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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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HKCERT Annual Report 2011
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Release Date: 5 Mar 2012
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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
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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
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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
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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
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