Local defense firms urged to seek US certificationJOINT PRODUCTION RUMORS: The defense ministry should urge compliance with US cybersecurity standards in contracts with the Taiwanese military, an expert saidStaff writer, with CNATaiwanese defense companies should seek certification from the US government cybersecurity program, a defense expert said on Friday. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program uses advanced standards on safeguarding sensitive information, Institute for National Defense and Security Research analyst Tzeng Yi-suo (曾怡碩) said, adding that it also allows third-party assessment of defense contractors that handle controlled unclassified information. Photo: ReutersTaiwanese defense contractors working with the US military, as well as those who are planning to do so, would have to obtain certification, Tzeng said. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and other strategic partners of the US have urged their defense companies to seek certification since the program was launched in 2020, he said. Tzeng said the Ministry of National Defense should also encourage the country’s defense contractors to comply with the standards set by the US program in bids for defense contracts with the Taiwanese military.
