* [Blog](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog) * [Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/corporate/) * Application usage \& risk report # Palo Alto Networks ## Application usage \& risk report [![A View Into the Cyber3 Conference – Crafting Security in a Less Secure World](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/blog-generic-banner.jpg)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/11/a-view-into-the-cyber3-conference-crafting-security-in-a-less-secure-world/) [A View Into the Cyber3 Conference -- Crafting Security in a Less Secure World \-----------------------------------------------------------------------------](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/11/a-view-into-the-cyber3-conference-crafting-security-in-a-less-secure-world/) Palo Alto Networks was a Gold sponsor of the official side program of the "Cyber3 Conference Okinawa 2015---Crafting Security in a Less Secure World", an international cybersecurity conference hosted by the Government of Japan in Okinawa from 7-8 November 2015. The conference featured three separate themes which were closely interconnected and interdependent: Cyber Connection, Cyber Security, and Cybercrime.... [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown) [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown) [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown) Nov 15, 2015 By [Martina Schulze-Warnecke](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/martina/?ts=markdown "Posts by Martina Schulze-Warnecke") ## Palo Alto Networks *** ** * ** *** [Announcements](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Company \& Culture](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/company-culture/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Points of View](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/points-of-view/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Public Sector](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/public-sector/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Partners](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/partners/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/03/time-new-app-ids-march-madness/) [Application Advisory/Analysis](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-advisoryanalysis/?ts=markdown), [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ## [It's That Time Again: New App-IDs for March Madness](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/03/time-new-app-ids-march-madness/) Have you filled out your bracket yet? It's once again that time of year when NCAA college basketball takes over the United States and the less sane among us worry about which Cinde... Mar 19, 2014 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2013/03/variations-on-a-theme/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown) ## [Variations on a Theme](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2013/03/variations-on-a-theme/) In the music world, variations on a theme is loosely defined as, "material repeated but in an altered form." This is an apt description of the regional findings from the latest Application Usage and Threat Report published a few weeks ago.... Mar 10, 2013 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2013/02/applications-and-threats-analyzed-together/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown) ## [Applications and Threats - Analyzed Together for the First Time.](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2013/02/applications-and-threats-analyzed-together/) This edition of the Application Usage and Threat Report marks an evolution and an associated name change. For the first time, the report maps applicat... Feb 21, 2013 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2012/08/user-beware-cyber-criminals-know-you-use-remote-access-tools/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ## [User Beware: Cyber Criminals Know You Use Remote Access Tools](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2012/08/user-beware-cyber-criminals-know-you-use-remote-access-tools/) As parents, grandparents and technically stumped users ask friends for help in getting online, remote desktop access tools, as Sam Grobart from the NY... Aug 02, 2012 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2012/05/islands-in-the-streaming-media/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown) ## [Islands in the Stream(ing media)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2012/05/islands-in-the-streaming-media/) Several years ago while working at my former company, IT issued a notice to all employees that Internet radio was off limits. IT had concerns that the pipe to the Internet didn't have enough bandwidth to go around. Most people found the not... May 30, 2012 By [Brian Tokuyoshi](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/brian/?ts=markdown "Posts by Brian Tokuyoshi") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2010/12/network-security-check-up-for-health-care-networks/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [PCI compliance](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/pci-compliance/?ts=markdown) ## [Network Security Check-Up for Health Care Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2010/12/network-security-check-up-for-health-care-networks/) Health care providers are an interesting situation with regard to network security. Like many industries, they're dealing with rapid technological change in the face of a variety of regulations -- in the U.S. h... Dec 17, 2010 By [Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/palo-alto-networks-staff/?ts=markdown "Posts by Palo Alto Networks") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/11/application-usage-risk-report-fall-2009/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown) ## [Application Usage \& Risk Report: Fall 2009](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/11/application-usage-risk-report-fall-2009/) A recent survey suggests that more than 50% of the companies are blocking social networking. I read that and asked myself do they really believe that? I ask because our analysis of application traffic on more t... Nov 06, 2009 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/07/the-case-for-application-enablement/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ## [The Case for Application Enablement](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/07/the-case-for-application-enablement/) What do LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogging and Wikis have in common? According to this article, they are increasingly used within enterprises with a quarter of organizations actually rolling out these types of tools across all departments, up from... Jul 10, 2009 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/06/applications-are-like-dogs/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ## [Applications are like dogs](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/06/applications-are-like-dogs/) A recent survey assembled by RSA and IDG on the "hyper-extended enterprise" highlighted the challenges enterprises face as they move at light speed into the new applications landscape and two points stuck out. The first point was that enter... Jun 16, 2009 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/05/please-ignore-that-sucking-sound%e2%80%a6/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ## [Please Ignore That Sucking Sound...](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/05/please-ignore-that-sucking-sound%e2%80%a6/) It is merely the bandwidth being consumed by video (and photo) application usage. A somewhat random factoid posted on TechCrunch.com stated that every minute, 20 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube. Think about that. There are 1,440 minut... May 22, 2009 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/05/hulu-networks%e2%80%99-battle-against-external-proxies/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ## [Hulu Networks' Battle Against External Proxies](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/05/hulu-networks%e2%80%99-battle-against-external-proxies/) This TechCrunch article outlines how Hulu Networks, the rapidly growing purveyor of streaming HD content, is taking some fairly extreme steps to make sure that their content is only accessed by users in the US.... May 12, 2009 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/04/found-on-lifehacker-an-easy-way-past-workplace-security-controls/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown) ## [Found On Lifehacker - an easy way past workplace security controls](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/04/found-on-lifehacker-an-easy-way-past-workplace-security-controls/) Anybody can set up external proxies. Apr 28, 2009 By [Palo Alto Networks](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/palo-alto-networks-staff/?ts=markdown "Posts by Palo Alto Networks") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/04/remote-desktop-control-and-management-%e2%80%93-valuable-tool-or-gaping-hole/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ## [Remote Desktop Control -- Valuable Tool or Gaping Hole?](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/04/remote-desktop-control-and-management-%e2%80%93-valuable-tool-or-gaping-hole/) Today's post will cover several interesting tidbits of data about remote control products. The first tidbit comes from the recently released Verizon Data Breach Report which paints a detailed picture of how cyb... Apr 23, 2009 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/04/real-data-does-not-lie-existing-security-controls-are-failing/) [Application Advisory/Analysis](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-advisoryanalysis/?ts=markdown), [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown), [Threat Advisory/Analysis](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-advisoryanalysis/?ts=markdown) ## [Real Data Does Not Lie - Existing Security Controls Are Failing](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/04/real-data-does-not-lie-existing-security-controls-are-failing/) On April 15th, we participated in a very successful webinar with Dark Reading entitled "Why Bad Security Breaches Keep H... Apr 17, 2009 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") [](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/04/security-loopholes-in-google-docs-%e2%80%93-is-this-really-a-surprise/) [Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Firewall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/firewall/?ts=markdown) ## [Security Loopholes in Google Docs -- Is This Really a Surprise?](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2009/04/security-loopholes-in-google-docs-%e2%80%93-is-this-really-a-surprise/) This TechCrunch article highlights three security holes in Google Docs, each of which varies in terms of severity. The most severe, according to the r... Apr 03, 2009 By [Matt Keil](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/matt/?ts=markdown "Posts by Matt Keil") Load more blogs ### Subscribe to the Newsletter! 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