Poland to earmark PLN 300 mln for cybersecurity system financing in first year, says Dep. PM
The financing of Poland's National Cybersecurity System (KSC) will cost PLN 300 million (EUR 70.6 mln) in the first year of the system's operation, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski told a press conference. He added that the cost will increase in following years.
"We managed to build the law on strong financial foundations, it’s important that we not only have the regulations but also their financing. In the first year, the allocation will be PLN 300 million, and in subsequent years, the funding will continue to grow," Gawkowski said.
"In 2025, we are spending a record amount of over PLN 4 billion on cybersecurity in the civil and military domains. I'm convinced this level will be maintained in the coming years, because protecting cyberspace costs money, just as military defence does," he added.
Poland's digital affairs minister said the funding will support ministerial units developing their own cybersecurity systems.
"[These units - MI ed.] need both money and staff, and we will make sure of that — because there’s no good cybersecurity without people," he said.
"After many years, seven years to be exact, we have finally adopted a very important law, the National Cybersecurity System (...). It’s another step in building Poland’s cybersecurity and strengthening the resilience of every citizen,” Gawkowski added.
He noted that in the third quarter of 2025, Poland had already recorded 500,000 cybersecurity incidents against about 600,000 in the entire 2024.
Digital affairs deputy minister Pawel Olszewski, who is responsible for the legislation, said he aims to move the bill through parliament as soon as possible.
"It will most likely reach the stage when Deputy Speaker Wlodzimierz Czarzasty is acting as Speaker of the Sejm. We want it to be one of the first laws sent for a first reading," Olszewski said.
"Committee work, I hope, will proceed continuously so that the bill can quickly reach the Senate and then the President's desk for signature. Frankly, I understand politics very well, but I would not understand if the President vetoed a law that guarantees the safety of Polish citizens and the state in a time of war, both physical and cyber," he added.
The amendment to the National Cybersecurity System Act aims to strengthen institutional competencies, create sectoral CSIRT teams, improve incident reporting, and enable the identification of high-risk ICT suppliers.
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