application usage and risk report, june 2012, global findings
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Interactively browse the key findings at www.paloaltonetworks.com/aur. The June 2012 Application Usage and Risk report answers the question asked by network and security administrators alike: where's my bandwidth. Hint: Your users like to watch video - and just wait until the Olympics are streaming across YouTube - and your network. Interactively browse the key findings at www.paloaltonetworks.com/aur.TRANSCRIPT
Where’s My Bandwidth?
Global Findings from the June 2012 Application Usage and Risk Report
Where’s My Bandwidth?
Key questions this report answers:
• Which application categories consume the most bandwidth?
• Exactly how much bandwidth does streaming video consume?
• Which type of filesharing is most heavily used?
• Is social networking truly a bandwidth hog?
Top 5 Categories = 76% of the Bandwidth
Peel away the corporate usage. Roughly a quarter of your bandwidth $$$
is video and filesharing…
Users Like to Watch Video
13% of total bandwidth is video/photo traffic. 107 variants found; an
average of 34 in 97% of the organizations. A fraction of it is corporate use.
P2P Never Dies
It continues to be used despite control efforts. 7 variants found in 78% of
the organizations.
The Filesharing Traffic Port-based Firewalls Miss
Nearly 15% of filesharing is invisible to firewalls. Application control means
all apps, all ports, all the time.
Browser-Based Filesharing Use Cases Solidify…
Work vs. entertainment? Megaupload traffic went to Putlocker, Rapidshare,
others. P2P crushes BBFS in total BW consumed.
Pinterest and Tumblr - New Ways to Express Yourself
Tumblr is the antithesis of Facebook; unfiltered, fully customizable.
Pinterest is a new way to share your hobbies and interests.
Which Ports do Applications Really Use?
The common perception is that Port 80 (tcp/80) is where all the traffic and
all the problems are. Port 80 security is a requirement; but too much focus
is shortsighted.
Where’s My Bandwidth?
Interactively view where your bandwidth is going: www.paloaltonetworks.com/aur
Palo Alto Networks Application Usage and Risk Report
www.paloaltonetworks.com/aur