Taiwan's Cyber Defense Experience Draws European Attention

Nov 05, 2026

Taiwan's deputy national security secretary-general Lin Fei-fan says Taiwan absorbs about 2.8 million cyberattacks a day, and European allies increasingly want to learn from how it copes — a positive sign for Taiwan-Europe security ties, though a reminder of the constant pressure Taiwan faces from China.

  • Taiwan gets hit with roughly 2.8 million cyberattacks daily, targeting government, energy, healthcare, and other critical systems — officials call the country a "perfect honeypot" that has built up deep know-how on attack patterns.
  • After hackers remotely tampered with supermarket refrigeration and hit banks in Europe, Lin says Taiwan is backing up critical systems on overseas cloud storage so services keep running even if hit.
  • European countries, facing similar pressure from Russia, are studying Taiwan's "whole-of-society resilience" model, including town-level drills simulating wartime conditions and a recent test of slowing internet speeds to practice operating under degraded communications.
  • Taiwan plans to sync its local resilience drills with its annual Han Kuang military exercises next year, so local governments and military units train together on the same crisis scenarios.
  • Officials describe the approach as built on leadership, transparency, and public confidence — including distributing a national safety handbook to every household — and say Taiwan will keep building up its own defenses rather than just waiting for outside help.

Outlook: Expect deeper Taiwan-Europe cooperation on cybersecurity, supply chains, and civil defense training, alongside continued Chinese military and cyber pressure on Taiwan.

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