Strategy for Enhancing Indonesia's Cybersecurity Policy

Abstract

The development of information technology has changed the world landscape with the existence of an area called cyberspace. The rapid development of cyberspace, which is integrated with aspects of human life and has far-reaching effects on the links of life, has made cyber security one of the most important issues in the world. The number of cybercrime cases that occur requires the acceleration of cybersecurity reform in Indonesia. This study aims to outline the challenges and problems of cybersecurity in Indonesia and provide several alternative policies that can be taken by the Indonesian government to strengthen cybersecurity in Indonesia. This study uses a literature review approach by utilizing data and documents related to cybersecurity in Indonesia. The results of the study show that the challenges faced by the Indonesian government today are, firstly, cybersecurity policies in Indonesia are still overlapping, secondly, the need for institutional improvement and authority over data protection and cybercrime, and finally, the human behavior factor in the emergence of cybersecurity. Based on some of these problems, it is necessary to submit policy recommendations, namely, first, the need for the Government of Indonesia to improve the quality and capability of the Indonesian people about the importance of cybersecurity, second, the Government of Indonesia needs to immediately ratify the draft law on cybersecurity, third, the need to strengthen the duties, functions and authority of the State Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), and the last recommendation is to increase the cooperation and involvement of the Indonesian government with cyber security institutions at the international level.