《TAIPEI TIMES》 Taiwan shares cyberdefense insights with US, India

FRONTLINE EXPERIENCE: Facing Chinese cyberattacks, India and the US have turned to Taiwan as a model for creating global cyberdefense strategies, a researcher said

By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter

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Taiwan showcased its valuable insights into countering Chinese cyberattacks in a workshop with the US and India, an Indian researcher said in an article published yesterday.

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India, the US embassy in New Delhi and the New Delhi-based think tank United Service Institution of India on Dec. 11 held a workshop under the Global Cooperation and Training Framework on cybersecurity in the Indian capital to discuss cybersecurity challenges and opportunities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The workshop aimed to improve coordination among like-minded partners and enhance crisis response capabilities, it said.

Taiwan’s advanced cybersecurity measures have become crucial amid heightened tensions with China, Krutika Patil, a former cybersecurity research analyst at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, told Voice of America （VOA）.

Joining forces with the US and Taiwan to counter Chinese cyberattacks was “a rare move” for India, VOA said, calling the workshop “an important response to China’s escalating cybersecurity threats.”

Representatives from the three countries discussed in detail how to counter cyberattacks launched by organizations being developed and trained by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, it said.

The workshop was “an important response to China’s escalating cybersecurity threats,” Patil said.

Due to their scale, complexity and diverse targets, which range from government agencies to critical infrastructure, Chinese cyberbehavior is concerning, she said.

However, Taiwan could provide valuable experience on that front, as it has been facing sophisticated Chinese cyberespionage campaigns and aggressive attacks on its critical infrastructure, she said.

The nation’s cutting-edge technological defenses and strong public and private cybersecurity networks provide “a model for global cyberdefense strategies,” Patil said.

The comprehensive legal and policy framework for dealing with cyberthreats also provides “a benchmark” for creating cybersecurity regulations, she added.

The framework can pool resources to tackle cyberthreats, allow information-sharing, establish consistent cybersecurity standards and serve as a strategic deterrent to invasive cyberactivities, Patil said.

Representative to India Baushuan Ger （葛葆萱） and US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said in their opening remarks at the workshop that they hoped to enhance the resilience of digital democracy through in-depth discussions on the digital economy, artificial intelligence, cybercrime and ways to defend critical information infrastructure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Former Indian national cybersecurity coordinator Rajesh Pant and Indian National Security Advisory Board member Anshuman Tripathi hope to cooperate with Taiwan and the US to improve cybersecurity, it added.

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