Five Facts About ApplicationUsage on Enterprise Networks

in the Middle East(Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE)

Application Usage and Risk Report December 2011

Average number of social networking applications per organization?

A total of 55 different social networking applications were found in 97% of the 37 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, Facebook consumed 52% of the bandwidth

while Twitter consumed a 21%.

Facebook dominates. Active social networking application (plugins, games, posting) usage patterns are similar to those

seen globally.

Average number of browser-based filesharing applications per organization?

A total of 46 different browser-based filesharing applications were found in 95% of the 37 participating

organizations with an average of 18 in each.

18

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 189 or 28% of the 674 applications found in the participating

organizations.

189

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

A whopping 81% of the total bandwidth is being consumed by 270 (40% of 674) applications that DO NOT USE port 80

at all. Ever.

81%

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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