This monograph provides an in-depth look at the organisation of the national cybersecurity system and the tasks and responsibilities of the entities operating within this system. The objective of the national cybersecurity system is to ensure cybersecurity at the national level, including the uninterrupted provision of essential services and digital services by achieving the appropriate level of security of the information systems used to provide these services and ensuring the handling of incidents. The EU legislators have been explicit in noting that the scale, frequency, and impact of cybersecurity incidents is growing, putting the functioning of information systems at a serious risk. These systems can be targeted by malicious attacks aimed at damaging or disrupting their operations. Such incidents can hamper the functioning of public administration and business, and cause substantial financial losses, undermine user confidence, and lead to considerable losses in national economies, as well as the EU economy at large. Defined as the resilience of information systems against actions which compromise the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and authenticity of processed data, or the related services provided by those information systems, cybersecurity is an area of concern for private and public entities alike. As far as the public-law sphere is concerned, cybersecurity tasks and powers are performed and exercised by government administration, both central and regional, as well as local and regional governments. At the core of the national cybersecurity system in Poland are the public entities which make Poland's cybersecurity policy with the aim of increasing the level of protection against cyberthreats. Despite having different statuses, tasks, and powers, and places in the public sphere, they share the objective of ensuring cyberspace security.
<p>The paper addresses problems of the position of the local government of the commune level in the space of security and public order. The commune pursues tasks in this area besides other public tasks and ensuring security and public order falls within the category of fundamental tasks, the fulfilment of which requires considerable effort, including financial effort. The commune as a basic unit of local government is to respond to threats most immediately and neutralise them with its own resources and means, or if this is not possible, to prevent them from spreading. This is the main objective of the commune to be pursued in this area of running public administration.</p>
The Minister of National Defense, as an organ of government administration whose jurisdiction also extends to cybersecurity in the military dimension, has been provided by the legislator with specific measures to ensure cybersecurity in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland, or in the units subordinate to them or supervised by them -in the military dimension. The Minister of Defense is in charge of the Computer Security Incident Response Team operating at the national level, through which they also perform tasks related to information systems security.
Local self-government, as a structure within which civil society can thrive, where the digital competencies of the local and regional community come to life, must have the right tools to ensure adequate cybersecurity. These days, e-government, also at the local self-government level, is a common form of performing public tasks, and as a result, its activities in cyberspace must be properly secured. Many tasks are performed using ICT systems that are exposed to external attacks, and therefore, they should meet the appropriate security standards. The article refers to the legal solutions in the field of cybersecurity operating within local self-government in Poland and Hungary.
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