National Institute of Cyber Security Opens 國家資安研究院揭牌 總統:盼強化防護

The National Institute of Cyber Security, Taiwan's first independent administrative institution focusing on cybersecurity, opened on Feb. 10 with President Tsai Ing-wen in attendance. Taiwan has been hit with a spate of high-profile personal data leaks in recent weeks and efforts are underway to revise laws and hike fines.

Tsai Ing-wen, ROC President: “Unveil the sign. The National Institute of Cyber Security is officially open.”

The Ministry of Digital Affairs was established last August. On the 10th, the National Institute of Cyber Security opened with President Tsai Ing-wen in attendance.

Tsai Ing-wen, ROC President: “Cybersecurity is continuous and sophisticated risk management. In the face of omnipresent cybersecurity challenges, we have to continue strengthening our response management mechanisms to achieve excellent cybersecurity defense. That is to say, we need to improve our digital immunity.”

Tsai said cybersecurity is national security and she wants to establish a stronger cybersecurity defense system and a safer, more stable digital environment. Taiwan has been hit by a series of high-profile data leaks in recent weeks.

Cheng Wen-tsan, Vice Premier: “We will be handing down penalty policies, including for the iRent (incident), within two weeks. The Personal Data Protection Act hasn't been amended in 10 years. Fines are currently in the NT$20,000 to NT$200,000 range. This is too light. We are promoting revisions to raise the fine.”

Audrey Tang, Digital Affairs Minister: “Any incident involving a government agency that has citizen data must comply. Our zero trust and T-road security systems will be implemented and government agencies and the National Institute of Cyber Security will work together to improve the systemic structure.”

“Minister, are you going to address the data leak problem?”Audrey Tang declined to answer any follow-up questions. In the future, the National Institute of Cyber Security will focus on two missions: establishing zero-trust mechanisms at government agencies to prevent data theft; and bringing government agencies into data leak prevention coordination mechanisms. The institute will hire cybersecurity experts to develop autonomous systems and create a cybersecurity environment that citizens can trust.

數位發展部，在去（2022）年8月成立後，時隔5個多月，攸關資安防護體系建構的國家資通安全研究院，10日正式揭牌，總統蔡英文親自到場參與。

總統蔡英文說：「資安就是持續精進的風險管理，面對無所不在的資安挑戰，我們要不斷強化，因應管理的機制，打造良好的資安防護力，就是提升我們數位的免疫力。」

總統強調，資安就是國安，要打造更嚴格的資安防護體系。對外，因應國際複雜度更高的資安作戰；對內則是營造安全、安穩的數位環境。至於近期，台灣個資外洩事件頻傳，民眾的個資保護，也迫在眉睫。

行政院副院長鄭文燦提及：「包括這次iRent（事件）整個事件兩週內，要做成處分的決策，個資法10年未修，所以目前的罰則是2萬到20萬，這個太輕了，我們會推動修法，把這個罰則提高。」

數位部長唐鳳說道：「只要是涉及全國個資相關的公務機關，都必須要加速導入，我們零信任跟T-Road的制度。在私部門方面，資安院也都有並肩來聯防，協助檢視改進系統的架構。」

「部長，個資外洩的問題會處理嗎？」對於記者追問，唐鳳低調沒多做回應。未來資安院將執行兩大任務，要促進政府機關導入零信任機制，避免監守自盜；私部門則會納入個資外洩的協調機制，另外還要廣納資安人才，發展出自主開發相關系統，建構讓國人更放心的資安環境。