The Challenges of Civil-Military Cooperation in The Face of Cyber Threats in Indonesia.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume VI, Issue II, February 2022 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Challenges of Civil-Military Cooperation in The Face of Cyber Threats in Indonesia.

Tommy Mandala Putra, I Wayan Midhio, Deni D.A.R
Republic of Indonesia Defense University, Indonesia

Abstract
Non-military threats in the era of globalization are so complex, cybercrime is a threat that must be considered by all groups, including the government, military and society. The existence of cyber threats requires strengthening civil-military cooperation to deal with them. In this research, the writer wants to knowwhat are the challenges ahead for civil-military cooperation in dealing with cyber threats in Indonesia. Methods of data collection using literature review. The results of the research are cyber threats at the civilian level. The government has regulated matters relating to activities in cyberspace through laws and regulations. At the military level, cyber defense has been established to deal with cyber threats. It can be said that civil-military cooperation has been carried out by using their respective powers. And another form of cooperation is civilians supporting the military in defending the country’s sovereignty and participating in various threats.

Keywords—Non-military threats, civil-military cooperation, cyber.

I. INTRODUCTION

In the current era of globalization, non-military threats are more complex in their impact on countries in the world. Non-military threats such as terrorism, ideological propaganda, drug abuse, exploitation of natural resources and cybercrime have a direct impact on all elements of the state. These threats are more real than military threats such as territorial violations, aggression, invasions and others. Law Number 3 of 2002 concerning National Defense is a sense of security and peace of the Indonesian people within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) which has regulated to defend the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia from various threats.
To deal with various threats, the increase in cooperation between members of the military and civilians, seen since 1990, needs to be increased more efficiently. The function of military units is not only to protect state security from traditional threats, but also to support peace and help reduce problems in society. (Sutisna et al. 2018). Civil-military cooperation will have a significant positive impact in dealing with various threats. In addition, civil-military cooperation also demonstrates that civil-military relations are an inseparable unity.
At a global level, currents that are happening all over the world today have brought the world to an era of information and communication technology development so as to create an all-digital era or digital world. In this case, the development of computer technology and the internet has become a new means for countries in the world to be used as a tool to carry out various penetrations, influences and infiltrations into various countries so that it is very encouraging for the world to develop complex, diverse and pluralistic developments. Through globalization, each country can pass through one country to another without any dominant state control and control. (Purwanto 2010)
Current and future global challenges indicate that the world cannot be separated from political and economic uncertainty. On the strategic side, there is a “shifting military power” from weapons of mass destruction to the intensity of dissemination of advanced technology, both manned and unmanned, which is operationalized in unconventional asymmetric warfare. Also present is a new war mandala in information technology, namely increasing competence of hackers (Cyber Armies), popularly known as Cyber War. In the face of various dynamics of change occurring globally for Indonesia, there is only one step that can be taken collectively in response to protect the country, namely shoulder-to-shoulder cooperation between civilians and the military. (Sjafrie S 2015).

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