The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) announced today that the Partnership Programme for Cyber Security Information Sharing, also known as Cybersec Infohub, will be formalised from September 1 onwards.

The OGCIO will partner with the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited (HKIRC) to administer the collaborative platform Cybersechub.hk and encourage more public and private organisations to take part in the cross-sector sharing of cyber security information with a view to further enhancing the city's overall defensive capability and resilience against cyber attacks.

The OGCIO launched the two-year pilot programme in 2018. At present, it has 259 organisation members with over 850 registered representatives, covering a wide range of sectors including finance and insurance, public utilities, transport, healthcare, telecommunications, innovation and technology, information security and tertiary education institutions.

Participating members and industry stakeholders indicated in the interim review that the programme is effective in enhancing overall cyber security situational awareness, facilitating mutual notification of cyber security information among different sectors and improving the efficiency of information sharing, the OGCIO said.

The HKIRC, a non-profit-distributing organisation, will be in charge of the daily operation and financing of the formalised programme as a means of upholding the neutrality of the programme while the OGCIO will steer and monitor the operation.

Membership of all existing participating members will continue in the formalised programme.

The programme aims to enable the sharing of cyber security information, advice and professional insights among members and cyber security experts from different sectors.

It also facilitates collaboration among members, through their sharing of alerts on the latest cyber threats, to take more effective measures to guard against cyber attacks.