Ryan Kline has written an informative article about locking down your Citrix environment. Ryan states, “Many of the more than 180,000 organizations using Citrix have to deal with new concerns about security, and they all share the same goal: to keep their system, and their Citrix implementation, as user friendly as possible. Smart cards, one time password (OTP) devices, and biometrics are all being used to authenticate the user in Citrix-controlled environments. The company is doing its part to keep up with these increasing security demands by implementing a new partnering process to certify third party security products as “Citrix ready.”

Though virtually a household name, many non-users are not quite sure what Citrix really does? Senior Product Marketing Manager Chris Harget explains that, “Citrix endeavors to deliver any application to any user, anywhere with the best performance, highest security, and lowest cost.” By virtually any measure, the company has been successful in its mission. Citrix boasts that 98% of Fortune Global 500 companies use at least one of its products.”

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For more information about locking down Terminal Services and security, be sure to check out the Security section on MSTerminalServices.org.

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