Indonesian StateDefense as an Effort to Counter the Cyber space Security Threat of Metaverse

The existence of a virtual world in the form of a metaverse will trigger an expansion of the security spectrum given that everyone in the metaverse is free to do anything without having to deal with positive laws and norms. This paper will examine how to deal with these threats by building an attitude of defending the country for Indonesian citizens and how the government has made efforts. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the role of state defense in dealing with cyberspace security threats. This type of research is library research, which is a series of studies related to library data collection methods, or research whose research objects are explored through various library information books, theses, scientific journals, articles, and government regulations. The analysis in this study uses an approach to the concept of cyber defense and the concept of defending the state in Indonesia. One of the threats to national defense and security arising from the metaverse is the spread of ideology or provocation of harmful thoughts. Facing these threats, according to the cyber defense guidelines, humans are the main asset in the success of cyber security. The biggest challenge in implementing cyber defense is to provide competent human resources who are ready to follow the dynamics of the cyber environment that continues to develop and nationalism. From this point of view, the attitude of defending the country becomes very important. The Indonesian government, through various programs and movements, has sought to build awareness of defending the country. The existence of a virtual world in the form of a metaverse will trigger the expansion of the security spectrum. This uncontrolled behavior poses a threat that is not limited to individual security (such as cyberbullying) and will even have an impact on public security and even state security (radicalism and terrorism propaganda). The Indonesian government, through various programs and movements, has pursued this campaign. This action is a preventive initiative of the government so that when metaverse becomes a lifestyle of the people in the future, the Indonesian people are ready to face various potential threats with an attitude of defending the country.