Ocena poziomu wydatków publicznych na funkcjonowanie systemu cyberbezpieczeństwa w Polsce na tle Unii Europejskiej

The main purpose of the article is to present and assess the changes in the directions of expenditure on cybersecurity in Poland from the state budget and their impact on the assessment of technological advancement in comparison with the EU. The formal and legal regulations that came into force over the last years in the EU and in Poland in this area are reviewed as well. The first part of the article focuses on the evolution of definitions and regulations regarding cyberspace, cybercrime and cybersecurity. It also highlights the entities involved in the cybersecurity system and their role in preventing threats in cyberspace. Next, the author briefly examines main threats in the digital space of the European Union and Poland. The final section assesses directions of financing cybersecurity in Poland versus the EU. The author argues that as the use of technology increases, it will be necessary to increase public spending on cybersecurity in order to maintain the level of security.