CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – December 2023


In the last CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event of the year, our expert speaker will share his experience on how to infiltrate US DoD.

During the Covid-19 pandemic meant that most of us were confined indoors. During the lockdown period, our speaker Sheikh Rizan had a brief stint with Bug Bounties. He started hacking for hackerone, bugcrowd and yeswehack. One of his targets was the US Department of Defense public Cloud hosted servers & NASA VPNs.

In the session he will tell his story of how he found several critical vulnerabilities that allowed him to exfiltrate PII (personal identifiable information) data belonging to new army recruits, reset accounts belonging to US Military personnels. All his findings were responsibly disclosed via their respective BBP and VDP programmes back in 2020. The reports had been made public at his hackerone profile.

Participants will claim 1 CPE.

DATE: December 15, 2023 (Friday)
TIME: 12:30 – 01:30 pm
FORMAT: Webinar
TOPIC: Infiltrating US DoD – The Journey & Experience
LANGUAGE: English
SPEAKER: Sheikh Rizan, Security Researcher

THE SPEAKER:
Rizan is a passionate Cybersecurity professional with more than 20 years of experience. He holds several industry relevant certifications including CISSP, CISA, OSCP, OSCE & OSWE. He had published 9 public CVEs and had reported security bugs to various Bug Bounty and VDP programmes. Rizan was also part of a Cyber security surveillance group supporting law enforcement agencies globally in lawful interception. He is currently leading a group of talented security testers for consulting firm based out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is also a certified Trainer and had presented technical talks at several Cyber Security conferences in the region.

VIEW THE PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/CeQXGBget2o

CSA HKM Supports the ICT Conference 2023

The Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is pleased to support the ICT Conference 2023, with a theme of “Embrace AI for your Digital Life”.

In order to converge the emerging technologies and create platforms integrating these edge technologies for ICT professionals, ICT conference provides a forum for the government officials, key industry professionals, and university researchers to share on the government policy, the opportunities and threats in the ICT era, as well as the latest development and applications which will help Hong Kong be constructed as a competitive smart city.

Event: ICT Conference 2023
Date: November 3, 2023  (Friday)
Time: 09:45 to 17:00
Venue: Louis Koo Cinema @ The Hong Kong Arts Centre (located at 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, HK)
Platform: Physical
Website: https://ictconference.hk/

CSA HKM Supports Hong Kong Cyber Security New Generation Capture the Flag Challenge 2023

The Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT) and the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) will jointly organise the “Hong Kong Cyber Security New Generation Capture the Flag (CTF) Challenge 2023” (The Contest) to strengthen the cyber security skills and awareness of the industry and students and encourage problem solving through teamwork, creative thinking and cyber security skills.

The Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is a proud supporter of the event.

The Award Presentation Ceremony will be held on December 19, 2023. Apart from presenting the awards to the winners, cyber security experts will also be on hand to share their views on cyber security and how to leverage vulnerability management solutions to improve security and security risk management. Besides, there will be two panel discussions on attack and defense techniques.​

Date:19 December 2023 (Tuesday)
Time:AM Session: 09:15 – 12:35 (Registration will start at 09:00)
PM Session: 14:30 – 17:00 (Registration will start at 14:00)
Venue:Conference Hall, 4/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Audience:General Public, Education Sectors and SMEs
Language:Cantonese
Fee:Free (Pre-registration is required)
Event Link:https://www.hkcert.org/event_en_20231219
Online Registration:https://alt.jotfor.ms/hkcert/capture-the-flag-2023-seminar231219

CSA HKM Supports the Hong Kong International Computer Conference 2023

The Hong Kong International Computer Conference (HKICC) is an annual flagship event organised by the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) since 1978 and is one of the best and most popular ICT conferences in Hong Kong. It brings 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.

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is pleases to support the event again this year.

Date:                     27.9.2023 (Wednesday) & 28.9.2023 (Thursday)
Time:                    9:30am – 5:40pm
Format:               Physical Conference
Venue:                 Room S421, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Website:             https://hkicc.hkcs.org.hk/
Registration:    https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/hong-kong-international-computer-conference-2023-tickets-695765843367?aff=oddtdtcreator

CSA HKM Supports “Protect Your Online Identity” Seminar & Speech Contest Award

The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre has jointly hosted the Speech Contest to remind the general public to safeguard their digital identities when using the Internet, and to protect personal and sensitive information to prevent exploitation by fraudsters.   Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is a supporting organisation of the activity.

The award presentation ceremony will be held on 22 September 2023. Apart from presenting the awards to the winners, cyber security experts will give useful tips and advice on the protection of digital identities in order to mitigate the damage caused by identity theft.

DATE:22 September 2023 (Friday) 
TIME:AM Session: 09:30 – 12:15 (Registration will start at 09:00) PM Session: 14:30 – 17:00 (Registration will start at 14:00)
VENUE:Quarry Bay Community Hall (G/F Quarry Bay Community Complex, 1 Greig Road, Hong Kong)
AUDIENCE:Members of the public, including SME staff, IT professionals, Teachers and Students
LANGUAGE:Cantonese
FEE:Free (Pre-registration is required)
REGISTRATION:https://www.hkcert.org/event_en_20230922

CSA HKM supports the HKICTA 2023: SMART BUSINESS AWARD

The Hong Kong ICT (HKICT) 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 talent and enterprises in their constant pursuit of creative and better solutions to meet business and social needs.

The Hong Kong ICT Awards was established in 2006 with the collaborative efforts of the industry, academia and the Government. Steered by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, and organised by Hong Kong ICT industry associations and professional bodies, the Awards aims at building a locally espoused and internationally acclaimed brand of ICT awards.

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is proud to be a supporting organisation of the award and would like to urge all interested parties to enter the eight categories under the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2023.

Details: https://hkcs.org.hk/ictawards/  

CSA HKM to support the Build a Secure Cyberspace 2023 “Protect Your Online Identity” Public Speech Contest

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is a supporting organisation of the “Protect Your Online Identity” Public Speech 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.

With aims to remind the general public to safeguard their digital identities when using the Internet, and to protect personal and sensitive information to prevent exploitation by fraudsters, through relaxing and witty speeches, the Contest consists of Open, Secondary School and Primary School categories.

Application deadline is May 31. Please visit the HKCERT website for details: https://www.hkcert.org/event/build-a-secure-cyberspace-2023-protect-your-online-identity-public-speech-contest

CSA HKM to support the Build a Secure Cyberspace 2023 seminar

Protect Your Online Security in Web 3.0

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is a supporting organization for the “Protect Your Online Security in Web 3.0” seminar co-organised by the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Coordination Center, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and the Hong Kong Police Force.

With the development of internet and its evolvement into the third generation, the complexity of cyber-attack increases at the same time. How could we protect ourselves online? Join the seminar to learn from information security experts how to strengthen your security in the world of Web 3.0.

DATE: May 5, 2023 (Friday)

TIME: 14:15 – 17:00 (Registration starts at 14:00)

VENUE: Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

LANGUAGE:     Cantonese

CHARGE: Free (Pre-registration is required)

REGISTRATION: https://www.hkcert.org/event/protect-your-online-security-in-web-3-0-seminar-build-a-secure-cyberspace-2023

CSA HKM supports the Digital Economy Summit 2023


Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is a supporting organization for the Digital Economy Summit 2023, an event organized by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Cyberport.

Being an international innovation and technology hub with the distinctive edge of global vision and strategic connectivity with the Greater Bay Area and the rest of the world, Hong Kong is set to spur new growth leveraging opportunities brought by the National 14th Five-Year Plan and from the new opportunities worldwide. The event (rebranded from the Internet Economy Summit, IES) will unveil global and regional visions on how smart city technologies will supercharge smart economies as well as accelerate the formation of futureproof digital societies.

DATE:                          April 13-14, 2023 (Thursday and Friday)
TIME:                           09:00 – 18:00
VENUE:                       Convention Hall & Theatre 1-2, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center
REGISTRATION:           https://www.digitaleconomysummit.hk/

CSA HKM Supports PwC’s HackaDay 2022

The Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter is excited to support #PwC ‘s annual #HackaDay #cybersecurity conference on 24 November! Find out more from the event official website https://www.pwchk.com/en/events/hackaday-2022-conference.html?icid=con-sp-csa!

* This event is by invitation only and seats are limited.