Minister AHY: ATR Is Not Affected By PDNS Attacks And Will Back Up Periodically

Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono gave information/DOC BETWEEN

JAKARTA - Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said the data from the ATR/BPN ministries were not affected by cyber disturbances/attacks against the Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) 2, and periodic backups would be carried out. "Incidentally, our data has not been integrated into the PDNS system yesterday, so it is still managed independently," AHY said when met at the Central Java Governor's Office, Semarang, Central Java, quoted from Antara, Friday, July 12. In addition to ministry data, AHY also ensured that there were no attacks on Complete Systematic Land Registration (PTSL). “ No, no (attacks on PTSL). We all take good care, but we have to do an evaluation,” he said. Due to the attack on PDNS, AHY highlighted the vulnerability possessed by a digital system. According to him, attacks on PDNS 2 are a valuable lesson for all stakeholders who manage digital systems. " “ Various government institutions, corporations, and individuals must improve the digital security system," said AHY. The Ministry of ATR/BPN, he said, will take tactical steps to protect digital data managed by the agency. One of the steps that will be taken by ATR/BPN is to periodically backup data. The “Backup must be. A system that really has to be controlled together, don't let your guard down, "said AHY. He made this statement after launching an electronic certificate service at 29 land offices. Despite being vulnerable to cyberattacks, AHY said there were various benefits obtained from electronic certificate services. “It will make it easier for the community to administer land administration. The sooner, the more efficient, and of course we avoid harmful practices, ” said AHY. Therefore, AHY invites the public to participate in the electronic certification program. Previously, PDNS 2 in Surabaya, East Java, experienced a cyber attack in the form of a ransomware called Brain Chiper, the latest variant of Lockbit 3.0. At its peak, PDNS began to be inaccessible since Thursday (20/6) which resulted in public services being inaccessible, including immigration services.

SAFEnet said, there were at least 282 government agencies using PDNS who were affected by the cyber attack. The government is targeting the recovery of the PDNS 2 cyber attack in Surabaya to be completed this month.