Five Facts About ApplicationUsage on Enterprise Networks

in the USA

Application Usage and Risk Report December 2011

Average number of social networking applications per organization?

A total of 69 different social networking applications were found in 96% of the 395 participating organizations with an

average of 15 found on each network.

15

Which application is used more heavily?

Based on the percentage of social networking bandwidth consumed, Zynga was used more heavily (7%) than

Linkedin (4%). Facebook and Twitter consumed 40% and 21% respectively.

Active social networking applications (games, plugins, posting) are used more heavily in the USA than they are

globally. Facebook is a clear dominant player with 40% of BW consumed.

Average number of browser-based filesharing applications per organization?

A total of 55 different browser-based filesharing applications were found in 95% of the 395 participating

organizations with an average of 11 in each.

11

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 270 or 24% of the 1,121 applications found in the participating

organizations.

270

Percentage of total bandwidth consumed by applications not using tcp/80?

54% of the total bandwidth is being consumed by 534 (48% of 1,121) applications that DO NOT USE port 80 at all. Ever.

54%

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.

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