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Beware of Attacks on Remote Access Services
Rush to Remote Access Services Opens More Opportunities for Hackers
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its spread globally, many organisations are implementing work from home arrangement, using a variety of remote access services to ensure employees can connect to the organisation’s internal network...
Release Date: 28 Apr 2020 6082 Views
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HKCERT proposes 10 measures to secure Zoom Meetings
Due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, many companies and education institutes have arranged staff and teachers to work or teach from home, resulting in more people using web meeting software for communication. With its ease of use and rich features, Zoom has been...
Release Date: 2 Apr 2020 27431 Views
HKCERT Releases New Study to Raise Security Awareness of Wi-Fi Devices
The applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming more diverse with the rapid development of wireless technology. Each type of IoT devices need to adopt the appropriate wireless technology to suit its application requirements, with Wi-Fi being the most popular wireless networking...
Release Date: 31 Mar 2020 8492 Views
[Website announcement] Reminder : HKCERT website will only support more secure TLS versions from April 1, 2020 onwards
The HKCERT website will only support more secure versions of Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3, starting from April 1, 2020. Users whose browsers do not support TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3...
Release Date: 31 Mar 2020 3444 Views
HKCERT urges the public to step up vigilance against rising COVID-19-themed phishing attacks
With the global 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic intensifying, different types of cyber attacks in the name of the disease have increased dramatically. The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Incident Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) published a blog "Watch out for Phishing...
Release Date: 26 Mar 2020 5091 Views
HKCERT Releases New Study to Raise Security Awareness of Bluetooth Low Energy Devices
The applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) are becoming more diverse with the rapid development of wireless technology. Each type of IoT devices has to adopt the appropriate wireless technology in accordance with their application requirements. Among various wireless technologies, Bluetooth Low Energy (...
Release Date: 5 Mar 2020 7459 Views
Beware of Juice Jacking when Charging Mobile Phones at Public Charging Stations
Many shopping malls, coffee shops and even public facilities nowadays are offering as part of enhanced customer services a complimentary charging station for their patrons to quickly recharge their mobile phones. However, users of such services may not realise that their phones could be subject to cyber...
Release Date: 28 Feb 2020 4381 Views
HKCERT Released Guideline for Upgrading TLS to Secure Versions
Communication security protocol Transport Layer Security (TLS) ensures data transmission can stand attack of sniffing and data tampering. The protocol has evolved over time with better security and performance. In March of 2020, insecure versions of the protocol TLS 1. and TLS 1....
Release Date: 28 Feb 2020 6948 Views
Beware of "Are you available?" phishing scam email
HKCERT has recently noticed that some students from local universities have received a phishing scam email with the subject "Are you available?". The scammer impersonated as a professor or university executive, seeking urgent help and reply from the email recipients. Once the conversation started, the...
Release Date: 25 Feb 2020 6196 Views
Assessing the Security of Remote Access Services Guideline
Remote access services enable workers of a company to access corporate IT services and their work files anytime, anywhere. When opting to use remote access services, a company must consider the security strength and weakness of different solutions, besides their user-friendliness and cost. ...
Release Date: 20 Feb 2020 6929 Views