SELF-SUFFICIENCY: The report outlined a plan to set up a single service window for information technology businesses and promote a common Taiwanese brand

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 15, 2018
By: Jonathan Chin  /  Staff writer, with CNA

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday approved the National Security Council’s first-ever National Information Security Strategic Report outlining a national strategic response to protect government agencies and the private sector against cyberattacks.

Taiwan’s unique political and economic position has resulted in an adverse environment for information security, in which cyberattacks and data theft by other actors is a frequent occurrence, Tsai wrote in the report’s preface.

Defending the nation’s data is necessary for sustaining public trust in government, the nation’s continued economic development and national interests, she wrote.

The president said that since taking office, her administration has approached information security as an inherent component of national security and has sought to establish an overall cyberstrategy.    [FULL  STORY]