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Indonesia as the largest archipelagic country in the world with a coastline of 108,000 kilometers, has land borders with three neighboring countries and Indonesian waters borders with ten neighboring countries, so it is the obligation of the Indonesian government and all citizens to maintain the integrity of its territory. In maintaining the integrity of its territory directly adjacent to other countries, based on geographical conditions in terms of this approach, the border area should be placed as the front fence in the national defense system. This research was conducted to determine the condition of the people of Indonesia's border areas and aims to analyze the efforts in empowering the people of the border areas through increasing awareness of defending the country. By using a qualitative descriptive method, the data to be taken comes from books, previous research, scientific articles, literature and news from the official website. Along with global developments, the forms of threats that exist are not only physical threats but also non-physical threats. With Indonesia's geographical conditions, it will certainly have a big influence on the people in the region and will pose various threats if not, {"references":["Muhammad Azhar (2001), Perspektif Islam tentangBela Negara, JurnalKetahananNasional, IV 1, April 2001), p.33","Yusgiantoro, Purnomo (2014), Indonesian Defense White Paper 2014. Jakarta: Indonesian Ministry of Defense","Republic of Indonesian Law Number 3 of 2002, article 1 paragraph 1 & 2, National Defense","Republic of Indonesian Law Number 43 of 2008, Country Territory","Presidential Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 1 of 2021, Acceleration of Economic Development in National Border Areas.","Republic of Indonesian Preamble of the 1945 Constitution","Presidential Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 2021, General National Defense Policy 2020-2024","Republic of Indonesian Law Number 23 of 2019, management of national resources for National Defense"]}

—The technological advancement of the fourth industrial revolution, which globally impacts countries encourages every nation to adapt the use of sophisticated technology, including Indonesia. The unpredictable of nations threats in strategic environment also drives national defense to adapt technological use. This technology includes big data. Through literature review, the author argues that both technologies are useful for national defense which effectively for minimizing and anticipating every form of national threat. Regarding to the current national threat situation in nonmilitary realm such as pandemic, the usage of big datais applicable to military and nonmilitary aspects. The usage of advance technology in Indonesia for national defense shows how Indonesia readiness to face every kind of threat in the era of the fourth industrial revolution, {"references":["T. Hardyanthi, G. Falah Al, W. Muhammad Arizka, Facing the Industrial Revolution 4.0: Taiwanese and Indonesian Perspective, Indonesian Comparative Law Review, 1 (2), 2019, 93-112.","I. S. Tay, L. T. Chuan, A. H. N. Aziati, A. N. A. Ahmad, An Overview of Industry 4.0: Definition, Components, and Government Initiatives, Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems 10(14):14, 2018.","C. N. R. Khaeroni,Unit Readiness to Build Defense in Facing the Industrial Revolution Era 4.0, Virajati Bulletin of Seskoal Online Communication Media edition VI, 2021","] Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia, The Importance of Technology Improvement and National Defense Industry capabilities, National Website of Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia, 2021.","H. Tjahjanto, Enhancing Indonesia Deterrence Power with the Mastery of Defense Technology in Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era, IEEE 6th Asian Conference on Defence Technology (ACDT) Bali, Indonesia, November 13-15, 2019, 1-3.","A. Mustofa, Covid-19 in the Framework of Irregular Warfare: from the Perspective of National Defense Strategy, Jurnal keamanan Nasional, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2020.","WHO, \"Coronavirus\" in WHO Website, 2020.","C. Mulyana, The Covid-19 pandemic has also had an impact on defense and security,Media Indonesia News, 2020."]}