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        "msgid": "ministry-of-communication-and-digital-affairs-strives-to-enhance-data-security-governance-1777031492",
        "date": "2026-04-24 16:16:14",
        "title": "Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs Strives to Enhance Data Security Governance",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Kemkomdigi) is implementing three key strategies to bolster data security governance and build digital resilience in Indonesia, including developing supportive policies, coordinating stakeholder activities, and investing in strategic sectors like digital talent and infrastructure. Officials highlighted the escalating cyber threats in Southeast Asia, with Europol reports noting the rise of large-scale data brokers exploiting personal information, underscoring the need for early warning systems, AI-based security, and dark web monitoring. Collaboration between regulators and industry is deemed essential to foster a secure-by-design approach, preventing reputational and foundational damages from data breaches.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs\n(Kemkomdigi) is executing three steps to improve data security\ngovernance as part of efforts to build digital resilience. As quoted in\na press statement confirmed in Jakarta on Friday, Kemkomdigi\u2019s Secretary\nGeneral Ismail emphasised the need for a more comprehensive approach to\naddressing cyber threats and the misuse of personal data. To enhance\ndata security, he explained that first, the government is formulating\nsupportive policies and regulations, encompassing laws, government\nregulations, presidential regulations, and ministerial regulations.\nSecond, the government is acting as an orchestrator, coordinating\nvarious activities related to data utilisation and security, as well as\ndeveloping the national digital ecosystem involving multiple\nstakeholders. Third, the government is investing in strategic sectors\nthat cannot be fully handled by business actors, such as enhancing\ndigital talent, strengthening digital infrastructure, and improving\nconnectivity in remote areas. \u201cThe cost of maintaining security may seem\nvery high. However, when a security breach occurs in a company, the\nimpact can undermine the foundations that have been built over a long\ntime. Reputation is at stake, and this is not something to be taken\nlightly,\u201d said Ismail at the R17 Podcast Show (RPS) Vol. 04 themed\n\u201cShaping Secure Data Intelligence for Digital Resilience\u201d on Thursday\n(23\/4). Southeast Asia is cited as one of the hubs for organised\ndigital-based criminal activities. Europol reports indicate that\ncybercrime actors have evolved into large-scale data brokers that\nexploit and monetise personal data across various criminal chains.\nDeputy for Cyber Security Operations and Cryptography at the National\nCyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), Bondan Widiawan, highlighted the\nimportance of building early warning systems and strengthening an\nintegrated threat intelligence ecosystem between the government and the\nprivate sector to counter cyber threats. An AI-based security approach\nis seen as capable of improving detection accuracy, accelerating\nresponses, and enhancing protection without hindering business\noperations. Cyble\u2019s Country Manager Rangga stated that the increasing\ndigital footprint enlarges risks to data assets, especially with the\nproliferation of activities on forums and dark web marketplaces. The use\nof dark web monitoring technology is considered vital to improve\nvisibility and the speed of threat detection. R17 Group\u2019s CEO Hengky\nWitarsa conveyed that collaboration between regulators and industry\nplayers is crucial in efforts to build national digital resilience.\n\u201cDigital resilience can only be realised through real collaboration\nbetween regulators and industry. We encourage a secure-by-design\napproach so that business innovation can proceed alongside data\nprotection,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
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