palo alto networks application usage and risk report - key findings for dach
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Five Facts About ApplicationUsage on Enterprise Networks
in DACH(Germany, Switzerland, Austria)
Application Usage and Risk Report December 2011
Average number of social networking applications per organization?
A total of 62 different social networking applications were found in 97% of the 62 participating organizations with an
average of 19 found on each network.
19
Which application is used more heavily?
Based on the percentage of social networking bandwidth consumed , Vkontakte consumed 5% while Studivz and
Meinvz consumed 3% each. Facebook and Twitter consume the most bandwidth at 39% and 24% respectively.
Facebook dominates. Local applications are found frequently. Active social networking application (games,
posting, plugins, apps) usage is inline with the global usage patterns.
Average number of browser-based filesharing applications per organization?
A total of 48 different browser-based filesharing applications were found in 90% of the 62 participating
organizations with an average of 13 in each.
13
Browser-based filesharing use cases: work or entertainment. Both uses have a common set of business
and security risks that organizations must address.
The number of applications using Port 80 (tcp/80) only?
The number of applications that ONLY use Port 80 is 217 or 26% of the 833 applications found in the participating
organizations.
217
Percentage of total bandwidth consumed by applications not using tcp/80?
65% of the total bandwidth is being consumed by 250 (30% of 973) applications that DO NOT USE port 80 at all. Ever.
65%
Port 80 only security is shortsighted. The common perception is that Port 80 (tcp/80) is where all the traffic and all
the problems are. A port 80 emphasis is an absolute requirement; but too much focus is shortsighted.
Palo Alto Networks Application Usage and Risk Report
www.paloaltonetworks.com/aur
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