Poland is one of the most vulnerable European countries to cyberattacks
- Poland and the Czech Republic are the most vulnerable to cyberattacks in Europe.
- Hackers most often attack the IT systems of state institutions and energy companies.
- Due to geopolitical conditions, we are a natural target.
The latest Global Threat Intelligence Report shows that organized hacker groups are particularly aggressive in attacking entities in Central and Eastern European countries. This may be due to structural deficiencies in cybersecurity.
According to "Rzeczpospolita," which obtained the aforementioned report, Poland and the Czech Republic lead the infamous ranking of countries most frequently attacked by hackers . The number of digital attacks on our country is constantly growing. Companies and institutions here are subjected to attacks an average of 2,300 times a week.
European entities are increasingly being attacked by hackersAnalyses conducted by Check Point Software Technologies, an Israeli-American company that provides security against cyberattacks on networks, the cloud, data centers and mobile devices, indicate that European entities have to deal with approximately 1,600 attacks on IT systems every week on average.
Due to its geopolitical position and active involvement in support of Ukraine, Poland is at the center of attention for various cybercriminal organizations. Therefore, it is crucial to constantly monitor all access points to government, corporate, and private networks, and secure the infrastructure against dangerous attempts to disrupt the smooth functioning of the state, says Wojciech Głażewski, Director of Check Point in Poland.
As research has shown, in our country the main target of attacks is the energy industry and government institutions , but the telecommunications industry, education, and even healthcare and agriculture are not immune to this type of threats.
Artificial intelligence helps hackers with cyberattacksThe use of solutions based on artificial intelligence greatly speeds up and facilitates attacks, as hackers can find vulnerabilities in the security systems used in just a few minutes.
The presented report leaves no doubt that ensuring the security of IT systems is now becoming a task for state institutions and business in the broad sense.
Journalist, graduate of political science at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University. Associated with the media for over 40 years. After graduating in 1982, he worked on the editorial staff of "Gazeta Krakowska" and "Kurier Polski." A member of the editorial team of "Przegląd Techniczny." He has published articles in "Student," "Przekrój," and "Życie Literackie." Since the economic and political transformation, he has been associated with Reuters as a correspondent in Krakow for over 20 years. For the next three years, he conducted practical classes with students at the Institute of Journalism, Media, and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University. Since December 2021, he has joined the PTWP Group and works for the WNP.PL portal. His main professional interests include economics and politics at the global level and the participation of Polish business in this field, particularly companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Winner of the "Ostra Pióra" award, granted for "spreading economic education" by the BCC, as well as the Golden Pear - a journalistic award of the Małopolska Branch of the Association of Journalists of the Republic of Poland.
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