National Cyber and Crypto Agency Emphasizes Cyber Security Is Very Important For Successful Digital Transformation

JAKARTA - Head of the National Cyber ​​and Crypto Agency (BSSN) Lt. Gen. TNI (Ret.) Hinsa Siburian said cyber security in a country is one of the important pillars in ensuring the success of digital transformation, so that it becomes a priority issue in various countries including Indonesia through the G20 Presidency.

"Cyber ​​security has become a priority issue in various countries, including Indonesia. Cyber ​​security in a country's digital ecosystem is one of the important pillars in ensuring the success of digital transformation," said Hinsa as quoted from a press release on Thursday, April 7.

Thus, Hinsa added, Indonesia actively encourages cooperation and collaboration with various stakeholders, both public and private, in strengthening the role and sharing of information related to cybersecurity.

"It takes full support and commitment from all parties to help maintain the resilience and sovereignty of national data," he added, quoted by Antara.

then expressed his appreciation for the consistency of the Indonesian Big Data Association (ABDI), technology companies, and other parties who continue to strengthen synergies, especially in educating about cyber security issues.

Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo), as well as the Chair of the Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) of the G20 Indonesia Presidency, said that cyber security, especially data protection, was a central topic in discussing the priority issues of Cross Border Data Flow and Data Free Flow with Trust.

Based on the Global Cyber ​​Security Index released by the International Telecommunication Union, said Mira, Indonesia was ranked third after Singapore and Malaysia. However, according to him, the protection of personal data is still a big challenge in Indonesia.

"For this reason, the Government of Indonesia has made a number of efforts to respond to these challenges. In order to meet the needs of data protection and cyber security, the Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology continues to develop adequate data infrastructure," she said.

Mira also said that the Ministry of Communication and Informatics really appreciates the implementation of the Data SecurAI Websummit as a dialogue space for parties with interests, knowledge, and experience in cyber security and data protection issues.

The Chairman of Big Data and AI Association (ABDI) Rudi Rusdiah also conveyed appreciation to the stakeholders who supported the implementation of the Data SecurAI Websummit. According to him, the discourse on strengthening the ecosystem for security, sovereignty, and data protection does require cross-dimensional collaboration, including stakeholders with global reputations and expertise.

"Therefore, we are pleased that Huawei is present as a global ICT provider to contribute to the series of discussions. Huawei has participated in our web summit for the third year in a row, we thank Huawei for its continuous support," he said.

Meanwhile, Huawei Indonesia CEO Jacky Chen emphasized that as a leading global telecommunications solutions provider, Huawei has always prioritized data security and privacy protection.

"We have long incorporated this requirement into our business processes. Therefore, we appreciate the discussion led under the G20 Presidency of Indonesia, to underscore the importance of data security, and privacy protection in ensuring a fair, equitable, secure, and intelligent future world," said Jackie Chen.

"Indonesia is like a fast train moving on the fast track to digitization. We firmly believe that Indonesia is ready and will definitely succeed in achieving its national vision of digital transformation. Huawei will make every effort to help Indonesia stay on track through advanced and safe technology," he concluded.