Indonesia — Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), in partnership with Cisco, has launched Indonesia’s Sovereign Security Operations Centre (SOC), designed to strengthen the country’s digital security infrastructure and ensure compliance with data sovereignty regulations.
The Sovereign SOC introduces the first local deployment of Splunk Cloud Platform and Splunk Enterprise Security in Indonesia, certified under the SOC 2 compliance standard. It provides real-time, AI-powered threat detection and observability across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The platform is intended to help businesses and government institutions detect, prevent, and respond to cybersecurity threats while ensuring sensitive national data remains within Indonesian jurisdiction.
The launch follows Indonesia’s establishment of its AI Centre of Excellence and comes amid rising cybersecurity challenges.
Vikram Sinha, president director and CEO of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison stated that every digital connection must be protected.
“Together with Cisco, we are not just launching a security platform—we are enabling a strategic safeguard for the nation,” Vikram said.
“This Sovereign SOC is about protecting our infrastructure, empowering our people, and securing the digital economy at scale. It reinforces our belief that digital transformation must be trusted, inclusive, and sustainable.”
According to the Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index, 91% of organisations in Indonesia reported experiencing an AI-related cybersecurity incident in the past year. The SOC aims to address these risks by offering a nationally coordinated defence framework for sectors such as finance, healthcare, transportation, and public services.
In addition to enhancing national cybersecurity infrastructure, the initiative includes a commitment to develop local talent and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
“Cisco is excited to work with Indosat and national stakeholders to build on the foundation to enable secure AI transformation and future-ready digital infrastructure as the nation charts the next phase of growth for its digital economy,” Dave West, president, senior vice president of global specialists at Cisco said.
Indosat and Cisco plan to train one million Indonesians in cybersecurity and networking by 2030, building on the Cisco Networking Academy’s track record of training more than 500,000 individuals across over 200 institutions in the country. The Sovereign SOC will also serve as a hub for Cyber Resilience Labs, where training, simulations, and national preparedness programs will be conducted.
The initiative is also expected to support more than 10,000 SMEs by providing affordable security services to strengthen their digital defences.
Expanding cybersecurity awareness and skills across the workforce is anticipated to improve digital resilience and contribute to Indonesia’s long-term economic growth.
