With an aim to engaging youngsters to raise their alertness on cyber security and look for cyber security talents, the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau (CSTCB), the Junior Police Call (JPC) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) jointly organised the first Cyber Security Competition from May 8 to July 9.

At the Award Presentation Ceremony of the event on July 9, Commissioner Lo Wai-chung, Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology Dr Chung Wai-keung, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Productivity Council Mrs Mak Tang Pik-yee, and Programme Director of Master of Science in Computer Science from HKU Dr Chow Kam-pui, presented prizes and certificates to the winners.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Lo said that the modus operandi of technology crime has been changing and its social impact has been extending recently. He reiterated the Force's determination to combat technology crime, and hoped to increase the awareness of the public, especially the youngsters, on cyber security. Mr Lo also encouraged the teenagers to apply the knowledge they learned from the competition in their daily life, and share with their families and friends the ways to mitigate cyber security risks.

Cyber Security Starts from YOUth

Built on the theme of "Cyber Security Starts from YOUth" this year, the competition comprised of two sessions, the Online Quiz Challenge and the Cyber Security Challenge (CS Challenge). Nearly 5 600 students from over 330 primary and secondary schools and tertiary institutions took part in the competition. For the Online Quiz Challenge, contestants had to answer questions on cyber security on an online platform. After rounds of intense contests, 63 contestants whose JPC membership had been confirmed were short-listed to compete in the CS Challenge on July 9.

In this regard, CSTCB organised a cyber security workshop at HKU on July 2 for all short-listed students in preparation for the CS Challenge. Representatives from HKU, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer and the Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Co-ordination Centre were invited to beef up the students' knowledge of cyber security.

During the CS Challenge, contestants of the Secondary and Tertiary Groups had to identify security loopholes in a computer server and make security enhancement recommendations, whilst students from the Primary Group had to conduct presentations on their points of view on cyber security.