Skip to main content

Security Blog

Filter by:

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (7 Oct 2016)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (7 Oct 2016) .   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to hkcert@hkcert....
Release Date: 7 Oct 2016 1530 Views

More than half of Android devices are vulnerable by BadKernel Vulnerability

In May 2015, a security bug in Google's V8 JavaScript engine was discovered and fixed. However, only in August 2016, Chinese information security researchers discovered that the V8 issue also affected a whole range of Android-related products where the older V8 engine...
Release Date: 7 Oct 2016 2163 Views

HKCERT Security Newsletter (October 2016 Issue)

  Cover Story Change your Yahoo Account password immediately Hot Topic Hong Kong Google Play Store's Apps Security Risk Report (September 2016) Upcoming Event Cyber Security Professionals Awards 2016   Want the newsletter delivered to your mailbox every month? Subscribe it...
Release Date: 3 Oct 2016 1436 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (30 Sep 2016)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (30 Sep 2016) .   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].   Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   廉價無線鍵盤不設防 私隱無保障 (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2016-09-26, Chinese) Change your password! Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 million accounts (Sophos, 2016-...
Release Date: 30 Sep 2016 1510 Views

Change your Yahoo Account password immediately

On September 22, Yahoo confirmed their account system having 500 million user accounts stolen, among included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and hashed passwords. The relevant information can be traced back since 2014. To apply the best protection of...
Release Date: 23 Sep 2016 3249 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (23 Sep 2016)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (23 Sep 2016) .   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].   Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   黑客「度身訂造」 網民易中伏 (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2016-09-16, Chinese) Google empowers website owners with added security features (Maylwarebytes, 2016-09-08) The...
Release Date: 23 Sep 2016 1560 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (15 Sep 2016)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (15 Sep 2016) .   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].   Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   釣魚網站創新高 上網小心 (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2016-09-09, Chinese) The Limits of SMS for 2-Factor Authentication (Krebs on Security, 2016-09-07) ...
Release Date: 15 Sep 2016 1594 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (9 Sep 2016)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (9 Sep 2016) .   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].   Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   手機新勒索軟件 入侵不留痕 (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2016-09-02, Chinese) e-Wallet – Privacy Commissioner Provides Practical Tips and Advice on Controlling Personal Data (PCPD, 2016...
Release Date: 9 Sep 2016 1620 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (2 Sep 2016)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (2 Sep 2016) .   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].   Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   防被黑客勒索 勿亂下載App (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2016-08-26, Chinese) A hacker only needs 25 minutes to break into your organization's computer systems, report finds...
Release Date: 2 Sep 2016 1947 Views

HKCERT Security Newsletter (September 2016 Issue)

  Cover Story Should we worry about the Android "QuadRooter" Vulnerabilities? Hot Topic Hong Kong Google Play Store's Apps Security Risk Report (August 2016) Upcoming Event Information Security Summit 2016 Symposium: Challenges to Cyber Resilience for...
Release Date: 1 Sep 2016 1647 Views