Since the late 20th century, the
world has experienced a great revolutionary in the area of information
technology. This can be seen where cyber space has becoming necessity for
individuals’ life, governments, business and also organizations. According to
Internet World Stats (2017), the internet users in Asia region in as of June
2017 is 49.7%.This is because, cyber space has become an essential platform to
support national growth due to its borderless connection. However, this
borderless connection throughout the world could create a lot of security
problem (Lalitha, 2012). This can be seen when the problem of cyber-attacks is
currently increasing its seriousness in the world. Due to this problem, cyber
security has becoming a critical research and development in the world and also
in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Over the past 50
decades since ASEAN is founded, the problem of cybercrime often occurs and
increasing in the ASEAN region. Due to this, since the problem is very serious
as it can threaten the security of the region, a lot of cyber security
initiatives has been taken by ASEAN (ASEAN, 2017). Hence, this study aim to
examine the effectiveness of cyber security initiatives taken by ASEAN in
securing the region. The study focused on three section, which is first, to
identify the cyber security initiatives implemented in ASEAN, second to examine
the effectiveness of cyber security initiatives in ASEAN by looking on each
member states and lastly is to identify the obstacles faced by ASEAN and measures
taken to counter cyber threats. It is hope that the study can contribute to the
improvement of the effectiveness of cyber security initiatives by ASEAN in
order to secure the region
