Citrix is a privately owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 1989, it employs approximately 10,240 people. The company specializes in software development, functioning as a multinational cloud computing and virtualization technology provider. It delivers server, application and desktop virtualization, networking, software as a service (SaaS), and cloud computing technologies.
On August 27, 2026, Citrix launched new dual-boot technology as part of its latest UniconOS release, transforming Windows endpoints into self-contained disaster recovery devices to help organizations recover from widespread system disruptions. Earlier the same day, reports detailed that attackers were actively exploiting Citrix NetScaler flaw CVE-2026-8452 for unauthenticated remote code execution. This followed the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA) order on August 26 for federal agencies to patch the NetScaler vulnerability, which Citrix disclosed on June 30 as a memory overflow leading to a denial-of-service bug, scoring 8.8 on the CVSS v4.0 scale.
Citrix's customers primarily consist of software Development, media and TV services and international Trade and Development companies. Examples of Citrix's customers include British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), TFO Canada and Autodesk.