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ndonesia and the United Kingdom have agreed to strengthen their cybersecurity cooperation amid concerns that no single country, even in the developed world, is free from cyberattacks.

The partnership included intelligence information and experience sharing, as well as human resource training, said Djoko Setiadi, head of Indonesia’s National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) on Tuesday.

“We never know what kind of cyberattacks we might face in the future. Hence, we need to work hand-in-hand with other countries, particularly the developed ones, so that we can adopt the best technology to prevent and mitigate such attacks,” Djoko said after cosigning the agreement with UK Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field.

The pledge for greater cooperation comes as countries in the region face various cyberattacks.

Last month, Indonesia’s General Elections Commission (KPU) temporarily shut down its online ballot count portal infopemilu.kpu.go.id, which contains results from simultaneous regional elections in several regions because of a security breach. The National Police announced later that the hackers stopped short of skimming data, saying they had only changed the website’s appearance.

Meanwhile, neighboring Singapore faced its biggest cyberattack in its history at the end of June when around 1.5 million private health records — including those of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong — were stolen.

Field is in Jakarta for the first stop of his six-country visit across Southeast Asia, where he is promoting the UK’s “All of Asia” strategy for post-Brexit engagement.