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 linked to China's People's Liberation Army. 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.