Jakarta, Dec. 4 -- Indonesia's National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) has made sustained efforts to rev up the development of human resources in cybersecurity to stave off cyberattacks.

The agency is currently engaged in the development of not just technology but also its human resources, Hinsa Siburian, the BSSN chief, remarked on the sidelines of a discussion on Opportunities and Challenges of Indonesian Cyber Space to become an Ecosystem Capable of Boosting Digital Economic Growth, held in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Presently, the agency's State Encryption College has been developed into a cyber polytechnic.

"Human resources development (HRD) is the key to developing cybersecurity," he stated.

The HRD will be honed in research and ...