Citrix Systems, Inc.: Reducing TCO for Strong Authentication by 60 Percent with Symantec Solutions

Citrix Systems, Inc., a leader in cloud and virtualization solutions, wanted to move two-factor authentication into the cloud to reduce costs and improve flexibility and reliability. It also needed to monitor instances of source code on its network to protect intellectual property, and ensure that logs are monitored 24×7 to detect any malicious activity. Citrix turned to strong authentication and data loss prevention solutions from Symantec, supplemented by managed security services. 

Results include a 60 percent reduction in total cost of owner.ship for strong authentication over three years, eightfold less administration time required, the ability to onboard new locations without waiting weeks to procure hardware, a 15 percent increase in adoption of strong authentication, enhanced compliance with PCI and Sarbanes-Oxley, and up to two full-time employee (FTE) equivalents avoided by outsourcing security monitoring.