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Cybersecurity · Indonesia

Cybersecurity - Indonesia

Sectoral rulesNo single comprehensive cybersecurity statute. Cybersecurity is governed by a patchwork: Badan Siber dan Sandi Negara (BSSN) as central authority (Presidential Regulation 28/2021), Government Regulation 71/2019 on Electronic Systems and Transactions, BSSN Regulations 1/2024 (cyber incident management) and 2/2024 (cyber crisis management), Law No. 27/2022 on Personal Data Protection (breach notification), and sector rules such as OJK financial-sector regulations. A comprehensive Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Bill (RUU KKS) is proposed but not enacted.

Indonesia has no overarching cybersecurity law in force; obligations arise from a combination of agency regulations, the electronic-systems framework, the data-protection law, and sector-specific rules (notably finance and vital information infrastructure). BSSN, reporting directly to the President, is the lead national authority for cyber defense, incident response, and crisis management. A long-pending comprehensive Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Bill (RUU KKS) sits in the 2025/2026 national legislative program but has not been passed.

Lead authority (BSSN)

Presidential Regulation No. 28 of 2021 established BSSN (National Cyber and Crypto Agency) as the central body reporting directly to the President, responsible for identification, detection, protection, response, recovery, and monitoring of cybersecurity, plus national cyber crisis management.

Incident & crisis management rules (2024)

BSSN Regulation No. 1 of 2024 requires Electronic System Operators (especially vital information infrastructure operators) to establish a Cyber Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and report incidents to the national Nat-CSIRT within 24 hours; BSSN Regulation No. 2 of 2024 obliges agencies and operators to maintain cyber crisis contingency plans.

Data breach notification

Under Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection (fully enforceable from October 2024), a data controller suffering a personal data protection failure must notify both affected data subjects and the supervisory authority within 72 hours. The dedicated PDP Agency is targeted to become operational in 2026.

Electronic systems framework

Government Regulation No. 71 of 2019 on the Implementation of Electronic Systems and Transactions sets baseline security, data, and operational obligations for Electronic System Operators, complementing the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) regime.

Financial-sector cyber rules (OJK)

The financial regulator OJK imposes cyber resilience duties via POJK No. 11/2022 on IT Governance and SEOJK No. 29/2022 on Cybersecurity and Resilience; financial institutions must give initial incident notification to OJK within 24 hours and a full report within five working days.

Comprehensive bill pending (RUU KKS)

The Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Bill, first submitted in 2019, stalled in the DPR and has been re-listed in the 2025/2026 national legislative program (Prolegnas). It would create an integrated framework with BSSN as central authority, but it has not been enacted; military involvement provisions have drawn public criticism.

Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →