Indonesia Faces 182 Cyberattack Attempts Every Second

Amidst global economic uncertainty forcing many companies to review their technology spending priorities, the cyber threat landscape in Indonesia is showing the opposite trend. Digital attacks are moving increasingly massive, sophisticated, and difficult to ignore, creating a high urgency for national resilience. PT ITSEC Asia Tbk (IDX: CYBR), the first cybersecurity company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, sees this phenomenon not as an obstacle, but as confirmation of their business’s strategic relevance. While global IT budgets are experiencing a growth slowdown, the need for sovereign data protection is sharply increasing. Historically, large-scale economic friction such as trade wars tends to accelerate cyber activity, especially state-actor based campaigns. Although global cybersecurity budget growth is slowing to 4% in 2025 due to inflation, total worldwide spending is projected to remain at a fantastic figure. Data from the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) reveals a worrying reality. From January to November 2025, more than 5.16 billion traffic anomalies were recorded in Indonesia. Converted, Indonesia faces nearly 182 attack attempts every second. Slamet Aji Pamungkas, Deputy for Economic Cyber Security and Crypto at BSSN, emphasised that cyber threats have become a strategic challenge affecting cross-sector operations, from finance to government. ‘The high level of attack activity serves as a reminder that cybersecurity needs attention at the organisational leadership level,’ he said. ITSEC Asia’s Threat Intelligence team noted a shift in attack methods. Stealer malware groups are now not only targeting passwords but also cookies, session tokens, and cloud credentials. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by criminal actors is also accelerating the effectiveness of phishing and social engineering. This condition is exacerbated by regulatory pressure. The implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law (UU PDP) and the inclusion of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (RUU KKS) in the 2026 Priority National Legislation Programme are forcing economic players to strengthen their security posture for legal compliance. As a local player with an international scale, ITSEC Asia positions itself as a solution to the ‘onshoring’ cybersecurity trend. With a portfolio such as IntelliBroń Orion and the ITSEC AI Operations Center, the company offers protection that does not depend on foreign supply chains. ITSEC Asia President Director, Patrick Dannacher, stated that freezing defence budgets during a crisis actually creates an opening for threat actors. ‘We built ITSEC Asia not as a response to a crisis, but as infrastructure ready when the crisis arrives,’ Patrick asserted. With the support of more than 400 globally certified experts and a long track record with BSSN and Bank Indonesia, ITSEC Asia is committed to ensuring that Indonesia’s digital transformation has a solid and reliable security foundation for investors.