Since 2017, cybercrime incidents have increased by *** percent in Poland. In 2023, most incidents were reported in the social engineering and publication categories. The most numerous category is social engineering. These threats relate to phishing campaigns, impersonation, and social engineering attacks targeting users of ICT systems with the aim of phishing and spearphishing for confidential information, infecting a computer with malware, or inducing a user to take specific actions. In this category, the most significant number of incidents involved website impersonation using the subject's image, often aimed at extorting funds, login credentials, or other sensitive data.

Polish companies found that the greatest cyber threat was phishing and data theft by employees in 2024. Companies were also afraid of data leakage caused by theft or loss of media or mobile devices.

In the observed period, the total amount of attempted loan defraudings in Poland fluctuated, starting at 387.3 million zloty in 2006 and reaching 324.2 million zloty in 2024.

Organized cybercrime groups most often violated security systems in Polish companies in 2024. Their threat decreased by 17 percentage point compared to the previous year.

The number of cyber attacks in Poland increased from ** incidents in 1996 to over ******* in 2024. Since 2011, the number of cybersecurity incidents has been continuously growing.

Since 2017, cybercrime incidents have increased by *** percent in Poland. In 2023, the largest number of cybercrime incident reports in Poland involved critical infrastructure operators, with 1022 registered incidents.

Since 2017, cybercrime incidents have increased by *** percent in Poland. In 2023, more than **** thousand incidents were recorded, a *** percent increase from the previous year.

In 2021, one in two midsize and large companies plans a cyber security budget comparable to that of 2020. On the other hand, ** percent of companies plan to spend more money on cyber security than the previous year.

Nearly every ****** Poland company recorded from one to three incidents related to security breaches in 2024, an increase compared to the previous year.

The number of data breaches fluctuated in Poland in the observed period. The fourth quarter of 2020 recorded the highest number of data breaches. In the fourth quarter of 2024, this number decreased to *******; however, it was ** percent lower than in the previous quarter.

In 2023, the cybersecurity market in Poland was valued at *** billion zloty. The market is expected to grow to *** billion zloty in 2024, with an annual growth rate of over ** percent.

The public utility sector saw the highest number of attacks. On average, there were over *** thousand cyber attacks per week in 2023.

In 2021, more than half of large and medium-sized companies in Poland indicated that the most significant limitation in implementing innovative software solutions was the fear of a failed implementation. In addition, nearly *** in **** respondents indicated people's resistance as the biggest barrier in implementing innovative solutions.

ICSEC was the most funded cybersecurity company in Poland in the observed period, with a total funding amount of over **** million U.S. dollars. ICSEC is a cybersecurity software company focused on protecting industrial control networks.

In 2022, the most frequently attempted phishing attacks were performed in the services sector in Poland. Following was administration, with ** percent of phishing attacks.

During the observed period, the total cost of service ownership was the most crucial factor in choosing Poland's outsourced data center service provider. However, the number of respondents who pay attention to technical parameters of facilities, SLA conditions, references, portfolio, provider brand, or lower energy prices decreased over the years.

In 2021, more than half of large and midsize companies in Poland used external partners to support the IT department in the cloud deployment process. However, only a small percentage of respondents had an internal IT department that handled cloud deployment and maintenance.

More than half of those surveyed in Poland identified Fake News as a source of online crises in 2023. Forty-five percent of Poles also identified a wave of negative comments or feedback from users and consumers as a source.

In 2023, according to the survey most Polish respondents agreed that there is nothing inappropriate about downloading movies and videos that were not otherwise available for purchase.

In 2022, the most common online fraud that consumers in Poland encountered was not receiving goods after payment, and one in five respondents received fraudulent e-mails.