Data Leaks, KPU Asked For Cybersecurity Audit

JAKARTA - The news of the leakage of voter data belonging to the General Election Commission (KPU) is currently being discussed. Even though he said that the 2014 voter data was old and could no longer be accessed other than the internal KPU.

In response to this, Kaspersky's General Manager for Southeast Asia, Yeo Siang Tiong said that the KPU needed to conduct a thorough audit of the cybersecurity system on the KPU's servers. Especially after the alleged data leakage of 2.3 million voters in the 2014 DPT.

"Our cyber space is currently very connected, it has opened up local election spaces for local and foreign hackers. The old hardware and systems used also add to the difficulty of securing it," Tiong said in his press statement, Friday, May 22.

Tiong explained that elections are a very important part of democracy. Therefore, the amount of data collected, sent, and stored by the KPU is also an easy target for cybercriminals.

Therefore, it is important for organizers such as the KPU to reassure the public of the security of data and information stored. This is also what is encouraged in KPU regulations regarding data transparency.

"This means opening up the possibility for an open audit that can be witnessed by the public and showing that elections are something that is taken seriously and wisely," he explained.

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Previously it was reported that the KPU had coordinated with the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kemkominfo) and other institutions to investigate the data leak claims.

"BSSN (National Cyber and Crypto Agency) and Cyber Crime Police Headquarters. Coordination with three institutions (BSSN, Polri, and Kemenkominfo," said Commissioner KPU Viryan Aziz.