In a previous post I wrote about the security threats to smartphone devices following the release of a significant mobile device virus in the Far East. Its seems I am not alone in my concerns.
In a recent survey of IT managers 94%, of 300 IT managers surveyed at this years' InfoSecurity Europe exhibition regarded smartphones as a growing security risk, with concern higher among enterprises with more than 1000 employees (97%) than smaller organisations (91%).
The full details are at:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/06/03/230910/smartphones-becoming-an-increased-security-risk.htm
There are of course lots of things that can be done to mitigate the security risks to mobile devices. For enterprises there is a good guide to device and data security at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/enterprise/security.mspx