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Bezpieczeństwo informacyjne w jednostkach samorządu terytorialnego
Information safety in local government units

Author(s): Jacek Gerwatowski
Subject(s): Public Administration, Security and defense, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: safety; information safety; information security threats; cyber-terrorism; public information;

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses issues in the field of information and IT security and attempts to explain what is meant by information security and presents potential opportunities and threats in this field. The article discusses various types of information security threats, from those with a “traditional” character, such as espionage, through to threats resulting from the development of new technologies, e.g. cyber-terrorism and threats resulting from the activities of natural forces. The article presents the tasks of public administration and local government units in the field of information security resulting, inter alia, from the provisions of the Act on access to public information or regulations on the protection of personal data.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 89-106
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish