Lemsaneg was Indonesia's primary signal intelligence agency. It was founded byLieutenant colonel (then finally attained the rank ofMajor general) Dr.Roebiono Kertopati [id], a medical doctor assigned to Indonesia's intelligence department at that time, Section B of theMinistry of Defense. At that time, this section was mainly responsible for strategic intelligence analyses during theIndonesian National Revolution. He was assigned to the department byAmir Sjarifuddin, Ministry of Defence at that time, to build a unit for signal intelligence. As a result, Code Service (Dinas Code) was founded on 4 April 1946. As a medical doctor, he had no background or formal training in intelligence and signal intelligence. However, during his assignment, he completed various crash courses in intelligence and signal intelligence. In 1949, during theDutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference period, he completed a signal intelligence course from the DutchMinistry of Foreign Affairs and developed various cryptography methods. His cryptography methods proved useful to secure the transmission ofencrypted messages and government communications, during wartime and peacetime.[2]
DK2ICN was a coordinating desk under 7th Deputy (Coordination of Communication, Information, and Apparatuses) ofCoordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs (CMPLSA), created throughCMPLSA DecreeNo. 24/2014.[5] The coordination desk was a consortium and membered by representatives from theCMPLSA, theAgency of Assessment and Application of Technology [id] (abbreviated as BPPT), the Indonesian Telematic Society (Masyarakat Telematika Indonesia, abbreviated as Mastel), Association of Indonesia Internet Provider (Asosiasi Penyedia Jasa Internet Indonesia, abbreviated as APJII), Indonesian Internet Domain Name Registry (Pengelola Nama Domain Internet Indonesia, abbreviated as PANDI), and independents. Along with the decree, the proposal of a future National Cyber Agency (Badan Cyber Nasional, abbreviated as BCN) drafted by the National Security Council (Dewan Ketahanan Nasional, abbreviated as Wantannas) was also included. Until the agency formed, DK2ICN was still responsible for cyber defense and cyber intelligence.[6]
The predecessor of DK2ICN was the National Cyber Security Desk (Desk Keamanan Siber Nasional, abbreviated as DKSN) under Wantannas in 2013. DK2ICN was later renamed the National Cyberspace Desk (Desk Cyberspace Nasional, abbreviated as DCN) under Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs in 2016.[7]
Latest organization structure of BSSN was established through Presidential DecreeNo. 28/2021.[12] The structure later expanded by Chief of BSSN DecreeNo. 4/2023,[13] 6/2024, and 1/2025:
Office of the Chief of BSSN
Office of the Vice Chief of BSSN
Main Secretariat
Bureau of Planning and Finance
Bureau of Organization and Human Resource
Bureau of Law Affairs and Public Communication
Division of Strategic Support and Central Leadership Administration
Subdivision of Administration of the Office of the Chief of BSSN
Subdivision of Administration of the Office of the Vice Chief of BSSN
Subdivision of Administration of the Office of Main Secretariat of BSSN
Subdivision of Administration of the Office of Deputy I
Subdivision of Administration of the Office of Deputy II
Subdivision of Administration of the Office of Deputy III
Subdivision of Administration of the Office of Deputy IV
Bureau of General Affairs
Household and State Property Section
Subdivision of Household Affairs and Security
Goods/Services Procurement Section
Deputy for Strategy and Policy of Cyber Security and Crypto (Deputy I)
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto Strategy
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto Policies on Government Affairs
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto Policies on Technological Affairs
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto Policies on Human Resource Affairs
Deputy for Cyber Security and Crypto Operations (Deputy II)
Directorate of Cyber Security Operations
Directorate of Information Security and Control Operations
Directorate of Crypto
Deputy for Government Cyber Security and Crypto and Human Resource Development (Deputy III)
Directorate of Central Government Affairs on Cyber Security and Crypto
Directorate of Regional Governments Affairs on Cyber Security and Crypto
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto Human Resource Development
Deputy of Cyber Security and Signal Intelligence in Economy (Deputy IV)
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto for Finance, Trading, and Tourism Affairs
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto for Energy and Natural Resources Affairs
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto for Information Technology, Communication, Media, and Transportation Affairs
Directorate of Cyber Security and Crypto for Industrial Affairs
The BSSN, since was developed from Lemsaneg, it inherited Lemsaneg's primary training facility, STSN (Sekolah Tinggi Sandi Negara), which now become PoltekSSN (State Signal Polytechnics).
In the past, during the Indonesian National Revolution, theDinas Code held internships for those interested in being signal intelligence operators. During its formation period in peacetime, in the 1950s–1960s (now known asDjawatan Sandi),Djawatan Sandi relied on a special training program calledPendidikan Sandiman dan Juru Sandi (Education of Signal Operators and Signal Expert). In 1969, the program was elevated intoPendidikan Ahli Sandi Gaya Baru (New Style Signal Expert Education). In 1973, the program was later upgraded with many resources, becoming a school under the name AKSARA (Akademi Sandi Negara, State Signal Academy). The school was later formally established in 1974, gaining approval by the Department of Education and Culture in 1975. AKSARA subsequently became STSN in 2002 and was formally established as an official state school by Presidential DecreeNo. 22/2003.[14] STSN became PoltekSSN in 2019, after Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education DecreeNo. 03/M/I/2018 on upgrading STSN to Polytechnics. It was later approved through Ministry of State Apparatuses and Bureaucratic Reform DecreeNo. B/1007/M.KT.01/2019, and Chief of BSSN DecreeNo. 12/2019.[14]
Aside from PoltekSSN's rigorous education to train future BSSN members, BSSN also held less rigorous training for field and applied operators from another institutions. This program is calledDiklat Sandiman (Signal Operators Short courses), which is available in 2 levels: Level II (Signal Operators) and Level I (Signal Expert).[15]
^Persadha, Pratama Dahlian; Kristian, Rieko (2015).Kode Untuk Republik: Peran Sandi Negara di Perang Kemerdekaan (in Indonesian). Jakarta: PT. Marawa Tiga Warna.ISBN978-602-72773-0-4.OCLC937390013.
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