Taiwan is to host its Cyber Offensive and Defensive Exercise (CODE) in October, Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang (唐鳳) said in an interview with the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) on Friday.
The drills, which were first held in 2019, are to be attended by friendly countries and information security organizations, Tang said.
A “red team,” or attacking team, would simulate attacks or probe for weaknesses in crucial infrastructure systems guarded by a “blue team,” or friendly team, she said.
Photo: Hsu Tzu-ling, Taipei Times
The drills are to familiarize participants with the strengths of allies’ cybersecurity measures and procedures to deal with information security incidents, she said.
The training would allow participants to quickly come to terms with a real-world incident, she added.
Twenty nations were represented at the 2021 CODE, Tang said, adding that the Ministry of Digital Affairs hopes to increase the number of government and civilian participants at October’s event.
The ministry would also invite other ministry-level agencies to participate, she said.
The ministry is to announce the number of participating teams once discussions with other countries and organizations are concluded, she said.
The attacking and defending teams would exchange their opinions and experiences of the event, she said.
In related news, the Financial Supervisory Commission said that many people have probably been affected by investment fraud advertising on the platforms of Google and Facebook parent Meta, despite the companies’ policies of only acting after a user has submitted a complaint.
Tang said that the ministry would propose an amendment to the Electronic Signatures Act (電子簽章法) to mandate that government agencies use digital signatures unless expressly excluded.
That precaution would prevent most scammers from deploying on Meta or Google in Taiwan and abroad, she said.
The ministry also hopes to use Domain Name Service Response Policy Zones to prevent scam ads, she added.
Asked about Shopee’s alleged refusal to cooperate after a slew of cybersecurity concerns, Tang said that proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法) this year would give the ministry more measures to bring firms into line, including an increase in the maximum fine to NT$15 million (US$469,601), prohibiting data transmissions and restricting business operations.
POLAM KOPITIAM CASE: Of the two people still in hospital, one has undergone a liver transplant and is improving, while the other is being evaluated for a liver transplant A fourth person has died from bongkrek acid poisoning linked to the Polam Kopitiam (寶林茶室) restaurant in Taipei’s Far Eastern Sogo Xinyi A13 Department Store, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday, as two other people remain seriously ill in hospital. The first death was reported on March 24. The man had been 39 years old and had eaten at the restaurant on March 22. As more cases of suspected food poisoning involving people who had eaten at the restaurant were reported by hospitals on March 26, the ministry and the Taipei Department of Health launched an investigation. The Food and
The long-awaited Taichung aquarium is expected to open next year after more than a decade of development. The building in Cingshui District (清水) is to feature a large ocean aquarium on the first floor, coral display area on the second floor, a jellyfish tank and Dajia River (大甲溪) basin display on the third, a river estuary display and restaurant on the fourth, and a cafe and garden on the fifth. As it is near Wuci Fishing Port (梧棲漁港), many are expecting the opening of the aquarium to bring more tourism to the harbor. Speaking at the city council on Monday, Taichung City Councilor
A fourth person has died in a food poisoning outbreak linked to the Xinyi (信義) branch of Malaysian restaurant chain Polam Kopitiam (寶林茶室) in Taipei, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Victor Wang (王必勝) said on Monday. It was the second fatality in three days, after another was announced on Saturday. The 40-year-old woman experienced multiple organ failure in the early hours on Monday, and the family decided not to undergo emergency resuscitation, Wang said. She initially showed signs of improvement after seeking medical treatment for nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, but her condition worsened due to an infection, he said. Two others who
Taiwanese should be mindful when visiting China, as Beijing in July is likely to tighten the implementation of policies on national security following the introduction of two regulations, a researcher said on Saturday. China on Friday unveiled the regulations governing the law enforcement and judicial activities of national security agencies. They would help crack down on “illegal” and “criminal” activities that Beijing considers to be endangering national security, according to reports by China’s state media. The definition of what constitutes a national security threat in China is vague, Taiwan Thinktank researcher Wu Se-chih (吳瑟致) said. The two procedural regulations are to provide Chinese