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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (01 Mar 2013)

  "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...
Release Date: 1 Mar 2013 2366 Views

HKCERT Security Newsletter (March 2013 Issue)

March 2013 Issue of Security Newsletter is available now: /my_url/en/newsletter/1303   Cover Story Information Security Outlook 2013   Hot Topic Potential threats of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service exposure to the Internet Favourite Security Reads of the...
Release Date: 1 Mar 2013 2365 Views

Potential threats of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service exposure to the Internet

Some people are using UPnP to play digital media content on TV or play online games but they may not be aware of that. A recent research conducted by Rapid7 reveals that around 40-50 million network-enabled devices are at risk due to vulnerabilities found in...
Release Date: 28 Feb 2013 12243 Views

Information Security Outlook 2013

The major security threats that built up the information security environment last year will continue to pose threats to the Internet this year. HKCERT has analyzed the situation of 2012 and projected the security outlook for 2013.   Cyber Attack 2012 saw the increasing number of cyber attacks...
Release Date: 27 Feb 2013 3862 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (22 Feb 2013)

 "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...
Release Date: 22 Feb 2013 2246 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (15 Feb 2013)

 "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...
Release Date: 15 Feb 2013 2258 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (8 Feb 2013)

 "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...
Release Date: 8 Feb 2013 2246 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (1 Feb 2013)

 "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...
Release Date: 1 Feb 2013 2288 Views

HKCERT Security Newsletter (February 2013 Issue)

February 2013 Issue of Security Newsletter is available now: /my_url/en/newsletter/1302   Cover Story Overall Cyber Incidents Surge 30%, HKCERT Warns of DDoS Attacks and Smartphone Security in 2013 Police Appeal : Beware of Email Scam "Verify Suspicious E-...
Release Date: 1 Feb 2013 2255 Views

Beware of Scam Email Impersonating HKCERT with Malware Attachment

HKCERT received an incident report related to a scam email on 25 Jan 2013. The scam email utilized our alert email sent to public about some extremely critical vulnerability such as monthly Microsoft patch or previously wildly exploited Adobe Flash Player vulnerability.   The content of the scam email...
Release Date: 25 Jan 2013 4058 Views