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JAKARTA – A report on Indonesia’s use of highly invasive spyware has reignited concerns about privacy and the country’s links to Israel, but observers argue that such technology is vital for national security. The May 1 report by rights watchdog Amnesty International claimed it found “evidence of extensive sales and deployment of highly invasive spyware and other surveillance technologies” in Indonesia. These include network infrastructure associated with the Helios spyware by Israel-based Wentigo Systems. Source link
The bulk of Indonesian government data affected by a recent ransomware cyberattack was not backed up, officials said, in an incident that has exposed the lack of preparations for such an attack in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Last week’s cyberattack, the worst in the country in recent years, has disrupted multiple government services including immigration and operations at major airports. The government has said more than 230 public agencies, including ministries, had been affected, but has refused to pay an US$8 million (S$10 million) ransom demanded to retrieve the encrypted data. Hinsa Siburian, an official who chairs Indonesia’s cyber security agency…
Jakarta (ANTARA) – An analyst at the Ministry of Communication and Information on Thursday outlined challenges faced by Indonesia in artificial intelligence (AI) governance.”The first challenge is that AI concerns not only the privacy and security of personal data, but also cybersecurity and intellectual property,” said Nindhitya Nurmalitasari during a discussion held by UNDP Indonesia in Jakarta.The second challenge is assessing the maturity of AI usage within the community, she noted.Currently, Indonesia refers to the “National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (Stranas KA) for 2020–2045”, issued by the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), to navigate the use…
March 1, 2023 JAKARTA – Digital freedom of expression will suffer further in the lead-up to the 2024 general elections, one watchdog’s study on cyberattacks has predicted, as the nation enters a period of enhanced competition to capture the hearts and minds of internet-savvy Indonesian voters. Particularly, the number of cyberattacks against critical voices is bound to be increase this year, according to the latest study by the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet). The report found that digital attacks in the country had more than doubled over the past two years, from 147 discrete instances in 2020 to…
July 2, 2024Information hallCyber Espionage / Vulnerability Cyber espionage group linked to China named Velvet ant a zero-day flaw in the Cisco NX-OS software used in switches has been observed to be used to deliver malware. The vulnerabilitywhich is tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS Score: 6.0), concerns the injection of a command that allows an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system of the affected device. “By exploiting this vulnerability, Velvet Ant successfully launched a previously unknown custom malware that allowed the threat group to remotely connect to compromised Cisco Nexus devices, download additional…
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has extended its partnership with Nasdaq to revamp its core technology. The latest development will see IDX upgrade its core trading platform by installing the latest version of Nasdaq’s matching engine. In addition, the partnership between Nasdaq and IDX will also cover market surveillance. The technology overhaul is in line with an edict from the OJK, Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority, to develop a “robust, stable and sustainable capital market that can support the ongoing development of the Indonesian economy”. The upgrade also follows what has been a period of rapid growth for the trading venue.…
Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto on May 8 reaffirmed the Indonesian government’s commitment to supporting the actualisation of quality journalism in the Southeast Asian country. Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto (centre) receives a delegation from the Press Council in his office in Jakarta on May 7.(Photo: antaranews.com) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto on May 8 reaffirmed the Indonesian government’s commitment to supporting the actualisation of quality journalism in the Southeast Asian country. During a meeting with a delegation from…
style-photography/GettyThe Indonesian government says it will not give in to ransom demands following a security breach over the past week that disrupted major public services — including immigration — causing backlogs at its international airport in Jakarta.The ransomware attack targeted a national data center, impacting more than 200 institutions across the country — including local states and several key public services — since June 20. Some of these were restored this week, such as visa and residence permit services, immigration checkpoint services, and passport services.Also: Most ransomware-hit enterprises report to authorities, but level of support variesIndonesia’s National Cyber and Crypto…
In the first quarter of 2023, BSSN took a major step in this direction with the signing of a Memorandum-of-Understanding (MoU) with Thales, a European leader in cybersecurity and world leader in data protection. In September 2022, Indonesia passed its first data protection law, inspired by the European Union’s GDPR framework, underscoring the Republic’s attention on cybersecurity. As indicated in the Presidential Regulation No. 82 of 2022 on the Protection of Vital Information Infrastructure (IIV), BSSN’s role as Indonesia’s primary cyber and signal intelligence agency is to oversee and strengthen Indonesia’s cyber security. The MoU was signed in Jakarta by…
Since late 2019, the United States (US) government raises concerns about the increasingly popular social media app, TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company, ByteDance. Concerns about TikTok were also heightened when ByteDance said it fired four employees who accessed data on journalists from Buzzfeed News and The Financial Times while attempting to track down the source of a leaked report about the company. More troublingly, the Chinese government has a “golden share” investment in ByteDance, as quoted by Bush Center. Concerns about national security Both the FBI and officials at the Federal Communications Commission considered TikTok as a…