By Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan’s experience in cybersecurity is drawing interest from European partners, who have recently been battling an influx of attacks, National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary-General Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆) said earlier this week.Lin attended the Berlin Security Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, sharing Taiwan’s whole-of-society resilience expertise with European government, military and industry representatives.Taiwan has long dealt with Chinese military threats, undersea cable interference and cyberattacks, Lin told the conference.
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Taiwan faces about 2.8 million cyberattacks daily targeting government agencies, energy, medicine and other key infrastructure, he said.Cybersecurity experts have described Taiwan as a “perfect honeypot” for cyberattacks, Lin said, meaning it could lure hackers and observe their methods.
Taiwan has accumulated extensive cybersecurity intelligence and knowledge of cyberattack patterns, and is willing to share its experience with like-minded countries, he said.Europe has recently faced cyberattacks to its public infrastructure, including hackers raising the temperature of French supermarket refrigerators, causing food to spoil and affecting people’s daily lives.To defend against similar threats, Taiwan has established overseas cloud backup systems to store essential data for key public services and ensure they remain functional in the event of a disaster, Lin told the Central News Agency.In addition, the government is assessing the cybersecurity of its systems and working with allied countries to strengthen cyberdefenses, he said, adding that it would continue to test these systems to improve the resilience of its public infrastructure.European countries are paying increased attention to Taiwan’s defense experience, as the threats they face from Russia are similar to those Taiwan faces from China, Lin said.For example, Taiwan’s recent urban resilience exercises have helped local governments and residents learn how to respond to a wartime scenario, including testing limited Internet access in the case of disrupted communications, he said.These exercises show European partners how Taiwan is translating its whole-of-society resilience policies into concrete action, he added.Next year, Taiwan is planning to further integrate urban resilience exercises with its annual Han Kuang military exercises, so that local governments and military units can better coordinate responses to threats, Lin said at the conference.Taiwan distributed a handbook on disaster response to all households nationwide, raising awareness on emergency response procedures and ensuring whole-of-society resilience reaches everyone, Lin said in response to a question from a German panelist on public resilience awareness.Leadership, transparency and confidence are the core principles guiding Taiwan’s whole-of-society resilience, he said.Government leaders must acknowledge threats and clearly explain potential risks, while building public confidence in crisis response through preparation and drills, he added.Deterring authoritarian aggression requires joint international efforts, Lin told European representatives, adding that Taiwan and Europe could deepen cooperation in supply chain resilience, economic security and civilian defense training.Meanwhile, Taiwan would continue to do everything in its power to strengthen its self-defense and would not wait for other countries to come to its rescue, he added.
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