Malang, Jawa Timur (ANTARA) - Brawijaya University (UB) has introduced Pamugas, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based web application firewall (WAF) developed to strengthen Indonesia's national cyber defense and cyber sovereignty.
The university's Center for Digital Governance Innovation and Cyber Resilience presented the product at a focus group discussion (FGD) titled "AI for Cybersecurity" held at the third-floor ballroom of Ijen Suites Resort & Convention in Malang on November 7, 2026.
The session was part of the UB LLMNetOps Workshop, which ran from November 6 to 7.
"Cybersecurity today must be able to keep pace with attacks that now also leverage AI. Through Pamugas, we want to show that homegrown innovation can meet Indonesia's need for sovereignty in cybersecurity," said Kasyful Amron, a lecturer at UB's Faculty of Computer Science (Filkom) and a member of the center's team.
Before dozens of participants from various institutions, the development team explained how Pamugas uses machine learning to detect web attacks in real time and classify them into nine attack categories.
Unlike conventional firewalls, which only recognize known attack patterns, Pamugas continuously analyzes network traffic to identify threats that slip past traditional detection, the team said.
Participants also took part in hands-on demonstrations, ranging from simulated attacks on a laboratory environment and the activation of the Pamugas firewall to repel them, to an introduction to the use of AI agents for autonomous security testing.
The FGD, delivered by the center's team, is expected to serve as a strategic forum for academics, practitioners, and stakeholders to encourage the adoption of ethical and sovereign AI-based cybersecurity technology.
The workshop series was organized by UB through its Directorate of Information Technology (DTI) together with partner IDREN (Indonesia Research and Education Network).
Speakers at the event included LLMNetOps project leader Achmad Basuki and Widyawan of IDREN.
Didi Rustam, head of e-government (SPBE) governance and digital transformation, attended on behalf of the Center for Data and Information Technology (Pusdatin) of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology. He expressed hope that the initiative would inspire other universities to follow suit.
During the event, UB, through the center, and Pusdatin agreed to support the further development and use of Pamugas. The collaboration aims to expand the adoption of the AI-based WAF across higher education institutions to strengthen national cyber resilience.
About Pamugas.
Pamugas is an AI-based web application firewall developed by Brawijaya University's Center for Digital Governance Innovation and Cyber Resilience. It is a collaborative product of lecturers from the Informatics Engineering program of the Faculty of Computer Science and the Electrical Engineering program of the Faculty of Engineering, Brawijaya University. The product is designed to automatically detect, classify, and block attacks on web applications in real time. The development and dissemination of Pamugas are part of the Globalizing UB initiative.
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