The next threat to Internet security could come from mobile phones, as hackers taking advantage of third generation high-speed access will be able to disguise their location, a Web security firm said on Friday.
Personal computers are at present the weak link in Internet security.
For now, Bourgeois added, companies should ramp up security around workplaces, particularly where they are using private virtual networks branched into public telecoms networks. Companies have established security systems along the lines of 'firewalls' for their central servers. One can no longer access the networks by the main entrance. Employees' home computers which are linked to their company can also be used by hackers to send a virus via the network. But in fact, companies only own up to having problems when there is no alternative, Bourgeois said.