Criminal Policy to Combating Cyberterorrism in Indonesia

Abstract

Technological progress has both positive and negative impacts. The internet, as part of technological advancements, also has positive and negative impacts. The positive impact is that the internet facilitates human life in all fields, e-commerce, online banking, and various other fields. In contrast, the negative impact of the internet can trigger cybercrime. One form of cybercrime is cyber terrorism. Some say that cyber terrorism is part of a crime that uses cyber; some say that cyber terrorism is part of cybercrime. In eliminating cyber terrorism needs criminal policies in order to prevent and overcome them. Policies require to combat cyber terrorism, namely through criminal law policies or penal policies. This policy can be pursued by formulating cyber terrorism as an act that is prohibited and threatened with criminal action. While policies to prevent can be done using non-penal policies. This non-penal policy is a policy outside of criminal law. It can be done with other fields of law or social policy as crime prevention.