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Taiwan's Cyber Front Line: 2.4 Million Attacks a Day, and the Life-or-Death Speed of Cybersecurity Governance
Taiwan absorbs more than 2.4 million foreign cyberattacks a day, and the actors behind them point, without exception, to APT groups backed by the Chinese state (officially described as "PRC-linked," or in Taiwan's own terminology "CCP cyber forces" — whether they belong to a specific People's Liberation Army unit remains unconfirmed). Government agencies, critical infrastructure, and supply chains are all on the target list. Three years after the Ministry of Digital Affairs was founded, a zero-trust architecture is being rolled out — but one unpatched computer in a county or city government office could cost an entire city its power.
The Equipment Bind: Taiwan's Dependence on ASML, KLA, and Applied Materials
Taiwan makes more than 92% of the world's most advanced chips, but the EUV machines, etch tools, and metrology systems that make it possible come almost entirely from the Netherlands and the United States — down to the remote shutdown button, which is also held by someone else. That dependence is Taiwan's talisman, and the least-discussed blade hanging over the silicon shield.