Cybersecurity drills to expand to other CI operators
Cybersecurity drills to expand to other CI operators
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/05/25/2003857928
Publish Date: 2026-05-24 12:00:00
Source Domain: www.taipeitimes.com
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By Shelley Shan / Staff Reporter
The Administration for Cybersecurity yesterday said it would expand the scale of cybersecurity attack and defense drills this year by including more critical infrastructure (CI) operators.
The government has designated CIs for energy, water resources, telecommunication, transportation, banking and finance, emergency services, hospitals, science parks, and industrial parks.
According to the Regulations for Classification of Cyber Security Responsibility Levels (資通安全責任等級分級辦法), “Class A” CI operators are those whose information and communication systems, if disrupted or compromised, would have a “catastrophic or extremely severe impact” on public interests, public morale, or the life, body and property of the public.
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“Class B” operators are those that would cause “severe impacts” under similar circumstances, the regulations state.
This year’s cybersecurity drills would include Class B operators, such as regional water resources agencies and hospitals, the administration said.
China attempted to breach Taiwan’s critical infrastructure an average of 2.63 million times last year, a 6 percent increase from 2024, it said, citing a National Security Bureau report.
Other bureau reports showed that on top of intensive cyberattacks targeting the nation’s telecommunications and transportation systems, and defense supply chains since 2024, there was also a significant increase in breaches of Taiwan’s energy infrastructure, emergency services and hospitals last year, the administration said.
That shows China has switched from data theft to disrupting…
