The Taiwanology podcast is produced by Taiwan’s CommonWealth Magazine, where we discuss Taiwan’s geopolitics, technology and culture, and why they matter to the rest of the world.
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The Taiwanology podcast is produced by Taiwan’s CommonWealth Magazine, where we discuss Taiwan’s geopolitics, technology and culture, and why they matter to the rest of the world.
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Cybersecurity is emerging as a crucial topic. For Taiwan, the island nation finds itself in a unique position, both as a global tech leader and a target in the changing geopolitical landscape. According to a 2021 estimation, Taiwan undergoes 20 to 40 million cyberattacks a month. What can Taiwan do to strengthen its cybersecurity awareness and skills? We hear from Heather Adkins, Google VP of Security Engineering and a founding member of Google's security team.
9:40 - Can anything be done about ransomeware?
12:00 - What makes Taiwan's cybersecurity situation unique?
17:40 - How can Taiwan's civil society and businesses strengthen their cybersecurity resilience?
23:02 - Critical infrastructure: how can we better stress test?
28:25 - What kind of new threats does Generative Artificial Intelligence bring?
Host: Kwangyin Liu, Managing Editor of CommonWealth Magazine
Guest: Heather Adkins, Google VP of Security Engineering
Producer: Weiru Wang
*Read more about how Taiwan is cracking down on cyberfraud: https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=3572
*Share your thoughts: bill@cw.com.tw
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