Russia - Ukraine Cyber Warfare and Its Impacts on Poland’s National Security

Abstract

This research analyses the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the cyber domain and its boarder impact on Poland national security. It explains that how the nature of cyber warfare represents the impacts on Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure have the influence on Poland national security. The study highlights that Poland facing cybersecurity threats due to its geostrategic location and key ally of NATO and EU, which makes Poland target of the Russian cyber threats. Key challenges faced by the Poland involves misinformation campaigns, and attacks on their infrastructure. By examining the documents and reports, this research demonstrates that how Poland counters the Russian cyber threats by investing and enhancing their cyber defense co-operations with different institutes and in improving the cybersecurity. These recommendations aimed to suggest Poland better respond to the cyber threats through enhancing Poland’s role in European cyber security and improving their cyber resilience. The Russia-Ukraine cyber warfare involves numbers of cyberattacks, 2017 NotPetya wiper worm, the 2022, and in between 2015-16 attacks on energy grids. Primarily, thee operations targeted the Ukrainian infrastructure but particularly on Poland’s national security. In context of rising global cyber warfare in order to counter the state- sponsored cyber threats they need for adaptive cyber defense policy, collective security agreements and stronger international regulations. The Russia-Ukraine cyber warfare highlights to stay safe from the cyber conflicts international co-operation is necessary, critical infrastructure is a key to protect digital sovereignty and need for strong national cyber plans.