Late last year, a skilled hacker who goes by the name “Muslix64” circumvented the copy protection system used to protect HD DVD.
Given the resemblances between the copy protection methods used in the high-definition optical formats, it was only a matter of time before Blu-ray Disc’s protections would be evaded.

Microsoft's security response team has launched an analysis into reports of a zero-day attack against a previously unknown vulnerability affecting its ubiquitous Microsoft Word.

IObit has released the new version of Advanced WindowsCare Personal, a free and powerful Windows tool that examines and fixes Windows problems, guards users from spyware and from threats to their privacy, all the while tuning up Windows system to the peak performance. The latest version can work fully compatible with Windows Vista and provides multi-language support, such as English, Dutch, Danish and etc.

PC Tools, the team which develops Spyware Doctor is scheduling to release free editions of its security software PC Tools Firewall Plus and PC Tools AntiVirus in a bid to, well, release some free software.

With Version 6.0 of its remote access system, Citrix introduces new features and cuts down prices.Citrix released a new version of its online remote-working system, GoToMyPC, and slashed its price by more than half.

Botnet programs and other malicious software largely take aim at PCs running the Microsoft Windows operating system, because Windows’ ubiquity makes it fertile ground for network-based attacks.

Underground hackers are selling zero-day exploits for Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system at $50,000 a pop, according to computer security researchers at Trend Micro.

The Windows Vista exploit—which has not been separately verified—was just one of many zero-days available for sale at an auction-style market broken into by the Tokyo-based anti-virus vendor.

Microsoft has just released a new report on mobile security called Windows Mobile Powered Devices and Security Features: Helping Protect Sensitive Business Information.
Quoting from this report :
Mobile devices, which can offer the benefits of improved employee productivity, can also potentially represent security risks. These devices often store large amounts of sensitive data, which could cause harm if accessed by unauthorized users.

Adware developers are probable to target the latest version of Internet Explorer with rising frequency in 2007, provoking a threat to user productivity, according to the Trend Micro chief technology officer for anti-spyware, Ed English.

Although Vista's included e-mail client blocked all 10 malware emails present on November's list of most common threats, three got around Vista's built-in resistance when a third-party e-mail client was deployed.

As Microsoft advertized Windows Vista's enhanced security at the operating system's U.S. launch on Thursday, one security vendor said that a third of the month's top 10 exploits can effectively infect a Vista-equipped PC.