Personal Internet Service Account Security Management Guideline

To prevent your personal information stolen by hackers, account management is very important. Using a strong password can help to against brute force attack launched by hackers. However, nowadays, a strong password is not enough to protect your account from cyber criminals. HKCERT advises users to take the following suggestions from "Personal Internet Service Account Security Management Guideline" to improve security in personal Internet service account management, and web / software developers to enhance the protection of their customer's account information.

Threats of personal account - Phishing

Nowadays, cyber criminals usually lure users to input login information through phishing. They launch many kinds of phishing attack. For instance, they send you a phishing email which redirect you to a phishing site and lure you to input login information; some websites would ask for your social account to unlock a partial hidden content. Emerging many kinds of phishing, users should pay special attention and be cautious before entering account information. 

Thus, to reduce the risk of account being stolen, HKCERT provides the "Personal Internet Service Account Security Management Guideline" for users to improve the management of personal account. For more detail, please go to HKCERT Security Guideline on
/my_url/en/guideline/16022401.