THREATS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS

Abstract

According to the Act on Crisis Management, critical infrastructure (CI) in Poland includes 11 systems that fulfill a key role in the functioning of the state and the life of its citizens. The article presents applied forms of terrorist attacks on CI systems. On the basis of checks that were carried out, errors in the protection of CI systems are described. In the final part of the article it is repeated after NPOIK that the applied CI protection systems should apply to all types of threats and be prepared for the fastest possible restoration of functions performed by the given CI.