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ASEAN must step up cybersecurity: Minister
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Against terrorism -- Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto (right) delivers his speech during the opening of the International Meeting on Counterterrorism (IMCT) in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Aug. 10. (Antara/Nyoman Budhiana)
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oordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has said with the current form of terror threats, which include foreign terrorists, cross-border terrorism, use of internet in spreading radicalism, as well as an increase of terrorist financing cases in neighboring countries, ASEAN member states should build up cybersecurity to better track and counter such threats.
"Cybersecurity has become a new challenge in our regional security. Due to its complex and sophisticated nature, ASEAN should give more concern to the matter as well as involve other relevant stakeholders [to improve defense]," Wiranto said at an ASEAN Political-Security Community Council meeting on Tuesday.
The minister highlighted a call made during the 28th and 29th ASEAN summits, taking place in Vientiane, Lao, on Sept.6 to 8, in which Southeast Asian leaders were urged to step up regional cooperation in countering terrorism, especially to enhance technological defense to improve cybersecurity to tackle such terror and other threats made through the internet.
Wiranto further said Southeast Asian leaders should better maximize the implementation of the ASEAN Convention on Counterterrorism.
In Tuesday’s meeting, Wiranto presented reports from the International Meeting on Counterterrorism (IMCT) and Counterterrorism Financing (CTF) Summit, held in Bali last month, which emphasized the importance of international intelligence cooperation as part of counterterrorism measures, particularly to adopt effective measures to prevent terrorism financing.
He also asserted the importance of broadening and intensifying regional cooperation to enhance deradicalization and counterradicalism programs, as well as to find and tackle the root causes of terrorism. (ebf)
