CSA HKM to support Video Ad Contest

Video Ad Contest 2018Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is supporting the “Stay Smart, Keep Cyber Scam Away” Video Ad Contest which is jointly organised by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre.

The objective of the Video Ad Contest is to raise public awareness of cyber security and to encourage the adoption of security best practices, with a view to enhancing public concern about cyber scam.  Through creative and compelling video ad (not longer than 1 minute), participants can demonstrate how to guard against the cyber security threats we are facing and promote the best practices and smart tips to keep cyber scam away.

The prizes of the contest include iPhone 8, Apple Watch Nike+ Series 3, Polaroid R360 Camera, DJI Spark Fly More Combo, Nintendo Switch, Sphero bb-8 app-enabled droid, Cash Coupon and Book Coupon.  To recognise the active participation of schools, a “Most Supportive School Award” is available in the Secondary School and Primary School categories respectively.

Interested parties may submit the entry by 13 July 2018.

Do not miss the chance to win the attractive prizes.  For more details, please visit www.cybersecurity.hk/en/contest-2018.php.

 

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – April 2018

CSA Knowledge Sharing Event provides an excellent opportunity for cybersecurity professionals to discuss the latest trends and developments in IT and in the process build a close-knitted cybersecurity community in Hong Kong and Macau.

This month we have invited Mr Ralph Wu, Sales Engineer of CyberArk, to deliver a technical briefing entitled “Security checkpoints to consider along the Cloud journey”.

THE TALK:

Today, an increasing number of organizations are taking advantage of the benefits of cloud-based infrastructure by making the journey to public, private and hybrid cloud environments. Some that are further along in their cloud journeys leverage DevOps pipelines to increase their business agility, while others focus on cost savings and access to on-demand compute.

The business benefits are very real, but as more business-critical applications and services migrate to the cloud, ensuring the security of these cloud workloads becomes essential—as does the need to maintain and enforce enterprise-wide security policies in a consistent way.

During this sharing session, CyberArk will share the security checkpoints we have to consider and how could we use Privileged Account Security solution to address those areas.

THE SPEAKER: Ralph Wu, Sales Engineer, CyberArk

Ralph Wu is the Sales Engineer at CyberArk, Hong Kong & Macau. He is assisting different Enterprises to design Privileged Account Security Solution to against cyber threats and secure valuable data – the Heart of the Enterprise.

Ralph has more than 15 years in Infrastructure and Cybersecurity domain. Prior joining CyberArk, he is Solutions Manager of HKT.

He has lead the team to architect network infrastructure, and multi-layer security solution for different Enterprises to secure and keep their business up & running.

DETAILS

DATE: Apeil 19, 2018 (Thursday)

TIME: 4:00 – 6:00 pm

VENUE: Room Z414, Core Z, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom

REGISTRATIONhttp://csakse1804.eventbrite.hk

Please do not miss this opportunity to learn from the expert and connect with your peers. Participants may claim 1.5 CPE.

CSA HKM Announces 2018/2019 Management Team

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter announced a new management team for 2018/2019 after their elections on March 22, 2018.

Position Name
Chairman Claudius Lam
Deputy Chairman (Hong Kong) Fred Sheu
Deputy Chairman (Macau) Terry Cheung
Vice Chairman – Secretarial & Treasurer Otto Lee
Vice Chairman – Membership & External Affairs SC Leung
–      Government Relationship Development Director Vince Wan
–      Membership (Events & Activities) Director Henry Ng
Vice Chairman – Programs & Research Joe Chan
–      Research Director Frank Chow
Vice Chairman – Professional Development Ricci Ieong
–      Education Director (Hong Kong) Kelvin Wong
–      Education Director (Macau) Victor Cheong
–      Certification Coordination Director Vincent Ip

The team will work together to further the development of CSA HKM in the years to come.

CSA HKM Councilors 2018

ICT Conference 2018 – April 10, 2018

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is supporting the ICT Conference 2018 organised by the Institution of Engineering and  Technology.

With a theme of “Intelligence connecting your future”, the event aims to provide a forum for the government officials, university researchers, and major industry professionals to share the views on the government policy, the latest development and applications, as well as the opportunities and threats in the future ICT era.

This conference is an excellent platform for professionals to exchange views on the latest technology development of Information Technology and associated applications among the professionals for local IT industries that deriving better life in near future.

Detail of the event:
DATE: April 10, 2018
TIME: 9:30 – 17:00
VENUE: Hong Kong Arts Center, Wanchai
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION: http://ict2018.hkeco.net/

Internet Economy Summit – April 12-13, 2018

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is supporting the Internet Economy Summit on April 12-13, 2018.

Organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Cyberport with a theme of  “New Impetus X New Economy”, renowned industry leaders and experts will discuss and share their exclusive, inspirational insights on how today’s businesses can harness the internet-led growth in the new economy.

Detail of the event:
DATE: April 12-13, 2018
TIME: 9:00 – 18:00
VENUE: Convention Hall, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION: http://www.ieconomysummit.hk/

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ISACA China Hong Kong Chapter Annual Conference – March 22, 2018

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is proud to support ISACA China Hong Kong Chapter’s Annual Conference 2018 on March 22, 2018.

Themed “Managing Risk and Security for the Technology Transformation”, the event provides a forum for inspiring collaboration and sharing of best practice on technological innovations.

This event will be an all-female speakers conference, for the first time in HK, in an effort to support the SheLeadsTech Events which is now promoted by the ISACA. The program aims to increase the representation of women in tech leadership roles and also promote female technology contributions.

Workshop 1
DATE:         March 21, 2018
TIME:          9:00 – 17:00
VENUE:      School of Continuing Education, HKBU, 26/F Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai

Annual Conference
DATE:         March 22, 2018
TIME:          9:00 – 17:00
VENUE:      Regal Ballroom, Regal Hong Kong Hotel, Causeway Bay

Workshop 2
DATE:         March 23, 2018
TIME:          9:00 – 12:30
VENUE:      School of Continuing Education, HKBU, 26/F Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai

Workshop 3
DATE:         March 23, 2018
TIME:          14:00 – 17:30
VENUE:      School of Continuing Education, HKBU, 26/F Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai

Details and Registration: http://www.isacaconference.hk/2018/

ISACA Annual Conference 2018

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – February 2018

CSA Knowledge Sharing Event provides an excellent opportunity for cybersecurity professionals to discuss the latest trends and developments in IT and in the process build a close-knitted cybersecurity community in Hong Kong and Macau.

This month we have invited Mr Billy Chuang, Senior Manager, Systems Engineering of F5, to deliver a technical briefing entitled “Security Challenge in the Era of Multi-Cloud and API economy”.

The Topic

As applications move to the cloud, it is essential that organisations find new ways of securing cloud infrastructures and applications whilst ensuring consistent security polices and alignment to existing operational processes. Learn what challenges would be through flexible deployments which embed security deep within the application and how users can protect themselves against the challenges.

The Speaker

Based in Hong Kong, Billy Chuang is the Senior Manager, Systems Engineering of F5. He is responsible for technology innovation and management of business partner eco-system as well as the drive of F5’s business growth in the region.

Coming with 23 years of experience in the IT industry and extensive knowledge about traffic management, App security and ADC, he was one of the pioneers who worked on the first generation of Server Load Balancer, internet proxy and network firewall.

Billy holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from National University of Ireland and is a certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).

Details

DATE: February 1, 2018 (Thursday)

TIME: 4:30 – 6:30 pm

VENUE: Room Z414, Core Z, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom

REGISTRATIONhttp://csakse1802.eventbrite.hk

 

Please do not miss this opportunity to learn from the expert and connect with your peers. Participants may claim 1.5 CPE.

Hong Kong ICT Awards 2018

The Hong Kong ICT Awards aims at recognising and promoting outstanding information and communications technology (ICT) inventions and applications, thereby encouraging innovation and excellence among Hong Kong’s ICT talents and enterprises in their constant pursuit of creative and better solutions to meet business and social needs.

As a supporting organization of the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2018, Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter encourages the active participation of our members and the general public to the eight categories under the Award.

Details of the Awards can be found at http://hkcs.org.hk/ictawards/

ICT Awards 2018

Cloud Security Alliance Announces Launch of CCSK v4

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The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today announced the general availability of its latest industry leading Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge exam, version 4 (CCSK v4). The new exam has been significantly updated to reflect changes in the cloud and security landscape and features new content that aligns with this year’s earlier release of Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing 4.0.

“Since its launch, the CCSK has been recognized and widely accepted as the gold standard by a broad coalition of experts and organizations for demonstrating cloud security competency,” said Jim Reavis, CEO, CSA. “With this update, the CCSK is again proving to be the definitive resource for anyone in IT and information security who is looking to declare their understanding of key cloud security issues.”

Version four content represents more clarity, accuracy and better alignment with the recently published Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing 4.0 document, to better reflect current operational realities in cloud. Some key updates to note in the new version are reflected in the rebuilding of the introductory, infrastructure, and governance/legal/risk sections. Additionally, the materials covering data security includes an expanded coverage of Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) technologies and business continuity/disaster recovery. Also, the Related Technologies sections now covers how IoT, mobile, serverless computing, and Big Data technologies are connected to cloud computing. A detailed list of changes between the CCSK v3 and v4 can be found at https://ccsk.cloudsecurityalliance.org/en/faq#changes.

Launched in 2010, the CCSK emerged as the industry’s first benchmark for measuring cloud security skillsets. The body of knowledge is constituted by Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing 4.0, the CSA Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) and the European Cyber Security Agency (ENISA) Cloud Computing Risk Assessment report. Information technology and security professionals interested in studying for the CCSK v4 exam can prepare through CSA’s self-study preparation kitor through their network of training partners offering instructor-led and online classes.

Approximately 86 percent of the exam questions will be related to the content of the Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing 4.0.  The CCSK v4 exam is now available for $395.  For more information or to take the exam visit https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/education/ccsk.

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – December 2017

CSA Knowledge Sharing Event provides an excellent opportunity for cybersecurity professionals to discuss the latest trends and developments in IT and in the process build a close-knitted cybersecurity community in Hong Kong and Macau.

This month we have invited Dr Bradley Schatz, director of the independent digital forensics consultancy firm Schatz Forensic, to deliver a talk entitled “Live Cloud Forensics” when he will share with the audience on the new approach of live analysis and how partial physical acquisition can ba applied in the cloud environment.

THE TALK:

With businesses increasingly migrating from on-premise to cloud based, forensics in and of the cloud is an increasing challenge. To date, the majority of work in the area has been academically focused, or adaptations of traditional methodologies to the cloud environment. The cloud environment imposes new constraints and opportunities around IO, processing power, and timeliness.

In this presentation, Dr Bradley Schatz will describe how the new approach of live analysis and partial physical acquisition can be applied in the cloud environment, with practical examples of how the methodology is being used by incident responders and forensic analysts across the globe. A case study of a real court case where it has been used in Australia will be presented.

SPEAKER:
Dr Bradley Schatz, Director, Schatz Forensic

Dr Bradley Schatz is the director of the independent digital forensics consultancy Schatz Forensic. Since the completion of a PhD in Digital forensics in 2007, his principal role has been as a practitioner of digital forensics in private practice, where he has served primarily legal clients in both civil and criminal matters. His evidence has been accepted as expert opinion in a range of courts within Australia. In 2008, Dr Schatz was appointed Adjunct Associate Professor at QUT, where he occasionally lectures & supervises doctoral students.

Bradley is regularly invited to present and deliver training internationally on the subject, and holds leadership roles in the leading peer review venues of the field; the DFRWS conference and the Journal of Digital Investigation. He has remained an active researcher advancing the field, and has published 15 peer reviewed academic papers and two book chapters all in the area of digital forensics.

The practical outcomes of his research have contributed to the mainstreaming of volatile memory analysis, and led to the commercialisation of the Evimetry forensic system, which is used by police, government and corporate forensic and IR teams globally.

Please do not miss this opportunity to learn from the expert and connect with your peers.

Participants can claim 1.5 CPE.

Event Details:

TOPIC: Live Cloud Forensics

DATE: December 6, 2017 (Wednesday)

TIME: 6:30 – 8:30 pm

VENUE: Room Z414, Core Z, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom

REGISTRATIONhttps://csakse1712.eventbrite.hk