Palo Alto Networks Application Usage and Risk Report - Key Findings for China
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In December 2011, a report indicated that 94% of participating organizations in China used an average of 48 different social networking applications, with Renren consuming the majority of bandwidth at 34%. Additionally, 89% of organizations had an average of 30 browser-based filesharing applications, posing both business and security risks. The study also highlighted that 49% of bandwidth was consumed by applications not using TCP/80, suggesting a need for a broader security approach beyond just port 80.
Palo Alto Networks Application Usage and Risk Report - Key Findings for China
- 1. Five Facts About Application Usage on Enterprise Networks in China Application Usage and Risk Report December 2011
- 3. Average number of social networking applications per organization? A total of 48 different social networking applications were found in 94% of the 18 participating organizations with an average of 7 found on each network.
- 5. Which application is used more heavily? Based on the percentage of social networking bandwidth consumed in the 18 participating organizations, Renren consumed 34%. Facebook and Twitter consumed 1% and 0% respectively.
- 6. Local social networking applications dominate. Facebook, Twitter and their “active” uses struggle for their share of bandwidth.
- 8. Average number of browser-based filesharing applications per organization? A total of 30 different browser-based filesharing applications were found in 89% of the participating organizations with an average of 8 in each.
- 9. Browser-based filesharing use cases: work or entertainment. Both uses have a common set of business and security risks that organizations must address.
- 11. The number of applications using Port 80 (tcp/80) only? The number of applications that ONLY use Port 80 is 135 or 26% of the 535 applications found in the participating organizations.
- 13. Percentage of total bandwidth consumed by applications not using tcp/80? 49% of the total bandwidth is being consumed by 161 (30% of 535) applications that DO NOT USE port 80 at all. Ever.
- 14. 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.
- 16. Palo Alto Networks Application Usage and Risk Report www.paloaltonetworks.com/aur