http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=9829&icid=3&d_str=20081119 STAFF REPORTER The Standard November 19, 2008 The number of hacking attacks on computers in the city rose dramatically in the first ten months of the year. Speaking at the Information Security Summit, Hong Kong Productivity Council executive director Wilson Fung said far government agencies had handled more than 480 attacks during January-October, a 44 percent jump from last year. He said the alarming rise in attacks demanded government action to raise public awareness and put into place stronger policy measures. HK Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center manager Roy Ko said many attacks came from international cyber-crime syndicates lead by highly trained hackers. He said the increase was also due to the proliferation of new software more susceptible to attacks. ______________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News Security Bookstore Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Tue Nov 18 2008 - 23:10:34 PST
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