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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (25 Sep 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (25 Sep 2015)   "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: 25 Sep 2015 1821 Views

"Transaction Security of Mobile Apps in Hong Kong" Study Report

In the mid-September, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) and the Professional Information Security Association (PISA) published a study on “Transaction Security of Mobile Apps in Hong Kong”. In this study, 130 Hong Kong online transaction...
Release Date: 24 Sep 2015 4772 Views

Security Risks of Network-Attached Storages (NAS)

Continuing on from where the two previous articles discussing the risks of networked devices left off, this article will focus on the increasingly popular networking device – the network-attached storage (NAS). With the advance in technology, many users have incorporated NAS decides in their...
Release Date: 24 Sep 2015 11679 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (18 Sep 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (18 Sep 2015)   "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: 18 Sep 2015 1845 Views

HKCERT and PISA Urge for Enhanced Transaction Security in Mobile Apps

Mobile apps owners and developers should apply transmission encryption (SSL), validate digital certificates and use certificate authentication technology to prevent hackers from stealing app users’ sensitive personal and transaction data, urged the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) of the Hong...
Release Date: 14 Sep 2015 2574 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (11 Sep 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (11 Sep 2015)   "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: 11 Sep 2015 2001 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (4 Sep 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (4 Sep 2015)   "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.   UPnP Trouble Puts Devices Behind Firewall at Risk (ThreatPost, 2015-09-01) OGCIO updates on government public cloud SaaS adoption (ComputerWorld, 2015-09-01) < 資安漫畫 > 資料外洩肇因於網路釣魚信 (TrendMicro, 2015-08-27, Chinese) More than 80% of healthcare IT leaders say their systems have been compromised (CIO, 2015-08-...
Release Date: 4 Sep 2015 1762 Views

HKCERT Security Newsletter (September 2015 Issue)

  Cover Story Response to Windows Server 2003 End of Support Hot Topic Hong Kong Google Play Store's Apps Security Risk Report (August 2015) Upcoming Event Information Security Summit 2015 "Cyber Security is Everywhere" Graphic Design Contest...
Release Date: 1 Sep 2015 1749 Views

Response to Windows Server 2003 End of Support

  Response to Windows Server 2003 End of Support   Microsoft has ended its support of Windows Server 2003 on the 14th of July and will not issue further patches even if new vulnerabilities come to light 1. However, Windows Server 2003 may still be very commonly used...
Release Date: 31 Aug 2015 3760 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (28 Aug 2015)

  Favourite Security Reads of the Week (28 Aug 2015)   "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: 28 Aug 2015 1862 Views