Indonesia’s cyber diplomacy strategy as a deterrence means to face the threat in the indo-pacific region

Abstract

This paper discusses Indonesia’s cyber diplomacy strategy as a deterrence means to deal with the threat of cyberspace security in the Indo-Pacific region. Advances in information and communication technology in each country have driven new threats in cyberspace. Indonesia as one of the highest internet user countries in the world is inseparable from the threat of attacks in the cyberspace. The literature method is used to interpret the problem and to present more details in the cyber diplomacy efforts. This literature method approach is used to find perceptions and definitions from various references in relevant contexts and to carry out a process of identifying the defense forces possessed by cyber institutions in Indonesia and the challenges faced in the Indo-Pacific region. Following the circumstances, risk mitigation can be carried out as the basis for developing cyber diplomacy strategies and policies in Indonesia. However, this defense diplomacy strategy may not be effective if it is only carried out in dichotomic by one or two agencies only.