Small business owners need to go to school on an enterprise vulnerability landscape.

Editor's note: This is part of a two-part series

Ah, security. It is slippery and fast intangible changes that both eludes and aggressive.

Security encryption, which is based on the iPhone devices Apple Inc's been the subject popular among FBI, the company Apple, technology companies and the public as sales were FBI agents do not want to help break the encryption on the iPhone, which has been used by criminals. Elsewhere, lack of communication between your Web server, Nissan and its Leaf electric car is severely lacking a security that allows researchers to control systems on the car that are not in other countries.

CEO IT should understand the basic issues surrounding these events, including legal protection and the potential consequences of fertility data and backdoor endpoint encryption.

Inadequacies of the enterprise security

Inadequacies of enterprise security are well known, and the subjects of reference and a common concern, but updated statistics help clarify the extent of the problem.

The cost to the business of cyber attacks known that this is an estimated $ 400 billion to $ 500 billion a year. Attacks increase each year and the invasion, most still reported. 77 billion $ spent to protect the industry in 201 5, protects against some of the abuse is better known as Home Depot, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or target.

Issues related to security management and the response is the most common reason for the exposure, such as corporate governance often lack accurate, and rapid response mechanisms patching. These stark contrast to the facts, unfortunately, current issues surrounding the security of Apple's iPhone have to do with the claim that the US government's Apple's encryption is good, too.

FBI fighting / Apple Encryption

The United States federal and state governments have forced Apple to unlock the iPhone at least 12 cases since September last year. Apple has refused to help, despite being ordered to comply.

One of the two cameras in the city of San Bernardino, CA, in which 14 people were killed and many others wounded, brought this issue to light. The FBI claims that it is able to access on your iPhone 5Cs without firing its aid.

While a federal magistrate ordered Apple to help with the problem, a different magistrate in another case ruled against the government in other cases unlock.

The company is likely to believe that a decision of the federal government, the bigger will be needed to address this issue and support for Apple and encryption stream in from companies including AT & T, Facebook, Google, Intel and Microsoft in government documents.

Security experts prominent ACLU and also lending its support to Apple via any offer.