Hong Kong’s digital policy body has called for a ban on generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems that pose threats to human safety and extensive supervision of such software if it must be used in critical infrastructure, as part of new guidelines. Speaking at the second day of the World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit on Tuesday,…
Hong Kong’s legislature has approved the city’s first bill targeted at cybersecurity for computer systems needed for critical infrastructure, with operators facing fines of up to HK$5 million (US$643,000) for failing to keep them up to date. The Legislative Council on Wednesday passed the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill amid a spate of…
Hong Kong’s legislature has approved the city’s first bill targeted at cybersecurity for computer systems needed for critical infrastructure, with operators facing fines of up to HK$5 million (US$643,000) for failing to keep them up to date. The Legislative Council on Wednesday passed the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (Computer System) Bill amid a spate of…
(Reuters) – A China state-sponsored hacking group had breached Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) in June as a part of a global campaign targeting telecom companies and critical infrastructure operators, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Investigators believe that the breach was carried out by a hacking group nicknamed Volt Typhoon, Bloomberg said, citing two people familiar with…
Operators of critical infrastructure in Hong Kong will have longer to notify authorities on any serious lapse in security after the government extended the time frame following a consultation exercise on a proposed law aimed at improving protection. A Security Bureau spokesman on Wednesday also addressed concerns over the powers of a commissioner’s office to…