Group photo of discussants and guests

The importance of cybersecurity has grown significantly in recent years across various industries. This is especially true due to the impact of globalization, the internet of everything, and the increasing complexity of digital product consumption and service supply chains. Taiwan plays a crucial role in the supply chain involved in manufacturing front-end components, OEMs, and various brands with a global service scope. Early global deployment is essential for Taiwan to seize international opportunities.

Given this, the Ministry of Digital Affairs entrusted TAICS to plan and organize the EU Cybersecurity Workshop on June 30, 2023, inviting representatives and scholars from Nemko Norway, Red Alert Labs, Auray Technology, Wistron NeWeb, Pegatron, and the University of Science and Technology to share about topics that include the Cyber Resilience Act draft, RED cybersecurity and privacy regulations, EUCC certification scheme, and ETSI EN 303 645, and discuss industry response strategies. 81 members (11 attended in person, 70 attended online) from 43 units participated in this workshop.

This workshop introduces the EUCC and CRA regulations that are currently under discussion to provide companies with first-hand information to help them understand how to plan and pass EU cybersecurity certification from the product development and design stage. In addition, cybersecurity issues have generally garnered global attention. Speakers also suggested that companies wishing to apply for EUCC or ENISA certification should promptly contact an EU certification-accredited laboratory. Cybersecurity certification is time-consuming, and meeting the CC and EUCC cybersecurity certification specifications sometimes involves more than ensuring the product passes. In the future, the entire factory production line and production process will need to be re-examined and certified.