Krzysztof Gawkowski stated at the left’s Friday convention that “PiS has treated cyberspace with neglect for almost 8 years. It promised much and delivered little.” left club.
PiS did nothing about cybersecurity?
For nearly eight years, PiS has treated cyberspace as a lower priority. It promised much, but delivered little, according to the head of the Left Caucus at the party convention.
Krzysztof Gawkowski argued that “the left has a plan for what a secure cyberspace, a secure state on the internet, and a digital fortress should look like.”
First, he proposed establishing a cybersecurity agency — a central hub to coordinate and counter cyber threats. The Cybersecurity Office would guide the work of all Polish cyber services and agencies, he said, serving as a protective “cyber shield” for individuals and for government operations alike.
Moscow responds to the accusations
Michał Moskal, director of the PiS presidential office, replied to the left’s critique with a series of comments on social media. He highlighted a number of government measures and policies that, in his view, countered the criticisms.
Gawkowski, speaking at the left’s cyber security gathering, asserted that PiS neglected cyberspace. Moskal challenged the claim, promising to outline the actions taken by Law and Justice.
He listed several steps:
1. The enactment of the KSC Act; 2. The creation of the Anti-Cybercrime Bureau within the Police Headquarters; 3. The establishment of the NCBC and its transformation into the Cyberspace Defense Forces Component Command; 4. The creation of a new cyber defense troop capability — the Cyberspace Defense Forces; 5. The founding of a Military Information Technology Secondary School to build human resources; 6. Numerous strategic documents and programs, alongside the work of institutions included in the KSC, such as relevant CSIRTs, the Government Plenipotentiary for Cybersecurity, and bodies like NASK and ABW, among others.
He stressed that listing every initiative from the past seven years is challenging, but he argued that even with the shadow of ongoing regional conflict, the opposition remains out of touch with core cyber concepts.
Moshał also shared photographs from 2019 showing the signing ceremony appointing the Plenipotentiary for the Creation of the Cyberspace Defense Forces. Formally, the Command of the Component Command Cyberspace Defense Forces within the National Cyberspace Security Center was established in early 2022.
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Source: wPolityce