Tallinn manual: Cyber warfare in Indonesian regulation

Abstract

Advances in communication information technology have made various infrastructures dependent on cybernetics technology. However, there are threats to the system. One of the threats discussed in the context of the study of international humanitarian law is cybernetics war, which is carried out by high entities such as the state. The threat is coordinated with the armed forces or military in order to gain an advantage over the opponent. Recognizing that there are ever-evolving and very dynamic threats to the sovereignty of the state and nation, in this case by considering advances in internet technology, the government has formulated regulations regarding cyber defence as an effort to overcome cyberattacks that cause disruption to the implementation of national defence, so that it can realized cyber defence (cyber defence). In general, there have been a number of national laws and regulations governing matters relating to activities in cyberspace. The research method of the paper used normative legal research to collect and analyse legal material regarding two main concepts, namely: cyber warfare regulations and information regulations. The nature of legal research was to provide prescription on legal concept or legal phenomenon. The paper finds out that Tallinn Manual is a legal concept that give an instruction to respond cyber-attack, in which the concept can be adopted. In the meantime, in legal vacuum of cyber warfare regulation, the concept inside Tallinn Manual can be interpret to the existing law in Indonesia. Findings in the paper indicates that cyber-attack according to existing regulation can be classified into three categories, namely: ordinary attack, middle attack or terrorism, and massif attack or cyber warfare.