Cyber ​​Experts Urge Police Patrol in Chat and Social Media Applications

Cyber ​​Experts Urge Police Patrol in Chat and Social Media Applications

A series of bombings in the city of Surabaya is very surprising public homeland. Moreover, it is suspected that the perpetrators do the action together to invite family members. Even the National Police chief Gen Tito Karnavian explained that it is likely that the perpetrators studied the making of bombs from the internet. 

In his statement, Tuesday (15/5), cyber security expert Persatha Persadha explained that the possibility of suicide bombers studying the assembly of bombs from the internet is very wide open. Especially with the many tools on the internet that make these perpetrators can pass the block by Kominfo.

"The Internet is a vast world. Even behind the ordinary internet world we access this there is an underground world called the deep web and dark web. Not many know that there are many illegal activities, such as drug transactions, human trafficking, as well as terrorist network communications in it due to limited access. Not just anyone can get into it. The legal apparatus should start tracing terrorism activities spread in the deep web and dark web world, "said CISSReC's cyber security research institute chairman of the CISSReC (Communication and Information System Security Research Center) research institute in his press conference on Tuesday (15/05/2018).

Primary added, preventive steps need to be done by tracing the potential of terrorism seeds that can be tracked from digital activities. This https://guebanget.com is also intended as anticipation of the spread of radicalism through the internet, especially through social media. 

In addition, officials are also required to immediately map terrorist networks based on information on the arrest of suspects. Pratama explains, even if acts of terror carried out singly, there must have been communication and coordination with the main network.

"Social media also needs to be sterile from the idea of ​​radicalism. The government can work with social media companies, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Accounts that are clearly active in disseminating radicalism must be dealt with and closed down. Including the website, the government can coordinate with the hosting provider to close the websites that disturb the community, "explained the man from Cepu, Central Java. 

Pratama added that the importance of society is involved in preventing acts of terrorism. Generally, terrorists are private individuals who seldom interact with their neighbors. People who see such signs can immediately report via the government media channel.

"Should be with the level of Internet penetration is quite evenly in all areas, reporting the signs of terrorism can be done easily, such as through online chat, Android and iOS-based applications, or hotline that is available 24 hours. The government should be able to facilitate it, "he explained. 

In addition, in order to minimize the content of terrorism in social media, Primary proposed that the government should more embrace interfaith leaders to promote the call for peace. That no religion teaches terrorism.

"So far, consciously or unconsciously, the growing understanding of radicalism has been heavily influenced by content on social media. Terrorism evolves not only by poverty and education, but the extreme narratives that offer life more meaningful by the way of violence and suffering. This narrative is certainly very dangerous. By flooding the social media about a peaceful call, it will slowly drown out terrorist content.