ARTICLES

6 Nov 2023

Strengthening Cyber Resilience in Southeast Asia

Jassie H. Cheng|Mae Chow

ASEAN is not ready for the onslaught of future cyberattacks against its fast-growing internet market. Intra-regional differences complicate the search for an effective regional cybersecurity response.

15 Feb 2023

Can ASEAN Mitigate Fake News in Southeast Asia?

Melinda Martinus

Melinda Martinus proposes the threats of fake news to be mainstreamed into ASEAN regional security concerns.

ASEAN ASEANFocus Cyber Security Misinformation Online Misinformation

29 Sep 2022

The #Bjorka Case and Ratification of Indonesia’s PDP Law: Confronting Digitalisation

Yanuar Nugroho

Jakarta faces unprecedented pressure to get Indonesia's new personal data protection (PDP) law right from the get-go, lest a notorious hacker exposes more weaknesses in governance.

Cyber Security Indonesia Indonesian Politics

20 Jun 2022

Unpacking Cambodia’s 2022 Defence White Paper

Chansambath Bong

Cambodia’s 2022 Defence White Paper reiterates longstanding priorities of border security, counterterrorism and domestic stability like its predecessors, but contains an unprecedented focus on cyber defence and ambitious modernisation goals.

Cambodia Cyber Security

14 Jun 2022

Southeast Asia Should Confront Threat of Economic Espionage

Gatra Priyandita

China is known for using cyber weapons to pursue geostrategic goals. In recent years, entities linked to the Chinese state have carried out alleged economic espionage of commercial firms in Southeast Asia.

Cyber Security Digitalisation Diplomacy

24 Feb 2022

Digital Surveillance in Thailand: When Pegasus Takes Flight

Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

The Thai regime is reportedly using spyware to extract personal information from the mobile devices of political dissidents. The use of digital intrusion and repression reinforces Thailand’s autocracy in the face of challenges from the political opposition.

Cyber Security Technology Thailand