Asia Pacific Internet Community in Bali; Discusses Recent Attack on Indonesia's National Data Center

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Asia Pacific Internet community gathered at the Asia Pacific Domain Name System (APAC DNS) Forum 2024 in Nusa Dua, Bali today, July 23. They discussed a range of topics, including cybersecurity.

The event becomes quite significant in light of the recent hacking of the Indonesian government's Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) 2.

"There are several security issues that we will discuss, including several developments in addressing and identifier technology," chairman of the Indonesian Internet Domain Name Management (PANDI) John Simanjuntak said on the sidelines of the APAC DNS Forum in Nusa Dua, Tuesday, July 23.

John said that operational, security, and governance issues are of concern to Internet stakeholders who are paying close attention to the various elements of the Internet. One of the recent cases that is also being discussed, he said, is cybersecurity after the hacking of the National Data Center (PDN), which caused the disruption of dozens of public services in the country.

He stressed that the discussion about this cybersecurity case concerns the handling of security. "When there are cases related to network management, security, and operations, we discuss them together, we can share and get solutions from many expert perspectives," he commented.

John hopes that the results of these discussions will encourage policymakers or the technical community to work together by involving many sectors to ensure that future Internet operations remain sound and sustainable. It is hoped that the results of the Forum will provide direct input to government, including the governance of the National Data Center.

Sally Costerton, Interim President and CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), an Internet management and regulatory agency, said the Asia Pacific Internet Community Meeting is an important forum for finding solutions to the challenges facing the domain name and security industry.

"We coordinate the technical infrastructure elements, the part that is not visible to society, and that is what provides the content. Without that, there would be no Internet. What we are doing now is an opportunity to protect it," she said.

Hario Kuntarto, head of the digital economy, gaming, and artificial intelligence governance team at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology's Directorate of Information Application Governance, said supporting cybersecurity is not only from a technological perspective but also involves public understanding.

"Increasing the capacity of the community in terms of penetration in understanding digital, upstream to policy instruments, and in the middle, there are processes related to technology," he said.

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