Jakarta, Nov. 9 -- Indonesia's government and financial regulators have urged national commercial banks to bolster their cybersecurity defenses following a surge in global cyberattacks targeting financial institutions, officials said Monday.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto called on the banking sector to enhance digital security layers to protect national information systems and safeguard financial infrastructure against widespread hacking attempts.

"Each bank must strengthen its cybersecurity, especially given the digital mechanisms currently in place," Hartarto told reporters in Jakarta, describing the wave of global breaches as a direct test of the country's cyber resilience.

Echoing the warning, Dian E...