• Proxies, such as Hopster, and remote desk applications, such as LogMeIn, circumvent security controls to be found with 81 per cent and 95 per cent of users respectively, and;

• 92 per cent of users have P2P file sharing and 76 per cent have browser-based file sharing such as YouSendIt.

Palo Alto Networks said it will soon be launching the new PAN OS 3.0, which features a fully integrated SSL VPN capability. The firm said these new capabilities included the benefits of application visibility and control, characteristic of its next generation firewall technology.

It said it has already received very encouraging response from the market with more than 200 customers and 1,000 installations worldwide.