Palo Alto Networks’ Application Usage and Risk Report has regularly reported on the facts of Enterprise 2.0 application use in large organizations.  In many cases, users employ nearly any application they want, despite IT’s efforts at control.  But what about the reasons, causes, and concerns behind the adoption and use of Enterprise 2.0 applications?  What [...]

The latest edition of the Application Usage and Risk Report from Palo Alto Networks is now available.
The Application Usage and Risk Report (5th Edition, Spring 2010) provides insight into the applications and associated risks on nearly 350 enterprise networks worldwide. The global view allowed us to look at, for the first time, application usage patterns [...]

A New York school district had US$3.8M pilfered by cyber-criminals, who may have used a common banking trojan to gain valid login credentials to the district’s accounts.  The very same trojan making the rounds on social networks like Facebook.  The district has recovered most of the money, but is still out nearly US$500K.