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As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to impact our daily lives, the public is becoming more dependent on e-services. On the other hand, the associated cyber threats grow in scale and sophistication and bring significant impacts on the smooth operation of e-services. The Government Computer Emergency Response Team Hong Kong (GovCERT.HK) is committed to strengthening the security measures of the government systems and Internet infrastructure, as well as collaborating with various stakeholders to provide a reliable and secure cyber world for the community. We attach great importance to information security and facilitate the protection by the departments of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China of their information infrastructure and data assets against cyber threats by various effective measures, through such measures as monitoring cyber threat trends, conducting risk assessments, and providing security alerts and advice. In 2021, we continued to pay efforts in strengthening overall resilience of the city and the capability of government departments to defend against emerging cyber attacks.
GovCERT.HK is an operational member of the Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT). APCERT is a coalition of Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) and Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) within the Asia Pacific region. It maintains a trusted network of cyber security experts in the Asia Pacific region to enhance the region’s vigilance against malicious cyber activities and its overall capability to detect, prevent and mitigate such activities.
For more information of APCERT activities, please refer to the APCERT Annual Reports.
APCERT Annual Report 2021