Disturbances affected airports in Brussels, Berlin and at London Heathrow. The attack was aimed at the software supported by Collins Aerospace, which is responsible for boarding and check -in systems. Oskar Klimczuk from the portal cyberdefence24.pl, indicated that This type of cyber attack is a test for airports in terms of response to key systems failure.
“The situation at many European airports shows well that it is necessary to create and test emergency procedures,” he pointed out. Thanks to the implementation of manual briefing of passengers, the incident did not directly ground the aircraft, but extended the process that is performed automatically on a daily basis.
In his opinion, he proves the importance of solutions that can be implemented if, as a result of a hacker attack, IT systems are blocked. He added that This applies not only to airports, but also e.g. banking, water and energy systems.
Cyber attack for European airports. In the government they calm down
The minister of digitization Krzysztof Gawkowski calmed down in response to the incident that there are currently no signals about the threat to Polish airports. He also pointed out that the first analyzes suggest that it was a focused attack on a colossal software supplier.
Deputy Minister of Digitization Dariusz Standerski emphasized in an earlier conversation with the Financial Times that Every day, Poland is facing cyber attacks, the number of which is about 50 a day. The goal is, among others Hospitals and water supply systems in large cities.
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He revealed that in August there was a trial of a cyber attack, which aimed to cut off the water supply in one of the large Polish cities. The operation was to be supported by Russia. The government announced investments in security of water management systems. In the coming month it will allocate EUR 80 million to strengthen public infrastructure, which also includes systems used by 2400 local governments.
Record expenditure on cybersecurity
In 2025, Poland is planning a significant increase in the budget allocated for cyber security. The authorities are to spend a record amount of EUR 1 billion, which is to be a response to the growing threats associated with hacker attacks on key elements of public infrastructure.
According to experts, such activities are necessary to meet modern challenges and minimize the effects of potential incidents.
