Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digitalization of Poland said that Russia is no longer hiding the fact that it is in a “state of cyberwar” with Poland.
He stated this at the opening of the Digital Skills Summit conference.
As Gawkowski said, in terms of cyberwar with Poland, Russia “attacks and does it deliberately”.
According to him, in 2024, twice as many cybersecurity incidents were detected in Poland as in 2023, and three times more than in 2022. A significant part of these incidents was clearly directed against Poland, mainly from Russia, he says.
Gawkowski emphasized that Russian attacks are targeted with the consideration of the vulnerabilities in Polish infrastructure.
“A significant part of them is clearly directed at Poland from Russia. Russia no longer hides that it is in a state of cyberwar with Poland. They attack and do it deliberately. They know where our weaknesses are,” the Polish minister said.
Journalists noted that the cybersecurity of Polish local authorities is of great concern. In response, the Ministry of Digital Affairs, in cooperation with the state research institute NASK, launched the “Cyber-Safe Local Government” program.
As a reminder, European intelligence services have previously warned that Russia has intensified sabotage operations.
As a reminder, at the end of October, Finland reported numerous cases of sabotage, cyberattacks and destabilization, and the country also suspects Russia of conducting influence operations against the country.
At the same time, it was reported that Sweden and Norway were abandoning plans to create completely cashless systems due to fears that this would make them vulnerable to security threats from Russia.
