices worldwide with FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography, seamless login, and reporting that confirms encryption status for compliance. Faltrox deploys and manages it from one console.
Overview
What Data Encryption is
Trellix Data Encryption protects data and devices from unauthorised access with FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography, protecting 24 million devices worldwide. When a device is lost or stolen, encryption is what turns a breach into a non-event — but only if you can prove the device was encrypted and the login experience did not drive users to work around it.
It covers full-disk encryption for laptops and desktops, centralised management of native BitLocker and FileVault, and file and removable-media protection so data leaving on a USB stick or by email stays encrypted. Reporting confirms encryption status inside and outside your network, so a lost-device disclosure decision is made from evidence rather than assumption. Faltrox deploys and manages it from one console, with the self-service recovery options that keep encryption from becoming a help-desk queue.
Coverage
What it protects
The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.
Laptops & Desktops
Full-disk encryption defends Windows and macOS endpoints from brute-force attacks on lost hardware.
Removable Media
File & Removable Media Protection ensures data copied to USB or removable media is encrypted.
Email Attachments
Data emailed out of the organisation is encrypted, covering a path endpoint DLP alone can miss.
BitLocker & FileVault
Centrally manages native OS encryption — keys, PINs, and status — across Windows and macOS.
Lost & Stolen Devices
Reporting proves encryption status of a device even after it leaves your network.
Regulated Data
A FIPS 140-2 validated module meets the encryption standards for HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR.
How it works
The mechanism
How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.
- 01
Encrypt
Deploy full-disk encryption, native BitLocker/FileVault management, or file and removable-media protection — individually or combined.
- 02
Authenticate
Multi-factor, passwordless authentication and Active Directory integration give a seamless login without weakening protection.
- 03
Enforce
Encryption policy is applied by user role and content classification and administered centrally from one console.
- 04
Report
Out-of-the-box reporting confirms the encryption status of every device for compliance and lost-device decisions.
- 05
Recover
Self-service recovery — security questions, challenge and response, and a mobile app — lets users regain access without a ticket.
Capabilities
Key capabilities
Drive Encryption
Full disk encryption defends laptops and desktops from brute-force attacks, with multi-factor passwordless authentication, multiple accounts per device, and Active Directory integration.
Native Drive Encryption
Centralises management of Microsoft BitLocker and Apple FileVault — collecting and managing keys, enabling PIN features, and auto-detecting Windows or macOS — so you govern native encryption from one place.
File & Removable Media Protection
Ensures data removed from a device or emailed is properly encrypted, restricts access by user role, and covers the removable-media path that endpoint DLP alone can miss.
Compliance Reporting
Out-of-the-box reporting confirms the encryption status of devices inside and outside your network, so a lost-device disclosure decision is made from evidence, not assumption.
Self-Service Recovery
Security questions, challenge and response, a mobile application, and in-house tools let users recover access themselves, keeping encryption from becoming a help-desk queue.
FIPS 140-2 Validated
A FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module meets the standards required for HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR, so the encryption itself is not a point of audit contention.
Enterprise Visibility
Up-to-date status on devices and file transfers across the enterprise, so encryption coverage is a live number rather than an annual survey.
Unified Management
Centrally manage users and groups and administer all encryption policy in one console — on-premises or SaaS — with Active Directory integration.
Specifications
Technical detail
- Products
- Drive Encryption, Native Drive Encryption (BitLocker/FileVault), File & Removable Media Protection
- Platforms
- Windows and macOS
- Cryptography
- FIPS 140-2 validated module
- Compliance
- HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR
- Delivery
- Single console, on-premises or SaaS; Active Directory integration
- Scale
- 24 million devices protected worldwide
Works with
Part of the platform
Trellix products this pairs with, and the Faltrox services that operate it.
Delivery
You buy the outcome, not the console
Managed by Faltrox
Faltrox licenses, deploys, and tunes Trellix Data Encryption for your environment, then runs it as part of a managed service, so you get the protection without staffing another security console.
FAQ
Common questions
01We already use BitLocker and FileVault — why add this?
Native Drive Encryption manages exactly those. The value is centralised key management, PIN enforcement, and estate-wide compliance reporting across both Windows and macOS from one console — the governance layer BitLocker and FileVault do not provide on their own.
02What happens when a user forgets their password?
Self-service recovery — security questions, challenge and response, a mobile app, and in-house tools — lets most users recover without a ticket. This matters because painful recovery is the reason encryption gets disabled in practice.
03Can we prove a lost laptop was encrypted?
Yes, and that is often the whole point. Out-of-the-box reporting confirms the encryption status of a device even after it leaves your network, which is frequently what determines whether a lost device is a reportable breach.
04Does the FIPS validation matter for us?
If you are subject to HIPAA, PCI-DSS, or GDPR, a FIPS 140-2 validated module removes the encryption algorithm itself as a point of audit dispute. For regulated industries this is a requirement, not a nicety.
05How does this relate to Trellix DLP?
DLP decides what data can move and where; encryption protects the data at rest and in transit when it does. They are bundled in the Data Security Endpoint Protection Suite precisely because the two controls cover each other’s gaps.
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