TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, ratified a presidential decree on the establishment of the Cyber and National Encryption Agency (BSSN). The government is currently focusing on preparing the entire transitional process of the newly built state agency.
“It’s been ratified. We’re now focusing on a quick transition,” said Communication and Informatics Minister Rudiantara on Thursday, June 1.
The BSSN will be led by a head leader, main secretary, and several deputies. It will also have an inspectorate as the internal supervisor for the creation of technical regulations, auditory, and work evaluations.
The Head of BSSN will later have to report to the Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister, Wiranto. The representatives from the State Cipher Agency from the Communication and Informatics Ministry and other related state agencies will also join in the institution.
The plans to establish BSSN had been predicted following the recent global scale WannaCry malware attack. According to Rudiantara, the formation had been planned since 2015.
BSSN will monitor social media activities, suppress the spread of anti-State ideologies, which includes hoax and fake news spreaders.
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