Citrix Glossary

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Access Control: Access control is a fundamental component of data security that dictates who is permitted to access and use company apps and data.
Adaptive Access Control: Adaptive access control is the process of using IT policies that allow administrators to control user access to applications, files, and network features based on multiple real-time factors.
Adaptive Authentication: Adaptive authentication is a method for verifying user identity and authorization levels based on factors such as location, device status, and end user behavior.
Adaptive Security: Adaptive security is a security approach that’s used to respond to potential cyberthreats in real-time by continually monitoring user sessions.
Application Virtualization: Application virtualization or app virtualization is technology that allows users to access and use an application from a separate computer than the one on which the application is installed.

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Bring-Your-Own Device (BYOD): Bring your own device (BYOD) is the evolving trend of employees using their personal devices like laptops, smartphones, tablets, or any consumer piece of information technology.
Browser Isolation: Remote browser isolation is a web security measure used to create a "gap" between a remote user's internet browser and corporate networks.
Business Continuity: Business continuity is an organization's capability to maintain mission-critical functionality during and after a disaster, such as service outages, security breaches or other threats.
Business Continuity Plan: A business continuity plan refers to an organization’s system of procedures to restore critical business functions in the event of unplanned disaster.
BYOD Security: BYOD security is the set of tools used to reduce risks from bring your own device (BYOD)—the practice of using a personal device, instead of a company-issued one, for work purposes.

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Cloud Computing: Cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing resources—things like applications, servers, storage, software, and networking—over the internet. Rather than host your own resources, you can use them as services from various cloud providers.
Cloud Native: Cloud native is the name for an approach to building and running applications across private, public and hybrid clouds. When an app is "cloud native," it’s designed specifically to be developed and managed within a cloud environment.
Cloud Security: Cloud security is the complete set of policies and controls for protecting cloud computing environments and the data within them.
Cloud Service: The term "cloud services" refers to a wide range of services delivered on demand to companies and customers over the internet. These services are designed to provide easy, affordable access to applications and resources, without the need for internal infrastructure or hardware.
Continuous Authentication: Continuous authentication is a method for authenticating users and granting access to corporate resources.
Cybersecurity: Cybersecurity is the collection of security tools, technologies, processes, and practices used to protect networks, users, devices, software, applications, and data from malicious digital actions known as cyberattacks.

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Desktop Virtualization: Desktop virtualization is technology that lets users simulate a workstation load to access a desktop from a connected device remotely or locally.
Desktops-as-a-Service (DaaS): Desktop as a Service (DaaS) is a cloud computing offering that enables businesses to deliver cloud-hosted virtual desktops to any device, from anywhere.
Device Security: Device security is the defense of IT assets against harm and unauthorized use. Although the term “device security” is not as widely used as “cybersecurity,” it is a relevant concept that denotes the full range of practices for securing desktop PCs, laptops, smartphones, tablets, or Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Digital Transformation: Digital transformation is the strategic adoption of digital technologies, such as a digital workspace, to improve processes and productivity, manage business risk and improve customer service.
Digital Wellness: Digital wellness (also known as digital wellbeing or digital health) is the pursuit of an intentional and healthy relationship with technology in the workplace and in personal life.
Digital Workplace: A digital workplace is a business strategy that brings together the tools, places, workstyles, culture, and skills employees need to do their best work and better serve their customers.
Disaster Recovery: Disaster recovery is a set of prearranged plans and procedures that allow a company to recover its IT infrastructure in the event of an unanticipated event such as power outages, pandemics or weather emergencies.

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Employee Engagement: Employee engagement is an employee’s emotional commitment and professional investment in their job as well as the organization’s business outcomes.
Employee Experience (EX): Employee experience (EX) refers to the wide range of perceptions and observations workers develop as they interact with an organization.

Employee Wellbeing: Employee wellbeing refers to the physical, mental, and emotional health of employees both in and outside of the workplace.
Endpoint Security: Endpoint security refers to a methodology of network protection that requires devices on a corporate network to meet certain standards of compliance before access is granted.
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM): Enterprise mobility management (EMM) is a set of technology, processes, and policies to secure and manage the use of corporate- and employee-owned mobile devices within an organization.

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HDX: HDX technology delivers a high-definition experience to users of centralized applications and desktops, on any device and over any network.
Hosted Desktop: Hosted desktops improve the efficiency of IT infrastructure while simplifying the users’ work.
Hybrid Cloud: Hybrid cloud is a solution that combines a private cloud with one or more public cloud services, with proprietary software enabling communication between each distinct service.
Hybrid IT: Hybrid IT is an enterprise computing approach that runs existing in-house IT infrastructure alongside public cloud services for various enterprise workload and data needs. Unlike hybrid cloud, the in-house and cloud resources in a hybrid IT environment are not integrated to work together as one.
Hybrid Work: A hybrid work model is the blending of in-office and remote work. An employee in this model may divide their time between commuting to the office and working from other locations.
Hypervisor: A Hypervisor is software that creates and runs virtual machines (VMs), which are software emulations of a computing hardware environment.

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Identity Access Management (IAM): Identity and access management (IAM) is used by organizations to manage digital identities and prevent unauthorized users from accessing sensitive data.
IT Transformation: IT transformation is the process of aligning IT with the broader organizational goals. It is just one element of digital transformation and refers to the ways IT can deliver next-generation solutions.

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Malware: Malware, short for malicious software, is an umbrella term for many types of computer programs created to disrupt or exploit a network, device, or service.
Mobile Device Management (MDM): Mobile device management refers to any tool or software designed to help IT administrators control and secure mobile devices like smartphones and tablets across an organization.
Multi-cloud: Multi-cloud is a cloud strategy where an organization leverages two or more cloud computing platforms to perform various tasks.

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Network Access Control (NAC): Network access control (NAC), is a group of tools and methodologies aimed at improving the security, visibility, and access management of a network. NAC tools monitor and control the access to network resources according to a defined security policy.
Network Security: Network security is the act of protecting digital resources, applications, and data from malicious intrusions.

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Private Cloud: Private cloud is a computing model that offers a proprietary environment dedicated to a single business entity.
Public Cloud: A public cloud is a computing model in which a service provider makes resources available to the public via the internet.

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Remote Access: Remote access is the act of connecting to IT services, applications or data from a location other than headquarters or other than that which is closest to the data center.
Remote Work Security: Scalable remote work security is more important than ever as more employees telecommute. Here’s how to protect your digital workspace environment.
Remote Workforce: Remote working is a mode of work that allows employees of an organization to perform all their essential job responsibilities from outside traditional office space. By telecommuting from home offices, these out-of-office employees make up a remote workforce for that organization.
Role-based Access Control: Role-based access control is an approach to identity and access management where the user is given access to a resource according to their role at the organization.

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SaaS Security: Controlling access is a major component of SaaS security, and Citrix solutions for secure internet access, single sign-on can help protect SaaS access.
Secure Remote Access: Secure remote access is the process of enabling secure connections to a network, application, or data, even when users are logging in from remote locations.
Security Analytics: Security analytics is an approach to digital security that analyzes data to detect anomalies, unusual user behavior, and other threats.
Security Service Edge (SSE): Security service edge (SSE) is a combination of network security services delivered from a cloud platform.
Single Sign-on (SSO): Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication capability that lets users access multiple applications with one set of sign-in credentials.
Software as a Service (SaaS): Software as a service (SaaS) is a software delivery model where applications are hosted in the cloud, delivered to customers via the internet, and licensed as subscriptions.

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User Behavior Analytics: User behavior analytics is a process of baselining user activity and behavior combined with peer group analysis, to detect potential intrusions, and malicious activity.

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Virtual Desktop: A virtual desktop is a software emulation of a hardware device that runs on a physical or virtual machine at a remote location, hosted either on premises or in the cloud. Virtual desktops—such as Azure Virtual Desktop—enable end users to access their unique desktop environments remotely over a network.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI): Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) refers to the part of the IT environment dedicated to hosting desktop operating systems within virtual machines (VM). These virtual machines can run on a hosted, centralized or remote server or servers.
Virtual Machine (VM): A virtual machine is a virtual environment that works like a computer within a computer.
Virtualization: Virtualization is computing technology that simulates physical hardware functionality to create software-based IT services like applications, servers, storage, and networks.

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Web Application Security: Web application security is the group of technologies, processes, and methods used to protect web applications, servers, and web services from a cyber attack. Web application security products and services use tools and practices such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), web application firewalls (WAFs), security policies, and identity validation to maintain user privacy and prevent intrusions.

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Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA): ZTNA is a group of technologies and functionalities to provide secure access to applications and data.
Zero Trust Security: A zero trust security model, or architecture, means that no user or device should have default access to an organization’s network, workspace, or other resources—even if they’re employed by the organization.