Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center
HKCERT Releases Annual Information Security Outlook and Forecast Next Level Phishing Attacks Difficult to Distinguish Hackers Exploit AI for Crimes Could Become a New Normal
The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) held a briefing, and summarised the information security situation in Hong Kong in 2023 as well as released a security outlook for 2024. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can bring additional benefits to businesses. However, with the development of these technologies, cyber attacks come one after another, and cyber threats become more complicated. Organisations and citizens must not underestimate them. It is important for organisations and citizens to have a better understanding of cyber security and to enhance their ability to respond to cyber security risks.
Protect your Personal Digital Keys, Beware of Fraudulent Links!
Internet banking login ID and passwords are as important as the keys to your house. Don’t give them to others recklessly!
Download "Incident Response Guideline for SMEs" for Cyber Security Incidents
Cyber attacks evolve rapidly as the costs and efforts required for hackers to launch attacks are decreasing due to the development of automation and computing powers. This leads to increased cyber attacks targeting different organisations (including public or private, multinational or local organisations). As most small and medium enterprises (SMEs) lack the resources to build a wider scope of cyber defence to prevent or block cyber attacks, this makes them an easy target.
To address the above-mentioned issues, HKCERT has developed the “Incident Response Guideline for SMEs” to help SMEs and other organisations
Introducing the New “Fight Ransomware” Webpage
To keep pace with the changes in ransomware attacks, HKCERT recently consolidated the ransomware attack techniques, prevention and handling procedures to create a new dedicated “Fight Ransomware ” webpage.
Introducing "Check your Cyber Security Readiness" Online Assessment Tool
• Improved user experience
• Enhanced usability
• Better reporting
All 4 episodes of the 【Hack me if you can】animation series are now available
Focusing on hacker Ah Keung’s repeated attempts to hack into SME owner Ah Chun’s systems, and how Chun’s friend, Chi On, helps repel the attacks, the stories are light-hearted and down-to-earth.
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HKCERT Capture the Flag Challenge 2024 Seminar and Ceremony
21 Jan 2025
Venue: Conference Hall, 4/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Statistics
The figure for each type of cyber attack is aggregated by the security incident reported to us. This dataset starts from Jan 2018 to current month. To learn more, please click here.
26853
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Botnet
25647
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Phishing
5834
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Malware
224
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Web Defacement/Intrusion
122
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Distributed Denial-of-service
4405
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Others