Ransomware Attack on PDN Turns Out to Have an Impact on Construction Services Business

Ransomware Attack on PDN Turns Out to Have an Impact on Construction Service Business.

Dream - Cyber attacks in the form of ransomware on the National Data Center (PDN) that encrypts important data and operating systems also have an impact on construction service providers. Over the past five years, construction services have adopted information technology.

Ransomware Attack on PDN Turns Out to Have an Impact on Construction Services Business

The adoption of technology includes the implementation of construction, starting from the business licensing process, procurement of goods and services, to big data processing in determining national construction services policies.

General Chairman of BPP Gapensi, Andi Rukman Nurdin regretted the occurrence of cyber attacks that targeted the National Data Center. Currently, with the paralysis of the NDC, the Integrated Construction Services Information System (SIJKT) is also locked.

During the 10 days, there were 1,479 applications for business permits and 12,332 applications for construction worker certification that were halted. Andi Rukman added that the e-storage application, part of SIJKT which was locked by ransomware, recorded the experience of 10,527 construction companies and 98,320 professional construction workers. This experience data is used by users of the state budget, regional budget, and private sector as the basis for tender requirements.

"This triggers a domino effect that leads to the failure to achieve future economic growth. The impact is strongly felt by construction service providers who rely on smooth licensing and certification processes to operate and compete."

The text in English while preserving HTML tags: "Andi's words were quoted from Merdeka.com, Tuesday, July 2, 2024."

"As the General Chairman of BPP Gapensi who is mandated to empower the construction service business entity of Gapensi members throughout Indonesia, Andi Rukman hopes that the government can immediately restore the hostage data for the sustainability and development of the construction service sector."

Before the cyber ransomware attack, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) acted as both the developer and user of construction services. Then, the OSS Agency managed business permits, while LPKPP regulated and managed government procurement of goods and services. Each of these three institutions carried out their duties and responsibilities efficiently and effectively.

However, with the issuance of the National One Data policy, only the Ministry of PUPR submits SIJK to the PDN server, while the PUPR, OSS, and LKPP portals still use cloud servers.

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