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HKCERT Security Newsletter (December 2017 Issue)
Cover Story Secure the Remote Desktop Services (RDP) for Preventing Ransomware Attack! Beware of cyber attack, protect personal information Beware of information leakage risk of third party plugins on your website "Smart Home, Safe Living" 1-Page Comic Booklet...
Release Date: 1 Dec 2017
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"Smart Home, Safe Living" 1-Page Comic Booklet is out!
Earlier on HKCERT, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and Hong Kong Police Force jointly organized the "Smart Home, Safe Living" 1-Page Comic Drawing Contest to raise public awareness of information security and encourage the adoption of security best practices on Internet...
Release Date: 30 Nov 2017
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Beware of information leakage risk of third party plugins on your website
HKCERT is aware that an information security research team has published a study on "session replay" collecting user activities and information on many third party plugins embedded websites. There are several Hong Kong websites involved. These third party plugins are mainly for analytics and marketing purposes...
Release Date: 24 Nov 2017
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (24 Nov 2017)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (24 Nov 2017) . "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. 供應鏈宜加強保安 免火燒連環船 (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2017-11-17, Chinese) 10 tips for safe online shopping on Cyber Monday (Malwarebytes Labs, 2017-11-...
Release Date: 24 Nov 2017
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (17 Nov 2017)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (17 Nov 2017) . "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. 物聯網安全 應從選購安裝入手 (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2017-11-10, Chinese) Linux Botnets Responsible for Nearly 70% of DDoS Attacks in Q3 (Hashed Out, 2017-...
Release Date: 17 Nov 2017
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (10 Nov 2017)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (10 Nov 2017) .
"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.
物聯網設備 四大保安問題 (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2017-11-03, Chinese)
Stuxnet-style code signing is more widespread than anyone thought (Ars Technica, 2017-11-04...
Release Date: 10 Nov 2017
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Secure the Remote Desktop Services (RDP) for Preventing Ransomware Attack!
While the recent intrusion of an enterprise may have stolen the limelight, let us not forget about the spread of CrySIS/Dharma ransomware. HKCERT is aware of news reports that a school fell victim to infection yesterday, resulting in data being encrypted and inaccessible. In...
Release Date: 9 Nov 2017
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Beware of cyber attack, protect personal information
HKCERT noticed there were reports that an enterprise was intruded by hackers and the customer data files were locked. The enterprise was ransomed by hackers via emails as well. HKCERT reminds enterprises that, besides financial data, personal data is also a target of attackers. Enterprises...
Release Date: 8 Nov 2017
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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (3 Nov 2017)
Favourite Security Reads of the Week (3 Nov 2017) . "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. 黑客截劫 交易勿用公共WiFi (Written by HKCERT on Hong Kong Economic Times, 2017-10-27, Chinese) Injection Attacks: The Least Glamorous Attack Is One of the Most Threatening (SecurityIntelligence, 2017...
Release Date: 3 Nov 2017
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HKCERT Security Newsletter (November 2017 Issue)
Cover Story Hong Kong Security Watch Report (2017 Q3) New Ransomware "BadRabbit" Beware of IoT Botnet "Reaper" Beware of payment online using credit card Contribute to fight on cybercrime, build DNSSEC Hot Topic Hong Kong Google Play Store...
Release Date: 1 Nov 2017
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