Can Taiwan Defend Its Infrastructure from Cyberattacks?
Host: Betty Chen With geopolitical tensions rising, cyberattacks have escalated against military, government, and civilian targets alike. According to Checkpoint Research, global cyberattacks have risen 44 percent over the past year. Meanwhile, Taiwan is the most heavily targeted country in the Indo-Pacific region with about 4,000 cyberattacks per week, almost 2.5 times the global average. How is artificial intelligence (AI) disrupting and assisting efforts to protect critical infrastructure against cyberattacks? Why is Taiwan such a major target? And what can the Taiwanese government, private industry and the public do to shield themselves against hackers? In this episode, we discuss the technological threats facing Taiwan, how Taiwan is defending its critical infrastructure, and what everyone can do to protect themselves from bad actors online. Our guests: Henry Hu - Taiwan Digital Defense Consortium Deputy Secretary-General Jason Shen - Taiwan Digital Defense Consortium Deputy Secretary-General
