The growth if Internet in Indonesia is enormous. Data by government say that more than 40 million Indonesian people are actively browse the internet today. We are looking at a 200% growth in 2 years.

More users can be mean more problems. And the early internet users are sitting duck for the evil internet predators. Lack of education and protection about the Internet security Issues was the main cause why this is happened.

Here are few of common security issues that are treating Indonesian early internet users

  • Viruses and malwares. Antivirus software is still expensive for many internet users in Indonesia. Without protection from antivirus, computers connected to the internet can be easily contemned by viruses and malwares. Some of this viruses and malwares are so dangerous for internet users.
  • Fraud internet businesses. The growth of internet users creating big holes for fraud internet businesses to take advantages. From scam ecommerce sites to a fraud home based job services. People need to be more careful with businesses available on the internet.
  • Phishing. Early internet users are vulnerable for becoming a victim of phishing. Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

People need to be educated about how to safely browse the internet. Despite the fact that there are plenty of sources for people to learn about the internet security, not many of Indonesian internet users willing to learn the importance of browsing internet safety. “They can learn from the internet security blog available on the internet” said Andy Zein on his blog.

But many believe that it is also important for Indonesian government to establish law and protection for these early internet users. Without a clear law and protection, internet will always be a dangerous places to explore.