Information Security News

A project officer from the Office for Film, Newspaper and Article will provide advice to parents on helping their children safely surf the Internet and avoid accessing harmful online information. The Vice Principal of Chong Gene Hang College will present the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in education to parents and offer practical advice on how they can help their children effectively use AI tools to enhance learning while avoiding excessive dependence. 

“HKCERT Capture The Flag 2024,” organised by the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) and the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), is now in its fifth edition. It is one of the largest cybersecurity competitions in Hong Kong, featuring four categories: Secondary School, Tertiary, Open, and International.

Microsoft released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge.

The Transport Department (TD) today (November 8) alerted members of the public to the following fraudulent website addresses which pretend to be the HKeToll and seek to deceive users into making payments and obtain their credit card information.

Cisco released security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco devices and software.

Synology has published security advisories to address multiple vulnerabilities in Synology products

Google released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome.

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling attended the Hong Kong International Computer Conference 2024 themed “From Generative AI (GAI) to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)” on 4 and 5 November 2024 and delivered a keynote speech titled “Safeguarding Personal Data Privacy in the Age of AI: Governance Recommendations”.

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, published an article titled “Safeguarding personal data privacy in the AI era with PCPD’s Model Framework” on A Plus, the official quarterly magazine of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Google has released Android Security Bulletin November 2024 to fix multiple security vulnerabilities in Android operating system.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. relating to a fraudulent website, which has been reported to the HKMA.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank of Singapore Limited relating to a fraudulent social media account, which has been reported to the HKMA.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by China CITIC Bank International Limited relating to a fraudulent website and an internet banking login screen, which have been reported to the HKMA.

以下是保安局局長鄧炳強今日（十一月五日）在立法會保安事務委員會政策簡報會的開場發言。(Chinese only)

The theme of this annual flagship event organised by the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) this year is “From Generative AI (GAI) to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)”.  It will bring together ICT professionals and experts, government leaders and business executives from local and abroad to share and discuss the latest trends of ICT innovations and developments in enhancing business opportunities and productivity.