This open access book explores the legal aspects of cybersecurity in Poland. The authors are
not limited to the framework created by the NCSA (National Cybersecurity System Act - this act
was the first attempt to create a legal regulation of cybersecurity and in addition has
implemented the provisions of the NIS Directive) but may discuss a number of other issues. The
book presents international and EU regulations in the field of cybersecurity and issues
pertinent to combating cybercrime and cyberterrorism. Moreover regulations concerning
cybercrime in a few select European countries are presented in addition to the problem of
collision of state actions in ensuring cybersecurity and human rights. The advantages of the
book include a comprehensive and synthetic approach to the issues related to the cybersecurity
system of the Republic of Poland a research perspective that takes as the basic level of
analysis issues related to the security of the state and citizens and the analysis of
additional issues related to cybersecurity such as cybercrime cyberterrorism and the problem
of collision between states ensuring security cybernetics and human rights. The book targets a
wide range of readers especially scientists and researchers members of legislative bodies
practitioners (especially judges prosecutors lawyers law enforcement officials) experts in
the field of IT security and officials of public authorities. Most authors are scholars and
researchers at the War Studies University in Warsaw. Some of them work at the Academic Centre
for Cybersecurity Policy - a thinktank created by the Ministry of National Defence of the
Republic of Poland.
