The unstoppable march of the mobile internet, coupled with advances in handset technology make for exciting times ahead.

But increasingly, warnings are being issued by the security community, as this new era of mobile communications morphs into a new battleground for the unscrupulous cyber-criminal, hacker and malware writer.

The team at Telecoms.com has been following all the latest developments in mobile security and here you can get the latest on what's going on in mobile security.

This week, security issues were hailed as the single biggest obstacle to the widespread adoption of wireless and remote computing in business, by security expert Symantec and the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Meanwhile, Kaspersky Lab sent out a warning suggesting that smartphones are the target of an ever-increasing group of cyber-criminals willing and able to glean personal or corporate information from mobile devices.

The problem will accelerate dramatically when the devices reach a critical mass, according to Kaspersky Lab.

Another leading security firm, F-Secure wandered into a row claiming that Symbian - maker of the world's leading smartphone OS - is not doing enough to ensure the platform is secure against malicious attacks.

F-Secure has also suggested that an application - FlexiSpy.A - distributed in Thailand, is actually a Trojan spy.

Recent security stories from Telecoms.com

Symbian needs to do more on security

Enterprises wide open to mobile attacks

Smartphones targeted by hackers

F-Secure warns of Symbian 'Trojan'

Mobile malware threats in 'infancy'

Malware writers willing to target mobiles

Symbian targeted by viruses

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