Taiwan to expand defensive and offensive cyber capabilities
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/12/31
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
(By Associated Press)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In response to a rise in cyber attacks by agents outside of Taiwan, the Taiwanese government is undergoing another recruitment drive for cyber specialists.
An official from the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology told the Liberty Times that the institute will ramp up recruitment of cyber research specialists, and will increase the starting salary of new recruits.
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is the premier research and development institute of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense, and is involved in a host of offensive and defensive projects.
The source said the institute is undertaking its second recruitment drive of 2018, and they are looking for 23 people in total. The process of hiring talent is expected to continue for the next few months, as testing will be undertaken into March 2019.
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