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Taiwan's Defence Minister has announced that a US-backed cyber unit will be established to hunt for hidden military threats. The programme, which still needs legislative approval, would focus on "proactive cyber threat hunting" and would be introduced by foreign instructors, likely from the United States. According to reports, the team would be trained to search military networks and critical infrastructure during peacetime for hostile hackers concealing themselves inside systems. The plan comes as Taiwan and Washington expand their military exchanges beyond arms sales.

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Taiwan has set up a cyber unit to detect hidden military threats, with the help of the United States. The new unit will focus on "proactive cyber threat hunting", going beyond conventional defenses such as firewalls and post-attack remediation. The program is still pending legislative approval, but it's expected to be staffed by foreign instructors, mainly from the US, who will introduce advanced training methods similar to those used in the US military's Cyber Flag exercises. This training will enable team members to search for hostile hackers hiding inside systems during peacetime. The unit is part of Taiwan's Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command, an independent branch of the military responsible for digital warfare.

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Taiwan sets up US-backed cyber unit to hunt hidden military threats asserted

Taiwan → set → threats

Taiwanese defence minister says exchanges with the US are ‘even more extensive than you might imagine’ uncertain

you → say → US

According to the budget plan, which still needs legislative approval, the programme would focus on “proactive cyber threat hunting”, moving the military beyond conventional defences, such as firewalls and post-attack remediation, towards actively searching networks for hidden threats. uncertain

programme → accord → threats

Taiwan’s defence ministry did not identify where the foreign instructors would come from, but local media reports suggest they would mainly be from the United States. asserted

they → identify → States

The instructors are expected to introduce realistic adversarial training comparable to the US military’s Cyber Flag exercises, according to the Taipei-based Liberty Times. uncertain

instructors → expect → Times

Like detectives following clues, team members would be trained to search military networks and critical infrastructure during peacetime for hostile hackers bypassing existing defences and concealing themselves inside systems, the outlet said. asserted

outlet → follow → systems

The Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command is an independent branch of Taiwan’s military specialising in digital warfare, with responsibilities that include cyber operations, electronic warfare, military communications resilience and the protection of critical infrastructure. asserted

that → specialise → infrastructure

The planned threat-hunting team would identify and eliminate hidden intruders and back doors before an adversary launched an attack, while bringing Taiwan’s cyber capabilities more in line with international practices, according to the report. uncertain

adversary → hunt → report

The plan comes as Taipei and Washington expand military exchanges well beyond arms sales, with American military personnel, civilian defence officials and contractors increasingly involved in advising, training and observing forces from the island. asserted

personnel → come → island

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