Cyber Security In Indonesia Post Establishment Of The Personal Data Protection Law

Abstract

Cyber Security plays an important role in a country's national cyber security and defense efforts. With strong cyber security, Indonesia will be able to handle cybercrime problems and be able to survive potential cyber threats in the future which are increasingly diverse in form and mode. Protecting personal data is part of efforts to safeguard the cyber domain which has become a new commodity in the current technological era. The Indonesian government has just passed the Personal Data Protection Law at the end of 2022 which requires a two-year socialization and transition period until the end of 2024. During the socialization period, This law found that personal data leaks in Indonesia are increasing, which is important for further research. Therefore this study will aim to obtain an overview of the condition of cyber security in Indonesia, especially after the passage of the Personal Data Protection Law, find the core problem of the issue of data leakage, and outline suggestions that can be made by the Indonesian government as a form of support for efforts to strengthen cybersecurity in Indonesia. This research uses a qualitative analytical descriptive approach, data was collected through literature study and interviews as primary data sources. From this research, it was found that Indonesia is still in a precarious state of cybersecurity, where cyber threat issues still occur, including personal data leaks. Four factors cause the problem of data leakage as well as a perspective in suggestions for solving problems in cyber security in Indonesia, namely Policies, Procedures, Equipment, and People.