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HK Information Security Watchdog Heads Asia Pacific Organizations

Local information security watchdog, the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) has won the support of fellow organizations from the region and was elected as the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, recently.

This is the first time that Hong Kong heads the APCERT (www.apcert.org) comprising 22 leading and national Computer Security and Incident Response Teams (CSIRT) from 15 economies of the Asia Pacific region. Managed by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), HKCERT was established in 2001 with funding from the HKSAR Government.

“HKCERT is honoured to be given the opportunity to take up the role of the Chair of APCERT. This is indeed a recognition of our achievements, technical competence and leadership in the region in safeguarding information security,” Mr K T Yung, Project Director of HKCERT, and General Manager (IT Industry Development) of HKPC, said.

“In its new capacity, HKCERT can further expand its network and enhance cooperation with international information security organizations, raising the profile of Hong Kong as a guardian of cyber security in the international arena,” he added.

As the Chair of APCERT, HKCERT will represent the organization to participate in various international events such as the APEC Telecommunications and Information Working Group meeting and coordinating with other regional CERT organizations and Asia-Pacific organizations. It will also coordinate the work of the Steering Committee of APCERT; and work with the Committee to collaborate with the regional CERT teams to tackle cyber security incidents and promote information sharing.

For further information on HKCERT, please contact tel: (852) 8105 6060, email: hkcert@hkcert.org or visit the website: www.hkcert.org. For other media enquiries, please contact Justina Shum at tel. (852) 2788 5895 or email: justina@hkpc.org.

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Mr Jonathan Ho
General Manager
Corporate Communications
Tel: (852) 2788 6390
Fax: (852) 2788 5056
Email: jonathanho@hkpc.org
Website: www.hkpc.org

16 March 2009