INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL DIMENSION OF INFORMATION SECURITY IN POLAND IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW REGULATIONS – SELECTED ISSUES IN THE AREA OF CYBERSECURITY

This paper analyzes information security undertaken within the framework of the cybersecurity strategy in the institutional and legal dimension, both at the level of the European Union and at the level of the internal law of Poland, as one of the Member States. The main objective of the paper is to analyze the characteristics of legal institutions in Poland that deal with the policy of protecting cyberspace. The article analyzes the most important legal solutions that have occurred in Poland as a result of the introduction of new provisions into the legal system resulting from the transposition of the NIS Directive. Their role and significance in the context of the applicable legal provisions and institutions and bodies responsible for conducting cybersecurity policy in Poland are explained. In addition, the provisions of the newly adopted NIS2 Directive are analyzed, and its role in the process of protecting information security in cyberspace is determined. The paper ends with a conclusion that recommends the introduction of normative changes.