Updated: 30th June 2013
Hong Kong CERT has announced a competition to promote the awareness of information security and adoption of best security practices in the community. The contest is divided into an Open Group for all Hong Kong residents, and a Student Group, for full-time primary and secondary students in Hong Kong. The deadline for submissions is September 16 and the results will be announced in November. The prize presentation ceremony will be held in December.
The top prize for the Open Group is HK$5,000 of digital products, and the top prize for the Student Group is a trophy plus a HK$2,000 book coupon.
Entries should be a video telling a story about how a smart netizen could prevent and respond to potential security threats in our daily lives. Suggestions include loss of USB flash drives containing sensitive data, break-ins to online bank accounts or email accounts, website DoS attacks and other types of internet fraud. The video should also show defences against the attacks.
The competition is organised by HKCERT, the Hong Kong Police and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer.