美國兩黨參眾議員共同提案，如法案通過，美國五角大廈將支援台灣應對來自中國的網路攻擊
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New legislation would push Pentagon cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/new-legislation-would-push-pentagon-cybersecurity-cooperation-with-taiwan/
The bill comes on the same day the commander of US Indo-Pacific Command knocked down notions that the US aiding Ukraine diminishes the Pentagon’s ability to support Taiwan.
WASHINGTON — A bicameral group of lawmakers today introduced legislation that would require the Pentagon to “expand cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan” to counter threats from China.
“We must push back on the Chinese Communist Party’s growing aggression, and its attempts to undermine democracy around the world — including through hostile cyber actions. All too often, we’ve seen Taiwan used as a testing ground for China’s cyberattacks later used against the United States,” said co-sponsor Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., in a press release today, which cited Taiwanese government statistics estimating it faced between 20 and 40 million Chinese cyberattacks every month in 2019.
The legislation, called the Taiwan Cybersecurity Resiliency Act, is also sponsored by Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Penn. Gallagher is the chairman of the House select committee focused on competition between the US and China. He also co-chaired the Cyberspace Solarium Commission in a previous Congress.
Adm. John Aquilino, the commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning that improving cybersecurity capabilities between the United States and its allies and partners in the region is on his unfunded priorities list.
“To talk to those allies and partners right now, [there are] 13 separate networks,” he said in response to a question from Rosen. “That’s costly, they’re at risk. And what we are attempting to deliver is a single pane of glass that allows us to communicate securely in a safe way with all of our partners across the region.”
The legislation would authorize the defense secretary to conduct cybersecurity training exercises with Taiwan and defend the country’s military networks and infrastructure as well as leverage US cybersecurity technologies to help stop further attacks from China.
Legislation related to national security rarely passes through Congress as a standalone bill. The most likely time the legislation will receive serious consideration from either the House or Senate is later in the year when lawmakers begin drafting the annual defense policy and spending bills.
While testifying to lawmakers today, Aquilino also disputed the notion that US aid being sent to Ukraine to defend itself from Russia is hampering the Pentagon’s ability to support Taiwan.
“The United States is the only global force capable of managing multiple threats. My partner in [US European Command] is executing his mission sets. I haven’t been impacted at this point as it applies to my deterrence mission,” he said in response to a question from Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. “So, I do believe we can do both. I believe we have to do both to maintain the peace.”
新立法將推動五角大樓與台灣的網絡安全合作
該法案出台的同一天，美國印太司令部司令駁斥了有關美國援助烏克蘭會削弱五角大樓支持台灣的能力的觀點。
華盛頓——兩院制議員今天提出立法，要求五角大樓“擴大與台灣的網絡安全合作”，以應對來自中國的威脅。
“我們必須反擊中國共產黨日益增長的侵略性，以及它破壞世界各地民主的企圖——包括通過敵對的網絡行動。很多時候，我們看到台灣被用作中國網絡攻擊的試驗場，後來又被用來對付美國，”內華達州民主黨參議員傑基·羅森 (Jacky Rosen) 在今天的一份新聞稿中說，該新聞稿引用了台灣政府的統計數據據估計，它在 2019 年每月面臨 20 至 4000 萬次中國網絡攻擊。
這項名為《台灣網絡安全彈性法案》的立法也得到了 R.D. 邁克·朗茲 (Mike Rounds) 和威斯康星州共和黨眾議員邁克·加拉格爾 (Mike Gallagher) 以及賓夕法尼亞州民主黨眾議員克里斯西·霍拉漢 (Chrissy Houlahan) 的支持。加拉格爾是眾議院特別委員會主席，主要負責美中競爭。他還在上屆國會中共同主持了網絡空間日光浴室委員會。
美國印太司令部司令約翰·阿奎利諾上將今天上午向參議院軍事委員會作證說，提高美國與其在該地區的盟友和夥伴之間的網絡安全能力是他沒有資金支持的優先事項清單。
“現在與這些盟友和合作夥伴交談，[有] 13 個獨立的網絡，”他在回答羅森的問題時說。“這代價高昂，他們處於危險之中。我們試圖提供的是單一管理平台，使我們能夠以安全的方式與該地區的所有合作夥伴進行安全通信。”
該立法將授權國防部長與台灣進行網絡安全訓練演習，保衛國家的軍事網絡和基礎設施，並利用美國的網絡安全技術幫助阻止來自中國的進一步攻擊。
與國家安全有關的立法很少作為獨立法案通過國會。眾議院或參議院最有可能認真考慮立法的時間是今年晚些時候，屆時立法者將開始起草年度國防政策和支出法案。
在今天向立法者作證時，阿奎利諾還駁斥了這樣一種觀點，即美國向烏克蘭提供援助以保護自己不受俄羅斯侵害，這會阻礙五角大樓支持台灣的能力。
“美國是唯一能夠應對多種威脅的全球力量。我在 [美國歐洲司令部] 的伙伴正在執行他的任務集。我在這一點上沒有受到影響，因為它適用於我的威懾任務，”他在回答參議員 Roger Wicker, R-Miss 的問題時說。“所以，我確實相信我們可以做到這兩點。我相信我們必須兩者兼顧才能維護和平。”
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