Odaily Planet Daily News: Hong Kong Cyberport and Consumer Council's computer systems were breached by hackers, who stole a large amount of confidential information and demanded ransom, but the incidents were just the tip of the iceberg, and some enterprises and institutions were also attacked. Two heads of schools and small and medium-sized real estate agencies who became the "dim sum" of hackers said that the network loopholes they committed were worthy of the public's attention: the network security system had not been updated for many years, and the employees had weak network security awareness and clicked on virus-infected links. Some experts said that hackers "indiscriminately" invaded the networks of enterprises and institutions everywhere. Many colleges, primary and secondary schools, chain real estate companies, airlines and even public institutions in Hong Kong were attacked. The scary thing is that even if the ransom is paid, hackers will still break their promises and disclose and sell confidential information as usual, so enterprises must improve their security awareness. Hackers "indiscriminately" launched attacks, and secondary schools that seemed to not store too much confidential information also became prey for hackers. A secondary school in Kowloon was "robbed" by hackers at the beginning of last year, and many important documents in the school were stolen. Chairman of the Smart City Alliance Information Technology Management Committee Pang Bowen pointed out that computer software or systems that are too old are often difficult to resist hacker attacks. Some companies or institutions are still using server systems from 2012. This type of software that is too old has one thing in common, that is, the original manufacturer no longer provides any support, and even if problems occur, they cannot be upgraded for security, giving hackers an opportunity to take advantage. (Hong Kong Wenhui.com)

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