Future of cyber in Southeast Asia: reflection on ASEAN cyber agenda across different pillars

• Main Author: Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Social Sciences; ASEAN; ASEAN cyber defence network (ACDN); ADMM Cybersecurity and information centre of excellence (ACICE); Cybersecurity cyberdefence; Information security; Digital defence; Disinformation; Southeast Asia; Multilateralism; Cyberspace; Digital economy; Fake news; ASEAN Digital ministers meeting (ADGMIN); ASEAN centrality
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181659; https://www.csis.or.id/publication/analysis-of-2024-asean-and-related-summits-and-outlook-for-2025-csis-special-edition-commentaries/; https://www.rsis.edu.sg/staff-publication/future-of-cyber-in-southeast-asia-reflection-on-asean-cyber-agenda-across-different-pillars/
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries pursue opportunities in cyberspace for national development and an integrated digital market, they must grapple with a range of associated cyber threats or risks, including those that could intersect with geopolitical issues that ASEAN is facing. The opportunity/threat dynamic necessitates policy coherence between digital ambitions and cybersecurity efforts in ASEAN’s cyber agenda. This paper provides a concise analysis of the topic.