A Palo Alto Networks report, entitled The Application Usage and Risk Report, 5th Edition, Spring 2010, examines real-world application traffic in hundreds of organizations, finding that social networking and collaborative applications are pervasive in organizations worldwide -- and security policies aren't keeping up.

"IT managers cannot simply block Enterprise 2.0 applications since they deliver clear business value," says company vice president of worldwide marketing René Bonvanie. "Nor can they simply allow these apps to run amok on their networks. IT needs to safely enable Enterprise 2.0. By defining and enforcing policies that safely enable these apps, IT can enhance business productivity while mitigating security risks and compliance violations."

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