Strategies to Counter the Ransomware Threat in Indonesia

In June 2024, Indonesia was hit by a large-scale ransomware attack, which affected a large number of government services at airports, universities, and many other places where citizen data was required for transactions. The widespread impact of this attack highlighted severe issues such as a lack of backup for critical data at the affected data center.

This whitepaper explores the readiness, impact, and response strategies that should be employed to better defend against the persistent threat of ransomware.

We’ll also analyze the updated regulatory landscape in Indonesia and provide guidance for best-practice adoption to ensure compliance with regulations such as the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law, the upcoming Cybersecurity and Resilience Law (RUU KKS), and sectoral requirements for organizations in Indonesia to adopt a more structured and resilient approach to cyber risk management.