The Joint-University Computer Center (JUCC) is a collaborative organization formed by the IT support offices of the eight UGC-funded tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. For many years, members of JUCC have been collaborating in areas such as high-speed network, software site-licensing, high-performance computing and other emerging IT issues.

 

In particular, the Information Security Task Force (ISTF) was formed in 2009 with the mission of promoting the information security standards among the JUCC member institutions through close collaboration and resource sharing. HKUST has been benefiting from this effort as one of the members. Several security conferences and awareness trainings were delivered to our users. Proposals for enhancing security guidelines and policies, based on the ISO 27000 security standards, were also prepared by the consultant (KPMG) with customization for the higher education sector.

 

Tapping on the pioneering work done by JUCC ISTF, ITSC has recently formed an IT security team with an aim to strengthen the current IT security practice and promote related standards among the campus community. Our initial focus will be on user trainings and awareness, incident handling, procedures and guidelines.

 

Security is a continuous effort that involves every one. Let’s work together to strive for a secure IT environment in HKUST.