- Featuring "Bring Security to" as its theme, the international cybersecurity 
event gathers over 200 experts and 300 companies at home and abroad to show 
considerable cybersecurity prowess. -


CYBERSEC 2023, organized by iThome for the 9th year, kicked off at Nangang 
International Exhibition Center in Taipei today, which is expected to attract 
the participation of 18,000 cybersecurity professionals, several heavyweights, 
and well-known companies at home and abroad from May 9 to 11 with unprecedented 
scale as international exchange resumes after the pandemic.

CYBERSEC is not only an annual event that cybersecurity professionals cannot 
miss but also an event whose profile has been raised in the international 
community over the years, said Ann Gu, Managing Director of iThome and founder 
of CYBERSEC. World renowned cybersecurity experts have been invited to 
CYBERSEC, including Bruce Schneier, the widely acclaimed cybersecurity guru. As 
international exchange resumes after the pandemic, a record-breaking number of 
world renowned cybersecurity leaders and experts have been invited to CYBERSEC 
2023, including former Secretary of Homeland Security and Founder of the 
Berkeley Center for Security in Politics Janet Napolitano, Sr. Director of 
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) Shane Huntley, creator of the Cyber 
Defense Matrix Sounil Yu, Trend Micro Chief Technology Strategy Officer David 
Chow, and Fortinet Chief Security Strategist Derek Manky.

According to Gu, CYBERSEC has become increasingly significant in the past nine 
years since its inception as more importance has been attached to 
cybersecurity. The incredible resilience at all levels nationwide in recent 
years has allowed CYBERSEC to take place during the pandemic and develop into a 
world-class large-scale cybersecurity conference and exhibition. Gu pointed out 
that the scale of this year's expo has grown by 30% compared with last year, 
with 18,000 participants signing up and over 300 companies participating, which 
take up nearly 900 booths. In addition, 15-parallel sessions have been planned 
every day during the three-day event, where over 200 cybersecurity experts at 
home and abroad have been invited to share their views.

President Tsai Ing-wen attended the opening ceremony along with high-level 
ministers and officials, including Secretary-General to the President Lin 
Chia-lung, Secretary-General of National Security Council Wellington Koo, Vice 
Premier Cheng Wen-tsan, Minister of National Science and Technology Council Wu 
Tsung-tsong, Minister of Digital Affairs (moda) Audrey Tang, and Minister of 
Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua. Gu extended her gratitude to President Tsai for 
attending CYBERSEC five years in a row, which not only gives a boost to the 
cybersecurity industry but also shows that cybersecurity is national security. 
She also expressed thanks to American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Acting Director 
Jeremy Cornforth and the foreign representatives in Taiwan for their 
attendance, making CYBERSEC 2023 the best platform for international exchange.

CYBERSEC 2023 features "Bring Security to" as its theme. Merton Wu, Chief 
Editor of iThome and Chairman of CYBERSEC, said that as digitization 
accelerates worldwide, cybersecurity threats are ubiquitous—in chips, codes, 
and where connectivity exists. Rampant ransomware, mis- and disinformation and 
fraud, innumerable software vulnerabilities, frequent infrastructure attacks, 
and even the cyberwar triggered by Ukraine-Russia War are a wake-up call. If a 
democratic, free, peaceful, and sustainable future is what we aim to pursue, 
cybersecurity should be high on the agenda in all sectors, making it the DNA of 
corporations and people's lives, to ensure a safe and secure future.

CYBERSEC 2023 features the following sessions, activities, and exhibitions:

Over 30 cybersecurity forums look into the cybersecurity industry and 
industrial cybersecurity.

More than 30 forums have been planned this year, including blue team, red team, 
DevSecOps & SecOps, Web3, Cyber Leadership, CISO, CMMC, AI security, supply 
chain security, FINSEC, ransomware, zero trust, software security, cloud 
security, governance, threat research, vehicle security, security awareness 
training, and emerging cybersecurity issues.

Cyber Taiwan Pavilion showcases 48 Taiwan cybersecurity companies and focuses 
on four major themes.

Cyber Taiwan Pavilion has been an exclusive platform for Taiwan's cybersecurity 
brands to showcase their solutions. This year's Pavilion brings together 48 
leading cybersecurity companies from Taiwan to display Taiwan's abundant 
cybersecurity R&D capabilities as well as diverse and pioneering solutions 
centering on four major themes: zero trust, semiconductor, 5G, and IoT.

Cyber Talent serves as a platform for talent recruitment, training, and career 
development.

Cyber Talent is arranged at CYBERSEC to enable exchange in career development, 
skills training, and talent cultivation through Cyber Talent Forum, Cyber 
License Day, and on-site recruitment and skills assessment.

Asia Cyber Channel Summit supports Taiwan cybersecurity companies to expand 
overseas and connect with international markets.

Leading cybersecurity agents from Southeast Asia have been invited to this 
year's expo to have a face-to-face exchange with Taiwan's outstanding 
cybersecurity vendors, optimizing business matching and assisting Taiwan 
companies to expand overseas.

CYBERSEC 2023

https://cyber.ithome.com.tw/2023/en 

SOURCE: iThome