
As consumers and businesses adopt increasing numbers of wireless devices and begin accessing more powerful applications available from mobile operators, experts contend that security issues related to the technologies will proliferate. According to a group of panelists gathered Wednesday for the Ziff Davis Wireless Solutions Virtual Tradeshow 2005, as mobile devices become more widely used and take on increasingly sophisticated applications, they will likely be faced with the same raft of security threats that have plagued their PC brethren. From corporate workers who unknowingly expose their companies to attacks by accessing unprotected wireless networks, to consumers that broadcast their location and device information via Bluetooth-capable phones, the industry experts agreed that the battle against mobile threats is only beginning.