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“Licensed firms must take all necessary measures to ward off increasingly

sophisticated and prevalent cyberattacks in a highly interconnected and digitalised

world. Failing to address the growing threat and mitigating the associated risks,

licensed firms would not only jeopardise their own security, but also that of their

clients and even our financial system as a whole,” said Dr Eric Yip, the SFC’s

Executive Director of Intermediaries. “To this end, senior management must also

recognise the critical importance of safeguarding the cybersecurity of their firms,

without leaving these responsibilities to only their IT department.”

The SFC, together with the Hong Kong Police Force, will host cybersecurity

webinars in February to further share the findings of the thematic review and the

common cybersecurity threats in Hong Kong (Note 2).

The SFC will also conduct another comprehensive review on the existing

cybersecurity requirements and expected standards in 2025, in order to develop an

industry-wide cybersecurity framework and guide LCs on better managing

cybersecurity risks.

Notes:

1.End-of-life software refers to software which has reached the end of its useful

life. The software provider has stopped supporting it and no updated security patches

and fixes are available.

2.Please refer to the Circular to licensed corporations, SFC-licensed virtual asset

service providers and associated entities - Cybersecurity webinar for details.

https://apps.sfc.hk/edistributionWeb/gateway/EN/news-and-announcements/news/doc?

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