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This picture taken on 4 April 2023 shows a woman watching a livestream on social media offering merchandise for sale in Jakarta. Photo: Bay Ismodo/AFP). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law was ratified by the Indonesian House of Representatives at the end of 2022. Although seen as a move in reaction to some data leakage incidents, this marks an important step in the country’s journey towards digital transformation. However, the enactment of this law near the end of Jokowi’s terms makes it look like mere lip service since it can be implemented only after all derivative regulations are…
This picture taken on 4 April 2023 shows a woman watching a livestream on social media offering merchandise for sale in Jakarta. Photo: Bay Ismodo/AFP). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law was ratified by the Indonesian House of Representatives at the end of 2022. Although seen as a move in reaction to some data leakage incidents, this marks an important step in the country’s journey towards digital transformation. However, the enactment of this law near the end of Jokowi’s terms makes it look like mere lip service since it can be implemented only after all derivative regulations are…
A coordinated law enforcement operation, codenamed MORPHEUS, destroyed approximately 600 servers used by cybercriminal groups and part of the attack infrastructure associated with Cobalt Strike. The repression According to Europol, between June 24 and 28, old unlicensed versions of the red team Cobalt Strike were targeted. Of the 690 IP addresses that were flagged by Internet service providers in 27 countries as being associated with criminal activity, 590 are no longer available. The joint operation, which began in 2021, was led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). It was attended by government officials from Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands,…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won’t pay.The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than 200 government agencies at both the national and regional levels since last Thursday, said Samuel Abrijani Pangerapan, the director general of informatics applications with the Communications and Informatics Ministry.Some government services have returned — immigration services at airports and elsewhere are now functional — but efforts continue at restoring other services such as investment licensing, Pangerapan told reporters Monday.The attackers have held data hostage and…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered on Friday an audit of government data centers after officials said the bulk of data affected by a recent ransomware cyberattack was not backed up, Reuters reported. Last week’s cyberattack, media described as the worst in Indonesia in recent years, has disrupted multiple government services including immigration and operations at major airports, according to the report. The government has said more than 230 public agencies, including ministries, had been affected, but has refused to pay an $8 million ransom demanded to retrieve the encrypted data. In response to the cyberattack, Indonesia’s state auditor said the…
n an increasingly online world, information has become the currency of the digital era, with information security and data privacy becoming top priorities for both organizations and consumers alike.Even so, as our transactions move online, so do the threats. Protecting personal and sensitive data is now more important than ever because of the constantly changing cyber threat landscape along with the expansion of rules and regulations such as the personal data protection law (UU PDP). The dynamic nature of technology has driven companies to be on their toes when it comes to safeguarding their customers’ information and data. Perhaps we…
n an increasingly online world, information has become the currency of the digital era, with information security and data privacy becoming top priorities for both organizations and consumers alike.Even so, as our transactions move online, so do the threats. Protecting personal and sensitive data is now more important than ever because of the constantly changing cyber threat landscape along with the expansion of rules and regulations such as the personal data protection law (UU PDP). The dynamic nature of technology has driven companies to be on their toes when it comes to safeguarding their customers’ information and data. Perhaps we…
July 4, 2024Information hallArtificial Intelligence / Data Privacy Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has temporarily banned Meta processing of personal data of users to train the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. ANPD said it found “evidence of personal data processing on the basis of an inadequate legal hypothesis, lack of transparency, limitation of the rights of data subjects and risks for children and adolescents”. The decision was made by the social media giant update its terms which allow the use of publicly available content from Facebook, Messenger and Instagram for AI training purposes. A recent report published This was…
Indonesia should seize a chance of improving its defence-industry capability by stepping up cooperation with South Korea. With four defence companies among the world’s top 100, South Korea shows that Indonesia can achieve its objective of lifting the scale and skills of its state-owned defence companies, which as a group are known as Defence Industry Indonesia (Defend ID). After unwisely scaling down its participation in South Korea’s KF-21 fighter program, Indonesia should look at other opportunities for join development and production efforts. These should focus on equipment categories that both countries need. In 2022 the Indonesian government set an ambitious…
JAKARTA – Grab Indonesia held a Indonesia Privacy and Security Summit 2023, to prepare for the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law (UU PDP) which will take full effect in October 2024.The event, which was held on October 24-25 in Yogyakarta, aims to prepare the technical implementation of the PDP Law and its implementation challenges to ensure more optimal governance of personal data.”As a digital-based company that processes large amounts of data every day, the security of user data is certainly our top priority,” said Neneng Goenadi, Country Managing Director, Grab Indonesia in a statement received, quoted Wednesday, November…