CYBER CULTURE AND CYBER SECURITY POLICY OF INDONESIA: COMBINING CYBER SECURITY CIVIC DISCOURSE, TENETS AND COPENHAGEN’S SECURITIZATION THEORY ANALYSIS

Abstract

The objective of this research is to investigate the impact of the Indonesian citizen‟s cyber culture on the Indonesian cyber security policy. It also identifies and potentially fills gaps in the Indonesian cyber security policy. In order to achieve this objective, the study commences with a comprehensive review of the research and relevant government documents. A number of in-depth interviews were conducted with seven sources representing a variety of cyber security stakeholders in Indonesia. Using content analysis and the application of Cyber Security Civic Discourse, Three Tenets of Cyber Security, and Copenhagen‟s Securitization Theory, this research highlights two important points. Firstly, there are two ways the negative impacts of the Indonesian cyber security culture affect the Indonesian cyber security policy; firstly as the primary source of cyber threats and secondly as the most vulnerable part in the cyber security system. Secondly, all of interviewees believed that cyber culture is the most important element of cyber security policy, however this research finds it has not been addressed optimally within the policy. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge in two major ways. Firstly, it broadens knowledge about cyber security culture to help address the lack of research on the cyber security issue in developing countries. Secondly, it strengthens the previous finding on the significance of cyber security culture as the main pillar of cyber security policy strategy. Finally, this study provides potential future related study needs.
 
Keywords: Cyber Culture, Cyber Security Policy, Cyber Security Culture, Cyber Security Civic Discourse, Cyber Security Tenets, and Copenhagen‟s Securitization Theory