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IBM Global Services unveiled its Business Security Index report this week. One of the key points of the report says that mobile devices like cellular phones and PDAs will be under increasing attack from hackers, viruses and spammers. In addition, embedded car devices and satellite communications systems will become larger targets as hackers and malicious groups look to do the most possible damage with the least amount of effort.

The report highlighted the growing number of viruses and Trojans aimed at PDAs and other mobile devices, such as the Cabir and Skulls attacks. IBM suggests this may just be the leading edge of a sweeping epidemic of attacks aimed at mobile and interconnected devices.

Having proven the model, it is also entirely possible that copycats will emerge to take advantage of the connected and mobile nature of PDAs and cellular devices. In addition, IBM suspects that criminals will begin targeting the central points of failure and communication inherent in globally distributed systems. Major backbones and datacenters, satellites and core network infrastructure will all need to be rescrutinized to ensure they are as secure as possible.

Likewise the increasing use of VoIP services by both business and consumers may provide a likely target for blackmail by the threat of denial of service attacks.

As wireless technologies like WiFi and Bluetooth continue to grow, these will provide even more tempting targets for hackers and identity thieves.

IBM’s report contains few positive outlooks on the security front, noting that there is still no effective way to deal with attackers, beyond the hope that current consequences such as fines and jail sentences will be enough to deter any serious attacks.

In the corporate environment, IBM’s outlook is even less positive, as it notes that while most IT departments are being tasked with rolling out mobile programs, few are being given the training or resources necessary to secure the new “extended network”.

"After a year like 2004, many IT departments feel beaten down from combatting viruses like Mydoom and NetSky," IBM's director of security strategy Stuart McIrvine said.

The Security Index report says mobile devices -- such as PDAs and cellphones -- are the new frontier for viruses, spam and other potential security threats. Bluetooth and other wireless technologies that connect mobile devices pose new exposures for hackers to target.