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        "msgid": "academics-and-dpr-highlight-urgency-of-enacting-the-cyber-security-and-resilience-bill-1778525495",
        "date": "2026-05-12 00:30:51",
        "title": "Academics and DPR Highlight Urgency of Enacting the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Academics and members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) have emphasised the pressing need to enact the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (RUU KKS) amid a surge in cyber threats, including billions of attacks causing trillions in annual losses and targeting critical sectors like banking, e-commerce, and healthcare. Experts cite low organisational readiness, with only 12% of Indonesian entities prepared according to the Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index 2024, and highlight challenges such as sectoral egos hindering coordination among agencies like BSSN and Komdigi. The DPR aims to finalise the bill within two sessions to establish a comprehensive national framework for cyber resilience, harmonising national security with citizens' digital rights.",
        "content": "<p>Lecturer in Terrorism Studies at the University of Indonesia (UI),\nSri Yunanto, has outlined the reasons for the urgency of enacting the\nCyber Security and Resilience Bill (RUU KKS). He stated that amid the\nsurge in cyber threats in Indonesia, the RUU KKS is crucial to be\npassed. Yunanto mentioned that global cyber threats that could cripple\ndomestic systems could become a \u2018ticking bomb\u2019 in Indonesia. According\nto Yunanto, vital targets for cyber attacks or cyber terrorism include\nbanking or fintech, e-commerce, and healthcare facilities. On the other\nhand, he highlighted findings from the National Cyber and Crypto Agency\n(BSSN) regarding billions of cyber attacks with annual losses of Rp500\ntrillion. Meanwhile, 60 percent of attacks utilise Artificial\nIntelligence (AI) technology. \u201cNot to mention ransomware attacks and\ndata theft that cause losses of Rp8.2 trillion per year,\u201d he said in his\npresentation at the Seminar From Digital Attacks to Real Threats: The\nUrgency of a Cyber Security Legal Umbrella at UI\u2019s Salemba Campus,\nJakarta, on Monday (11\/5). Yunanto also quoted findings from the Cisco\nCybersecurity Readiness Index 2024, which revealed that only 12 percent\nof organisations in Indonesia are ready to face cyber threats at a\nmature level. Yunanto hopes that Indonesia must quickly improve from a\nseries of cases that have caused a stir in the country, such as the\nransomware attack on the 2019 Elections, Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI)\n(2023), data theft at Tokopedia, and hacking of BAIS TNI and Inafis\nPolri data. \u201cThe RUU KKS must be able to address this. Because it can\nprovide a stronger legal foundation for personal data security, digital\ntransactions, and creating a safe digital investment climate,\u201d he said.\nOn the other hand, Executive Director of Catalyst Policy-Works, Wahyudi\nDjafar, noted that there were 50 million cyber attacks against Indonesia\nduring 2026. He explained that Kaspersky data throughout 2026 recorded\n14,909,665 web-based attacks as well as 39,718,903 device-based attacks.\nIn addition, Wahyudi also used BSSN data which detailed at least 5.5\nbillion attacks in 2025. \u201cThis surged 714 percent compared to the annual\naverage during the 2020-2024 period,\u201d said Wahyudi. On the other hand,\nWahyudi also affirmed the importance of the RUU KKS being enacted. He\nhighlighted the fact that the increasing intensive use of digital\ntechnology in Indonesia is not matched by the development of protective\ninstruments and mechanisms. He also pointed out the low awareness and\ncapacity of stakeholders and the public regarding cyber security. Not\nonly that, Wahyudi then touched on one of the challenges in enacting the\nRUU KKS concerning sectoral egos of related institutions or agencies.\n\u201cSectoral egos are still high. So, for example, there is already BSSN,\nthere is Komdigi, then the State Intelligence Agency, Police, and then\nother sectoral institutions. They already feel strong with their\nrespective laws and are already working,\u201d explained Wahyudi. \u201cWell, this\nmight become a challenge in the discussion process to ensure\nsynchronisation not only at the law level but also among the actors,\u201d he\nadded. The same sentiment was also expressed by Member of Commission I\nof the DPR from the PDI-Perjuangan Faction, Junico Siahaan, regarding\nthe urgency of enacting the RUU KKS. \u201cThere is no national coordination\nframework. There is no clear division of authority, and there is no\nnational standard for cyber crisis management,\u201d said Nico. Then, he\nstated that there is still an absence of national obligations for cyber\nresilience. \u201cThere is no harmonisation between national security and\ncitizens\u2019 digital rights,\u201d he said. At the same time, he mentioned that\nIndonesia does have several related regulations. Nico outlined several\nof those regulations, including the ITE Law, PDP Law, PSTE Government\nRegulation, and various sectoral regulations. However, the problem is\nthat all these instruments stand partially and have not yet formed a\ncomplete national cyber security architecture. At the same time, Junico\nstated that the DPR targets the bill to be completed within two session\nperiods. However, he also acknowledged the complexity in the bill\u2019s\ndiscussion process. \u201cThis has already started running, the team has\nstarted to be formed. We are starting to come to campuses, forums to\ndiscuss these issues. We are absorbing all inputs,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
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