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BIN chief calls for breakthrough in cyber security
In the wake of a global ransomware storm that has paralyzed public services and companies, State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Gen. Budi Gunawan called for a shift in the country's cyber security system.
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Computers around the globe were hacked beginning on Friday using a security flaw in Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, an older version that was no longer given mainstream tech support by the US giant. (Shutterstock/File)
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n the wake of a global ransomware storm that has paralyzed public services and companies, State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Gen. Budi Gunawan called for a shift in the country's cyber security system.
Budi said the recent ransomware WannaCry attack was a sign to leave behind "conventional" information security systems using Firewalls or antiviruses to a coordinated intelligence system that has early detection capabilities for such an attack.
He also called on all state institutions, especially those who work in intelligence and information security systems, to collaborate for early detection measures.
"[Smooth] coordination will allow the successful exchange of cyber intelligence among agencies when an attack hits," he said in a statement.
(Read also: Ransomware attacks nation’s largest cancer hospital)
Ransomware WannaCry has hit over 100 countries, including Indonesia. It locks or encrypts all files on the victim’s computer and blocks access to data until the owner pays a ransom of US$300. It has attacked Indonesia's largest cancer hospital, Dharmais Hospital in West Jakarta.
The hospital has declined to pay the ransom, risking losing its patient records, but assured that it has backed up all its data.
The Communications and Information Ministry has circulated information suggesting preventive actions to avoid the attack, including updating anti-virus software, updating Windows security and making back-ups of important files. The ministry has also provided online consultation regarding the cyberattack at nomoreransom.org. (wit)
