Taiwan, April 15 ( CNA ) President Lai Ching-te ( ) stated on Tuesday that it is taking action to combat global cybersecurity threats because it not only faces military intimidation from China but also stands on the front line of global cybersecurity threats.
The senator assured foreign ambassadors and exhibitors at the beginning of the 2025 Cybersec Expo in Taipei that Taiwan remained committed to strengthening its protection against cyberattacks and improving the endurance of its modern infrastructure.
Lai cited a report from the National Security Bureau ( NSB ) that stated that the Government Service Network experienced an average of 2.4 million intrusion attempts per day in 2024, more than double the figure from 2023.
The NSB statement focused on attacks by Chinese state-backed thieves that targeted Taiwan’s state, high-tech companies, and critical infrastructure.
According to Lai, the government will continue to encourage the company’s habitat, promote the company’s ecosystem, and create new technologies to address emerging risks under the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which was unveiled last month.
The administration’s plans and goals for addressing widespread security risks over the coming years are laid out in the strategy.
According to Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan’s ( AIT ) Taipei Main Office, Taiwan ranked first in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of the volume of cybersecurity threats, citing data from FortiGuard Labs, a cybersecurity firm based in the United States.
According to a report from FortiGuard Labs, 412 billion harmful threats were discovered in the Asia-Pacific region in the first quarter of 2023, with 55 % of those targeted Taiwan, according to Greene.
He claimed that because no business or government may deal with such issues only, the collaboration between the United States and Taiwan in the cybersecurity sector was crucial.
More than 400 security companies may be gathered at the Cybersec Expo, which promoters claim will last through Thursday, to display their most recent technologies and solutions.
Additionally, the three-day event features roughly 300 talks, including those by speakers like Jason Vogt, an associate professor at the U.S. Naval War College, and Jan Bartoek, the Bohemian Chamber of Deputies ‘ deputy speaker, and Jason Vogt, an assistant professor at the U.S. Naval War College.