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View all search resultsExecutive Column: Zentara pushes for Indonesia to export its own tech
Zentara is an Indonesian cybersecurity company founded in 2025. CEO Regal Rauniyar Star spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Ruth Dea Juwita about closing domestic gaps, how AI reshapes cyberthreats and the company’s ambition to compete with global players.
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Zentara CEO Regal Rauniyar Star is pictured in an undated photo. (Courtesy of/Zentara)
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s Indonesia aims to attract data center investments and accelerate the adoption of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, it needs to catch up on cybersecurity. The country’s score in the National Cybersecurity Index (NCSI) fell from 63.64 in 2023 to 47.50 in 2025, leaving it behind regional peers like Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Zentara CEO Regal Rauniyar Star spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Ruth Dea Juwita about closing that gap, how AI reshapes cyberthreats and the company’s ambition to compete with global players despite its recent establishment.
Question: How should a company think about investing in cybersecurity?
Answer: There is no single answer to this, as the mindset matters more than the number. Think about it like eating organic. It is more expensive upfront, but the long-term returns are real.
If you’re a start-up, you do not need a security operations center yet. What you do need is documented processes and trained people. That barely costs anything; it is initiative, not budget. You can run phishing simulations on your own staff. It is about a US$10-per-user subscription. If you have 30 people, you’re spending maybe $40 a month to test whether your team will click a malicious link.
Cybersecurity maturity model runs on a scale, from reactive, or level one, where everything is a reaction, to fully proactive at level five. As you move up that scale, your business improves too. You document things properly, you back up your data, you map risks and responsibilities. And later it stops being a cost center and becomes just good management.
