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HKCERT Territory-wide Drill Tackles Hacktivist Attacks

With a surge in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) recently (31 October 2012) conducted a territory-wide drill to strengthen the preparedness of local internet service providers and mobile...
Release Date: 6 Nov 2012 3873 Views

HKCERT Reminder on DNSChanger Infection Clean-up Deadline

Businesses and members of the public should check their computers for DNSChanger infection and take remedial measures before 9 July, or will risk losing their Internet connectivity, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) warns.HKCERT today (27 June 2012) ...
Release Date: 27 Jun 2012 4056 Views

HKCERT Strategic Plan (2012-2015)

The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) has defined its three-year strategic plan for 2012 to 2015.  The plan was derived from our study on the trends of information security threats, benchmark with the services currently provided by CERT teams in...
Release Date: 25 Jun 2012 3113 Views

JPCERT/CC Recommendations and Status Update (updated March 2012)

  Suggested Item Description Status Plan 1. Hire new staff. More staff are required to expand the capabilities for HKCERT, including development, malware analysis, PR, and extension of incident response capabilities. Recruited a consultant in 2011 Will recruit...
Release Date: 25 Jun 2012 2862 Views

New HKCERT Centre Opens to Combat Emerging Cyber Threats

  Mr Daniel Lai, Government Chief Information Officer, and Mrs Agnes Mak, Executive Director of HKPC officiated the opening ceremony     The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) is further empowered to keep new vicious cyber threats at bay, thanks to...
Release Date: 26 Apr 2012 3115 Views

HKCERT Annual Report 2011

Please click to download HKCERT Annual Report 2011
Release Date: 5 Mar 2012 1138 Views

Stay alert with rising cyber security threats

 Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) published a record high 343 vulnerabilities alerts in 2011, a surge of 11.4% from 308 in 2010. HKCERT also noted more than 10 enquiries on smart phone hacking. The total...
Release Date: 10 Jan 2012 3533 Views

HKCERT Territory-wide Drill Targets Web Forum Phishing Scams

With increasing phishing scams on popular web forums being discovered, the local information security watchdog, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT), recently (4 November 2011) conducted a territory-wide drill to raise the preparedness of the administrators of local...
Release Date: 11 Nov 2011 4371 Views

HKCERT Warns of Large-scale Attacks on Online Shop System

The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT), managed by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), today (4 August 2011) alerted businesses and members of the public of a large-scale injection attack targeting websites using osCommerce software - a popular...
Release Date: 4 Aug 2011 4493 Views

Fake HKCERT Social Media Account on Sina Weibo

The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre, managed by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), today (1 August 2011) alerted businesses and members of the public of a fake HKCERT account on Sina Weibo (“http://weibo.com/hkcert”)....
Release Date: 1 Aug 2011 4816 Views