Many people associated with Polish road transport have signaled that the manufacture has an atmosphere of uncertainty and deficiency of transparency. Now, thanks to Alvin G., the erstwhile Chief Inspector of Road Transport, we know that these fears were not unfounded.
Information safety problems in GITD
In February and March 2024, Alvin G. posted on platform X (formerly Twitter) 3 service messages that were intended exclusively for business use. This information, which should stay confidential, covered various aspects of GITD's work. The territory Attorney's Office of Warsaw-Ochota suspects that Alvin G. has disclosed this information against the current safety regulations in the GITD.
Information safety Policy in GITD
According to the Information safety Policy, which is in force in the GITD, the disclosure of information in connection with the function may consequence in serious consequences, specified as image harm of institutions, failure of public assurance and even financial losses. 95% of Poles believe that information safety is crucial for the functioning of public institutions, and 72% of them say that these institutions should pay greater attention to data protection (source: 2020 CBOS survey).
Current data from Poland
In Poland the problem of information safety is increasingly being addressed. In 2020, 83% of Polish companies were attacked by cyber criminals and 56% of them suffered financial losses as a consequence of these attacks (source: NASK study of 2020). In specified a situation, things like this Alvin G. are peculiarly disturbing.
The function of the Prosecutor's Office in the protection of information
The Warsaw territory Attorney's Office is investigating Alvin G. and is taking steps to clarify the case. Piotr Antoni Skiba, spokesperson for the territory Attorney's Office, reports that Alvin G. heard allegations of unlawful disclosure of authoritative information. The Prosecutor's Office emphasises that the fishy violated the rules of the Information safety Policy in force in the GITD.
Conclusions and recommendations
The Alvin G. case is simply a informing for all people active in Polish road transport. Information safety is crucial for the functioning of public institutions and businesses. Therefore, it is vital that these institutions attach greater importance to data protection and staff training in information security. 75% of Poles believe that information safety training should be compulsory for all employees who have access to confidential data (source: 2020 CBOS survey).
Against this background, we propose that GITD take steps to strengthen its Information safety Policy and supply information safety training for its employees. In addition, we believe that a social run should be conducted to increase awareness of the importance of information safety in Polish road transport.
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Security of information in Polish transport: scandal in GITD
