Cnds-cybersecurity: Issues and challenges in asean countries

Abstract

This research will provide an overview of the predominant cybersecurity issues in ASEAN countries, current measures adopted by ASEAN countries in tackling cyber security issues and identify challenges that are being faced by ASEAN countries. However, in recent years, cybersecurity has become a critical problem globally, which led ASEAN to step up and take action to address the cybersecurity problem with a sense of urgency. Despite awareness of the importance of a resilient cybersecurity procedure across the region, previous research discovered that measures of protection and other efforts to counter cyber-related incidents amount to a regional and national level. The main objective of this research is to study and analyse previous research that has been conducted by ASEAN members. This research presents an exhaustive review of previous study on cybersecurity issues by using a numerical method. Although the ASEAN region has substantial economic growth, there is limited research on cybersecurity in certain countries of ASEAN. Presently, the fourth industrial revolution (IR 4.0) has advanced technological transformation worldwide. This research aims to support one of the nine pillars of industry 4.0 on the list, namely, cybersecurity. As ASEAN grows in the field of digital connectivity, however, victims of cyber-attacks are bound to rise across the globe. This study has found that generally, studies on cybersecurity focuses on several themes, such as defense against innovative cyber-attacks (DCA), strategies against cybersecurity threats (SCS), government policies and protection against privacy (GPP), protection of computer infrastructures in the government (PCG), and legal and ethical issues on cyberspace (LEC). On top of that, this research highlights the major cyber-attacks faced by certain ASEAN countries as a guide to improve the existing systems. Finally, the results presented can facilitate improvements to be made in cybersecurity implementation in ASEAN countries for future research.