TNI Cyber Unit to Protect Critical Infrastructure

Jakarta, InfoPublik – Cyber Unit of Indonesian National Armed Forces (Satsiber TNI) has the duties to protect and defend TNI’s critical infrastructure which is connected to one another.

Such is the remark of TNI Commander, TNI Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, S.I.P, during the inauguration of TNI Cyber System held at TNI Headquarters’ Cyber Building, Cilangkap, East Jakarta, Monday (18/3/2019).

According to him, there are four functions that must be possessed by TNI Cyber Unit, namely detection, protection, recovery and assurance that the existing cyber system has no security holes or weaknesses that can be penetrated by malwares or backdoors. “Do not let it be used for data stealing or spying or be a threat paralyzing TNI Cyber system,” he emphasized.

On the other hand, TNI Commander warned the audience about unpredictable events, such as terrorist attack in New Zealand. According to him, this incident could be explained by Black Swan Theory, a theory proposed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb which describes a rare event that has a major effect, difficult to predict, and comes unexpectedly.

“When it is associated with the Main Duties of TNI, TNI Cyber Unit is expected to be able to predict or forecast an event by analyzing digital footprints on cyberspace,” he said.

(Reporter: Yudi Rahmat, Translator: Wisnu Wardoyo)