Taiwan is “very focused” on cybersecurity, and enjoys support from Washington to back up its networks, US Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger said at an event in Washington hosted by Politico on Wednesday.
“From President Tsai [Ing-wen (蔡英文)] down, they’re very focused on increasing the cybersecurity and digital resilience of Taiwan,” the senior White House official said at the Politico AI and Tech Summit, Politico reported.
As it does with its other global allies, the US would send “its best teams” to help find cyberattackers in a timely manner, Neuberger said.
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“The support we typically provide international partners around the world would be putting our best teams to hunt on their most sensitive networks to help identify any current intrusions and to help remediate and make those networks as strong as possible,” Politico quoted her as saying.
The US also continues to work closely with Taiwan to carry out military tabletop games and exercises to prepare for potential cyberattacks, she added.
As the threat of cyberwarfare continues, Taiwan and US have been deepening cooperation on cybersecurity.
Last week, Taiwan received a cybersecurity business development mission led by US National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Laurie Locascio, and in April, US lawmakers introduced a bill seeking to boost cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan.
The Taiwan Cybersecurity Resiliency Act would authorize the US Department of Defense to conduct cybersecurity exercises with Taiwan, and defend the nation’s military networks and infrastructure.
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