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CSA HKM Supports the Cyber Security Professional Awards 2025

The Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau (CSTCB) of Hong Kong Police Force, the Government Computer Emergency Response Team Hong Kong (GovCERT.HK) of the Digital Policy Office, and the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) are co-organising the Cyber Security Professional Awards (CSPA) 2025.  Organisations in Hong Kong are invited to nominate colleagues to recognise their outstanding contribution and performance in the cybersecurity area.

The CSPA 2025 aims to recognise outstanding industry talent, foster innovation, and strengthen public-private collaboration to jointly enhance Hong Kong’s cybersecurity.

This year, the CSPA 2025 invites all personnel working in organisations within the following designated sectors in Hong Kong to participate:

  • Banking & Finance
  • Telecommunication Services
  • Cyber Security Education & Training
  • Government Departments & Public Bodies
  • Internet and Cloud Services
  • Cyber Security Startups & SMEs
  • Cyber Security Audit & Consulting
  • Transportation & Public Utilities

The Judging Panel, hailing from diverse prominent sectors, will evaluate and select the top participants for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards for each of the eight designated sectors. 

For further details of the CSPA 2025, please visit https://cyberdefender.hk/en-us/cspa2025/. 

CSA HKM supports the ICT Conference 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a wave of digital transformation across global industries, accelerating technology adoption and compelling professionals to integrate advanced AI solutions into daily operations. In Hong Kong, this transformation aligns with the Government’s “Smart City Blueprint 2.0,” which aims to leverage innovation and technology to create a world-leading smart city with robust economic growth and high living standards.

As Hong Kong’s infrastructure and digital platforms continue to evolve, the ICT sector is called upon to integrate emerging edge technologies and foster collaborative platforms for technical professionals. The “ICT Conference 2025 – From Virtual Agents to Physical Robots: Advances in AI Integration” serves as a dedicated forum for government officials, university researchers, and industry leaders to exchange perspectives on public policy, cutting-edge technological developments, and the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of ICT in Hong Kong.

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is supporting this event.  The details of the conference are:

DATE: November 6, 2025 (Thursday)
TIME: 09:30-17:00
VENUE: Louis Koo Cinema @ The Hong Kong Arts Centre 
DETAILS: www.ictconference.hk 

CSA HKM co-organises the Cyber Security Summit 2025

The Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is one of the organisers of the Cyber Security Summit Hong Kong 2025.

With the theme “Future-Proofing Digital Infrastructure: Harnessing AI for Enhanced Security and Resilience“, the event will delve into how the integration of AI and state-of-the-art cyber security technologies can bolster digital infrastructure against cyber threats.

The Summit will feature more than 20 speaking sessions, 3 panel discussions, covering a wide array of essential topics. Attendees will have the opportunity to network and exchange ideas with the expert speakers, and gain valuable insights.  

Date: 6-7 November 2025 (Thursday – Friday)
Time: 09:00 – 18:00
Venue: S420 – S430, 4/F Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, Wanchai
Fee:     Free-of-charge
Details: https://www.cssummit.hk/

CSA HKM supports the 2nd AI & Digital Infrastructure Summit 2025

Carrying the theme of “Navigating the Next Wave of AI and Digital Infrastructure Technologies’, the 2nd AI & Digital Infrastructure Summit 2025 Hong Kong will explore the essential IT products and services capabilities required for future digital infrastructure.  Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is a supporting organization of this summit.

Challenges of delivering cost-effective storage, bandwidth, and computing resources for GenAI will be also addressed and the importance of AI and Digital Infrastructure in your future planning will be highlighted.  This summit will explore a comprehensive road map for developing key digital infrastructure skills and AI across leadership, management, and staff levels, focusing on immediate, near-term, and long-term goals to create a robust and adaptable IT environment.

Date:                 24 June 2025 (Tuesday)

Time:                 09:30 – 16:10

Venue:              Cordis Hotel at Langham Place, 555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok

Details:             https://www.mighkevents.com/aidi2025-mig

CSA HKM supports the Hong Kong ICT Awards

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

As a supporting organization of the Smart Business Award, Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter urges our members to actively participate in the three categories of Award, including the Emerging Technologies, Solution for Business and Public Sector Enterprise, and the Solution for SME.

Deadline of enrollment is July 14, 2025.  Details is available at https://www.hkictawards.hk/

CSA HKM supports the AI+ Power Expo & Conference 2025

The Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is supporting the AI+ Power 2025, a dedicated platform to illuminate the transformative power of AI in business and everyday life and bringing together cutting-edge solutions tailored for finance, marketing, retail, medical, education, entertainment and other industries.

Hosting on June 5-6 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, the 2-day event will bring together business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, CxOs, researchers, industry experts, IT decision-makers, and IT professionals to share ideas and knowledge about the latest tech development, tech innovations, and solutions that help enterprises grow their businesses through digitalization.

DATE: June 5-6, 2025
TIME: 9:15 – 18:00
VENUE: Hall 5FG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
DETAILS: https://www.aipluspower.com/

共建安全網絡 2025 — 「數碼賦能　網安同行」網上研討會

網絡騙案在過往一年持續上升，各行各業和廣大市民均成為騙徒的目標。有見及此，數字政策辦公室(DPO)、香港警務處(HKPF)網絡安全及科技罪案調查科(CSTCB)及香港網絡安全事故協調中心(HKCERT)合辦「數碼賦能 網安同行」網上研討會。屆時，資訊保安專家會分享網絡世界的最新資訊、現存風險，以及可以採取的網絡安全措施，希望透過分享提升公眾識別網絡陷阱及掌握預防詐騙的技巧。

網上研討會的詳情如下 ：

活動名稱共建安全網絡 2025 — 「數碼賦能　網安同行」網上研討會
日期2025年5月23日（星期五）
時間下午2時15分至5時（下午2時起可以開始登入直播平台）
地點網上直播（直播以Zoom形式播放 – 參加者需自備可連接上網的電子設備，如桌上電腦、手提電腦、手機等）
詳情https://www.cybersecurity.hk/tc/event_20250523.php
報名https://forms.hkcert.org/index.php/422247

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – May 2025

Modern software development technologies and processes have given rise to a software supply chain rife with vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit. In the Knowledge Sharing Event organised by Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter on May 9, our guest speaker Aaron Zhou, Senior Solution Engineer of  Checkmarx, will help enterprise development and security teams understand what they are up against.  He will dive into some of the fastest growing and most damaging, types of software supply chain attacks.

The speaker will also present practical measures that enterprises can take to protect themselves against each of these specific attack vectors, and conclude with a holistic approach that enterprises can take to achieve comprehensive software supply chain security.

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

Participants may claim 1 CPE

DATE: May 9, 2025 (Friday)

TIME: 12:30 – 1:30 pm

FORMAT: Webinar

SPEAKER: Aaron Zhou, Senior Solution Engineer, North Asia and ASEAN, Checkmarx

TOPIC: Software Supply Chain Attack Trends in 2025: Malicious Code, Exposed Secrets, AI, Containers, and More

CONTENT:

Modern software development technologies and processes have given rise to a software supply chain rife with vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit. To help enterprise development and security teams understand what they are up against, we will dive into some of the fastest growing, and most damaging, types of software supply chain attacks. We will present practical measures that enterprises can take to protect themselves against each of these specific attack vectors, and conclude with a holistic approach that enterprises can take to achieve comprehensive software supply chain security.

SPEAKER:

With over 15 years in technology, Aaron has supported enterprise businesses across Asia Pacific and Japan in embracing digital transformation while maintaining strong security standards. He is a passionate technology leader with deep expertise in Application Security, DevOps, DevSecOps, data and information security, digital transformation, and modernizing legacy applications.

Aaron joined Checkmarx in 2022 and currently leads technical pre-sales activities across North Asia and ASEAN. Based in Singapore, his previous roles include Senior Sales Engineer and Technical Sales Specialist at Chef Software and IBM from 2008 to 2022.

VIEW THE PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/CaAzkUuEUiY

The Road to CSA Summit

The Road to CSA Summit is a free webinar series that oranised by Cloud Security Alliance. It delivers the latest tools and guidance for the most critical topics in cloud computing today. Driven by CSA’s Research working groups, this thought leadership webinar series is designed to help organizations address today’s cloud security priorities, one crucial topic at a time.

Throughout the month of April 2025, CSA Research is featuring renowned cybersecurity experts to deliver provocative webinars that examine these critical topics under a microscope, and provide key insights that attendees can leverage to elevate cybersecurity within their organizations.

Details and Registration: https://www.brighttalk.com/series/7186

CSA HKM Supports the Cybersec One Programme

The Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is supporting the Cybersec One programme, an initiative organized by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited.

Partnered with the Digital Policy Office and Hong Kong Police’s Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau, the programme aimed at providing free resources to help organisations embark on the ‘cybersecurity journey’ and strengthen their basic defense capabilities.

The programme is opened to all local secondary schools, primary schools, non-governmental organisations, and small and medium-sized enterprises to participate.

Interested parties please fill in the e-application form (https://forms.office.com/r/JMsw4Ewans).  Applications are accepted all year round and are free of charge.