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Five Facts About ApplicationUsage on Enterprise Networks
in the USA
Application Usage and Risk Report December 2011
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Browser-based filesharing use cases: work or entertainment. Both uses have a common set of business
and security risks that organizations must address.
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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
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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%
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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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