• AI-powered SOC became exposed with real-time monitoring in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, local Splunk deployment, and SOC-2 compliance.
• The objectives are to supply over 10,000 SMEs at cost-effective cybersecurity services and training one million Indonesians by 2030.
What happened：Jakarta centre launches with AI-driven defences
Indonesia’s Sovereign Security Operations Centre (SOC) opened in Jakarta on 27–30 August 2025 as a joint initiative between Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Cisco. It marks the first local deployment of the Splunk Cloud Platform and Splunk Enterprise Security, now compliant with SOC 2 standards, enabling AI-powered, real-time threat detection across hybrid and multi-cloud environments whilst ensuring sensitive data stays within Indonesian jurisdiction.
Citing Cisco’s Cybersecurity Readiness Index, the companies noted 91 % of Indonesian organisations faced at least one AI-related cyber incident in the past year. The SOC is intended to provide centralised, coordinated defences for critical sectors including finance, healthcare, transportation and public services, with support from Cisco managed security services.
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Why it’s important
The SOC underpins Indonesia’s broader Golden 2045 vision to become a digitally sovereign, inclusive and resilient economy. In parallel, Indosat and Cisco have committed to training one million Indonesians in cybersecurity and networking by 2030—building on Cisco Networking Academy’s existing record of more than 500,000 individuals trained across 200 institutions.
In addition, the SOC also functions as a Cyber Resilience Lab, giving away readiness training and realistic simulations. More than 10,000 SMEs are going to get security-as-a-service coming from it, strengthening their defensive measures and aiding them to participate part in the digital economy alongside confidence. According to market research, Indonesia’s SOC-as-a-service sector is valued at around US $23 billion, especially in view of new cybersecurity legislation enforcing stronger controls over sensitive data.
