Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday the island will strengthen global partnerships to ensure cybersecurity, with the territory often subject to cyberattacks suspected of being launched by the mainland.
"In the face of ubiquitous cybersecurity challenges, it is necessary to continuously strengthen the resilience and management mechanism," Tsai said at the opening of CYBERSEC 2023, a three-day international conference and exhibition in Taipei.
Taiwan will build a joint defense system for information security at home and abroad and deploy a national-level expert team to ensure homeland cybersecurity, she added.
One of the highlights of the exhibition is the Cyber Taiwan Pavilion, which brings together dozens of leading cybersecurity companies from Taiwan and showcases their response to threats and attacks, Tsai said.
Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano called for cooperation in mitigating the risks posed by cyber threats.
"We all have a role to play, to keep our communities and our networks safe," she said at the event.
The annual event, now in its ninth year, has registered participants of 18,000 people and over 300 companies, according to organizers.
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