Tag: #WEBINAR

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – July 2024 – Discussion Forum

It’s an exciting month for cybersecurity professionals in Hong Kong. Earlier this month, the HKSAR Government initiated a public consultation on a proposed legislative framework to enhance the protection of computer systems for critical infrastructure (CI) in Hong Kong.

The framework, outlined in the document [https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2024/english/panels/se/papers/se20240702cb2-930-3-e.pdf], aims to establish a set of statutory obligations and security measures for operators of critical infrastructures. This is in response to the growing reliance of essential services on computer systems and the increasing threat of cyberattacks that could disrupt Hong Kong’s economy, public safety, and national security. By introducing this new legislation, the government seeks to strengthen the cybersecurity posture of Hong Kong’s critical infrastructure, ensuring the reliable and uninterrupted provision of vital services to the community

Last Friday, July 19, we encountered another massive incident – massive failure of Microsoft Windows with CrowdStrike Falcon Agent (EDR) installed. How should we proceed and how should we react to this? Should we reconsider before installing EDR to the computer systems in Critical Infrastructure environment.

Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter considered that it is time that we should gather our brain and mindset together to determine what should we prepare for the CyberSecurity Law? How should we make use of the framework to enhance the security posture of Hong Kong Critical Infrastructure?

CSA HKM arrange an online forum on July 26, 2024 (Friday) during our knowledge sharing session at 12:30 – 13:30. We have invited our council member and some other practitioners to give their comments. We also wish to gather the comments from you as well.

DETAILS:

DATE: July 26, 2024 (Friday)

TIME: 12:30 – 13:30 pm

FORMAT: Online Zoom Session.

TOPIC: How should “WE” make the CyberSecurity Framework to enhance the Critical Infrastructure protection?

LANGUAGE: English
PANELIST:
– Terry Cheung, Kevin Liu, Otto Lee, Ricci Ieong [Board Members of Cloud Security Alliance (HK & Macau)]
– Wilson Tang [Vice Chairman of HKCNSA]
– Billy Fung [Deputy Director of Financial Services Committee, HKCNSA]
– Representatives from some Cloud Service Providers

LISTEN to the FORUM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrbtnIoSkWg

This discussion forum is organized by Cloud Security Alliance HK & Macau Chapter (CSA HKM) and supported by Hong Kong China Network Security Association (HKCNSA) and Information Security and Forensics Society (ISFS).

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – June 2023

In the past “Knowledge Sharing Session“, our focus has been on examining cloud computing and cybersecurity in the context of solution providers, cloud service providers, and vendors. However, we have not yet explored the usage of cloud computing by enterprises as cloud users.

Cloud service providers often try to persuade users to transition to a cloud environment, but is it truly convincing to adopt a cloud-first or cloud-native strategy?

In this knowledge sharing session, we are excited to welcome our new council member, Dicky Wong from New World Corporate Services Limited (New World Group Member), to guide us through his company’s cloud journey. He will discuss the nature of cloud environments, use cases for cloud computing, and best practices for security. Additionally, he will highlight the benefits and efficiency gains that can be achieved through the use of cloud technology.

Mr. Wong will also address security concerns when transitioning to a serverless PaaS cloud environment and discuss the appropriate security posture for cloud computing.

Participants will claim 1 CPE

DATE: June 29, 2023 (Thursday)
TIME: 12:30 – 01:30 pm
FORMAT: Webinar (in Cantonese)
TOPIC: How can the efficiency of an organization’s operations be optimized while also enhancing cybersecurity through the use of cloud technology?
LANGUAGE: Cantonese
SPEAKER: Dicky WONG, Head of Technology Risk, New World Corporate Services Limited and Director of Cloud Security Alliance (HK & Macau) Chapter

AGENDA:

  • What is the efficiency that will create to a corporate?
  • Nature of cloud environment, use case, security setting?
  • Why we need to concern about security going serverless?
  • What security should you be concern on?
  • How to set up a suitable security posture?

THE SPEAKER:

Mr. Wong is currently the Head of Technology Risk for New World Corporate Services, a New World Group Member. He is responsible for oversight and governance for all technology and cyber related compliance, risk management, and security within the group. One of the major tasks of Mr. Wong is to define, design and implement a comprehensive and robust risk framework & protection for the group that applies to all Business Units.


Prior to that, Mr. Wong was with the Hong Kong Police Force for over 10 years and he has held several cyber crime related management positions including being in charge of the Technology Crime investigation team, took up the role of Head of the Cyber Security Centre and the lead of the Collaboration team of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau (CSTCB), Mr. WONG has gained tremendous amount of experience in technology crime investigation, setting up cyber security framework and handling cyber attacks including the large scaled cyber attacks occurred in Hong Kong.


Mr. Wong is currently volunteering as the Director of Government Relationship Development for Cloud Security Alliance (CSA HK & Macau Chapter) and also a Member of the HKSTP Data Governance Think Tank Group.


Mr. Wong is an INTERPOL accredited trainer in Computer Forensics, Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Penetration Tester and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Economics from University of Essex, United Kingdom

VIEW THE PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/RBGL5wnXrXo

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – March 2023

Cybersecurity in Cloud Computing is always changing. In this ever-changing world we have a lot of things happening. Our Council member – Samuel NG is a definitely a pioneer in this industry. He would like to bring in a hot topic in IT world – ChatGPT.

The rise of cyber threats in recent years has made cybersecurity an increasingly critical concern for individuals and organizations alike especially organization utilizing cloud infrastructures.

To combat these threats, there is a growing need for advanced technologies that can help identify and mitigate risks in real-time. One such technology is ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI, that can be utilized in the field of cybersecurity to provide a range of benefits in both defensive & offensive operations.

ChatGPT has the capability to analyze and understand natural language, enabling it to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities in complex data sets, including network traffic, email communications, and social media posts.

Additionally, ChatGPT can assist in developing more effective security policies and protocols, as well as provide real-time threat intelligence and incident response. As a result, ChatGPT has the potential to greatly enhance the cybersecurity landscape and improve the overall safety and security of individuals and organizations.

Participants will claim 1 CPE.

DATE: March 2, 2023 (Thursday)
TIME: 12:30 – 01:30 pm
FORMAT: Webinar
TOPIC: ChatGPT/OpenAI for Cybersecurity and Cloud
LANGUAGE: Cantonese
SPEAKER: Samuel NG, Vice Chairman of Cloud Security Alliance (HK & Macau Chapter)

AGENDA:

  • Explain about the functions of ChatGPT with demonstration
  • Explain about its relationship with Cloud Computing and CyberSecurity area
  • Explore how ChatGPT can help our CyberSecurity industry.

THE SPEAKER:

Passion fuelled cybersecurity professional with leadership trained by armed forces, Capt. (R) Samuel has extensive experience in all cybersecurity domains from both technical and management perspectives balancing “getting-hands dirty” with technological matters & executive presence working with senior management in various corporate industries, government & military sectors.

He brought value to organisations by orientating governance, controls, risks and business strategies ultimately upholding the CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) at highest standards to risk appetite accordingly. As a 14-years Malaysian army veteran with master’s degree and multiple infosec-recognised certifications, he progressed his career to Hong Kong, contributing to various sectors including: banking, telecommunication, cloud, IT infrastructures, start-ups, Cybersecurity R&D etc.

Samuel is an active member of Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong & Macau Chapter as Vice Chairman of Programs & Research, actively participating in various cybersecurity events as speaker, panelist and moderator. Besides, he is also a guest lecturer in Hong Kong University Space, teaching subjects such as network attacks & digital forensics. Currently exercising his expertise in the Hong Kong cybersecurity commercial community, making efforts to create value in every way possible with a never-stop-learning attitude.

VIEW THE PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/u0hNrMacDno

Post event updates:

OrganizationDescriptionsURL Link
Cloud Security AllianceCybersecurity Implications of ChatGPThttps://bit.ly/3kQtFP8
Cloud Security AllianceChatGPT discussionhttps://circle.cloudsecurityalliance.org/discussion/chatgpt-research
HKCERTAdopt Good Cyber Security Practices to Make AI Your Friends not Foeshttps://www.hkcert.org/blog/adopt-good-cyber-security-practices-to-make-ai-your-friends-not-foes
HKCERTVerify from Various Sources to Ensure Security When Searching for Answers with AIhttps://www.hkcert.org/blog/verify-from-various-sources-to-ensure-security-when-searching-for-answers-with-ai
OGCIO of HKSAR GovernmentEthical Artificial Intelligence Frameworkhttps://www.ogcio.gov.hk/en/our_work/infrastructure/methodology/ethical_ai_framework/
PCPD of HKSARGuidance on Ethical Development and Use of AIhttps://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/news_events/media_statements/press_20210818.html

CSAHKM Additional Sharing on Log4j on 17 December 2021

Log4j exploit is definitely the hottest topic over this week. Many of the IT company or IT support person said it is the Log4j week. We definitely do not want to be inert or reactive about this hot topic, but we should also not be over reactive by the incident.

So on top of our scheduled regular monthly knowledge sharing session event on this week 17 Dec 2021, CSA (HK & Macau Chapter) consider that it would be a good time that we squeeze 20 minutes from our sharing session and seize this time to pull in a panel to talk about this Log4j exploit attack method, defense mechanism, solutions by cloud service provider for cloud users and current trend detected about the attack in the wild and next step that we could do.

So we will have the following speakers in the panel this friday 17 Dec 2021. You just need join in the event by registering at the same knowledge sharing session link, https://csahkmkse2112.eventbrite.hk

Samuel NG (ASTRI and CSA HKM Vice Chairman of Programs & Research) will cover the attack method of Log4j exploits.

Otto LEE (HKCERT and CSA HKM Vice Chairman – Secretarial & Treasurer) will highlight the alerts and updates about the Log4j vulnerability.

Pike WONG (Data Voyager) will cover the observed current and changes of attack pattern of Log4j related attack in this week.

Vincent IP (PISA, Hon. Secretary & Treasurer) will share the mitigation solutions that corporate and SME can use to reduce the attack currently.

Harry PUN (Microsoft and Deputy Chairman) will give us some input and advises how cloud service provider did to manage the incident and what solutions they provide to cloud user.

Also join our organisation CSA HKM for more benefits and more event in the coming year. You can have discount in our CCSK, CCAK and CCSP training.

DATE: December 17, 2021 (Friday)

TIME: (New time) 13:15 – 13:45 pm

VENUE: Webinar

View the presentation: https://youtu.be/FuFB13MgXX4

(start from 00:47:46)

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – November 2021

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 Ken Zhang, Head of Security Hong Kong, Google Cloud, to deliver a talk on “Cloud Infrastructure Continuous Compliance”.

In the session, Ken will introduce an open and modular reference architecture to realise the cloud infrastructure continuous compliance. He will also use a simple example to take audiences through how to use the reference architecture, plus a live demo to see the reference architecture working in action in Google Cloud Platform.

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

Participants will claim 1 CPE.

DATE: November 18, 2021 (Thursday)

TIME: 12:30 – 01:30 pm

VENUE: Webinar

SPEAKER: Ken Zhang, Head of Security Hong Kong, Google Cloud

TOPIC: Cloud Infrastructure Continuous Compliance

THE SPEAKER:

Ken led multi-cloud security and transformation projects in Australia and the Greater China Region. He has experience helping organisations with their security and transformation journeys in banking, insurance, retail, health service and manufacturing industries. 

View the Presentation: https://youtu.be/bPEh3LwYD64

CSA HKM Knowledge Sharing Event – September 2021

A rise in remote employees and an increased reliance on SaaS applications create new, wider gaps in security. To put it simply, it’s more challenging to protect users at the edge — ensuring seamless connections that optimize productivity without creating performance issues that drag down user satisfaction.

Enter the secure access service edge (SASE), an architectural approach that offers an alternative to traditional data center-oriented security. SASE converges networking capabilities with cloud-native security functions to simplify deployment and streamline management in the cloud.

Join our September Knowledge Sharing Event to learn how to cut the complexity, reduce risk exposure, and improve performance with a single cloud-delivered service that deploys easily and scales with your business.

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

Participants will claim 1 CPE.

DATE: September 23, 2021 (Thursday)

TIME: 12:30 – 01:30 pm

VENUE: Webinar

SPEAKER: Ricky Mok, Cisco

TOPIC: Streamline cloud security and embrace SASE

THE SPEAKER:

Expert in cyber threat intelligence, highly experienced in identifying cyber threat risks in the complex ICT Infrastructure. With over 15 years of networking and information security experience, I am competent in cybersecurity solution design and consultation of security projects in various industries across the Asia Pacific region. Specialties include Infrastructure transformation, Network Security, Cloud Security, SecOps, Hybrid IT Security & Risk Management, Predictive Analytics, and Security Operation Centre design and build.

View the Presentation: https://youtu.be/mVEpr406UTU

Presentation File: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FmLH3o06ERugBGcnWq5il_trV6q4Xza2/view?usp=sharing