First published: 13th December 2012
The Hong Kong Police have launched a Cyber Security Centre, costing HK$9 million, to react to the growing threat of attacks on critical infrastructure.
Speaking at a press conference, Commercial Crime Bureau Chief Superintendent Chung Siu-yeung explained that the centre would strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure in Hong Kong. He emphasised that it would only monitor the traffic of critical infrastructure, and it would not monitor the data traffic or content of organisations or individuals.
The centre's 27 officers will provide 24 hour service in the detection and prevention of technology crime. Roy Ko, manager of HKCERT, said that his team would work closely with the centre. HKCERT will focus on cleaning up compromised machines, and the Cyber Security Centre would warn a protect HK organisations. Charles Mok, LegCo member for the IT functional constituency, said that the Police should use independent experts to review their procedures and protect against infringing upon the privacy and personal data of users.