This just in from riding the risk range.  Do not trust mobile wireless devices (can you say iPhone?) with any sensitive information.

Just about anybody with a mouthpiece in the security and compliance industry is talking about the increased risk of cloud computing.  They should be, the risks of cloud computing are higher than traditional IT inside a controlled, trusted network.  The ongoing risk dialogue around cloud computing has been good. It's started organizations down the path to identifying and understanding the issues, one small step for mankind.

The efficiencies driving cloud computing are creating a similar growth curve in mobile computing for the enterprise marketplace.  See the amazing  proliferation of smart phones, netbooks and other wireless devices supporting fully-enabled web sessions and IP telephony.  The security and compliance marketplace hasn't yet turned up the volume for the risks associated with the IP data stream supporting mobile computing.  Mobile computing adds an entirely new risk dimension to everything it touches, in the cloud or inside a trusted enterprise network.  This discussion is just beginning to commence. 

Don't try this at home - the risks are greatly compounded when a mobile user accesses cloud-based sensitive enterprise resources with a wireless devices.  You need to understand the risks and how to manage them before firing up the latest cool wireless gadget.  Compliance is not part of the Apple/AT&T service.  Bolting security onto the latest consumer wireless device is going to be more painful than a mouthful of root canals sans anesthesia. 

Prima facie, assume no compliance.  Empirical evidence shows Apple's security for enterprise usage to be equivalent to Microsoft's circa 2000, despite selling a million iPhones monthly.  Fixing the flaws in the iPhone is going to be ugly and take a lot of time.  If security is a requirement, RIM has a good security and compliance solution for the Blackberry.   

Do not beam yourself off the surface of the planet with an insecure wireless device.  More on this later, Risk Ranger signing off, Hi-O Silver