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A guide to Hong Kongs cybersecurity laws and practices
This note provides an overview of the legal framework in Hong Kong as it relates to cybersecurity and cyber crime, focusing on what organisations can and must do to protect individuals’ data from attempted breaches, as well as the laws that criminals break in carrying out their attacks. It also covers the powers available to the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong’s personal data privacy regulator, and what organisations should do if a breach occurs.
This note provides an overview of the legal framework in Hong Kong as it relates to cybersecurity and cyber crime, focusing on what organisations can and must do to protect individuals’ data from attempted breaches, as well as the laws that criminals break in carrying out their attacks. It also covers the powers available to the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong’s personal data privacy regulator, and what organisations should do if a breach occurs.
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