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This handy infographic explores the challenges and opportunities in the road to a data-driven Indonesia. Indonesia has 270 million people living across 17,508 islands. How can it ensure public services are constant across the country, and accurately distribute funds for poverty, healthcare, and education?Data is the answer. President Joko Widodo introduced the Satu Data Indonesia policy in 2019 with a vision to enable Indonesia to make decisions based on “data that are accurate, current, integrated, accountable, accessible, and easily shared”, its National Planning Minister and Satu Data Chair told GovInsider.What are the challenges and opportunities in the road ahead? This…
Learn about the critical threats that can affect your organization and the criminals behind them from Cybersixgill’s threat experts. Each story sheds light on the underground activity, the threat actors and why you should care, and what you can do to reduce your risk. In today’s cyber threat landscape, protecting personal and corporate identity has become vital. Once in the hands of cybercriminals, compromised credentials and accounts provide unauthorized access to sensitive corporate information and an entry point to launch costly ransomware and other malware attacks. To properly mitigate the threats posed by compromised credentials and accounts, organizations need identity…
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will launch an online tracking system next week for nickel and tin shipments to increase government revenue and improve mining governance, a deputy coordinating minister said on Thursday. The tracking system to be launched on Monday, known as SIMBARA, was first implemented on coal in 2022 and the resource-rich country has planned to widen its implementation to other minerals it produces. Indonesia is the world’s biggest producer of nickel and one of its largest producers of tin. Using SIMBARA, the government would be able to track the nickel and tin from mines to domestic smelters. “Smelting…
Attention all travellers who are planning a trip to the Land of the Thousand Islands! Mount Ruang in Indonesia erupted several times on Wednesday causing travel disruptions for those flying in and out of the region. The volcano in Indonesia, located in North Sulawesi, has a documented record of eruptions dating back to the 19th century. Recent activity, however, has seen it erupt multiple times, spewing ash and smoke high into the sky, and prompting evacuations and travel disruptions in the surrounding area. Also read: 52 Basic Indonesian Phrases That Every Traveller Needs to Know Mount Ruang eruptions in Indonesia…
July 19, 2024Hacker newsMalware / Mobile Security An alleged pro-Houthi threat group targeted at least three humanitarian organizations in Yemen with Android spyware designed to gather sensitive information. These attacks are associated with a cluster of activities codenamed OilAlfabrings with it a new set of mobile malware that comes with its own support infrastructure, Insikt Group Recorded Future said. The current campaign targets CARE International, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the Saudi King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief. “The OilAlpha threat group is likely active and carrying out targeted activities against humanitarian and human rights organizations operating…
Jakarta. Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) has introduced its inaugural battery electric vehicle (BEV), the Honda e:N1, at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2024. This launch marks Honda’s entry into the Indonesian electric vehicle market, with plans to release the vehicle in 2025. The Japanese automaker emphasized that the arrival of the Honda e:N1 in Indonesia is a crucial step in its electrification roadmap for the country. “This is Honda’s first battery electric vehicle in Indonesia. Therefore, there is a lot of education that we need to provide to prospective customers,” said Yusak Billy, Director of Sales, Marketing, and After Sales…
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Russian cyber security company Kaspersky commented on the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 47 of 2023 concerning the National Cyber Security Strategy and Cyber Crisis Management signed by President Joko Widodo or Jokowi on July 20, 2023.“The issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 47 of 2023 marks a significant measure in strengthening Indonesia’s digital landscape,” Kaspersky Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Asia-Pacific Regions, Genie Sugene Gan, said in a written statement quoted on Friday, August 4, 2023.According to Gan, with 35 comprehensive articles, the regulation reflects the government’s persistence in protecting the country’s cryptographic ecosystem and producing…
Jakarta. Indonesia is set to grant visa-free visits to 20 countries by October, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. The proposal is now in its final stages. “The process is almost complete, and the list of 20 countries has been submitted. We are proposing visa-free entry for tourists from countries that provide the greatest economic impact,” said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno in Jakarta on Monday. Sandiaga noted that the implementation of visa-free visits will be evaluated over a six-month period. He added that the proposal, submitted in December last year, is expected to…
July 19, 2024Information hallCyber espionage / threat intelligence Several organizations operating in the global shipping and logistics, media and entertainment, technology and automotive sectors in Italy, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the UK have been targeted in a “sustained campaign” by the prolific Chinese company APT41 hacker group. “APT41 has successfully penetrated and maintained sustained unauthorized access to multiple victim networks since 2023, allowing them to mine sensitive data over an extended period,” Google-owned Mandiant said. said in a new report released Thursday. The threat intelligence firm described the controversial group as unique among China’s Nexus actors for using “non-public…
The natural strategic reef that Indonesia is facing is similarly displayed through the disputes in the oceans involving the South China Sea, Natuna Island, economic ventures with China, and military strengthening partnership with the U.S. Although Prabowo Subianto will officially hold the seat of the presidency in November 2024, numerous media outlets and critics highlight his realist and constructivist approach, equipped with a strategy to gain a position in international politics, as a higher priority compared to that of his predecessor, who focused heavily on achieving domestic goals rather than international recognition. In the last two months alone, his visits…