The Polish company Cyber360 has just finalised a contract to implement advanced security systems at the Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski National Institute of Cardiology (NIKard). This project, funded by the National Reconstruction Plan, sends an important signal to the market: the digitalisation of Polish medicine is entering a phase of maturity in which the security of patient data is treated on a par with modern diagnostics.
The choice of Cyber360 as the contractor for this task is no coincidence. The company will deliver a solution based on XDR (Extended Detection and Response) technology, which goes beyond traditional anti-virus protection. The system is to monitor not only workstations and servers, but also LAN traffic, user behaviour and cloud applications. A key element of the implementation is the centralisation of log management, which in practice means a reduction in incident response time from hours to minutes. From a medical facility management perspective, such a ‘digital shield’ minimises the risk of operational paralysis, which, in the case of a cardiology institute, could have dire consequences.
Zbigniew Kniżewski, CEO of Cyber360, emphasises that the aim of the project is to standardise incident management processes. For the public and private sector in Poland, this is an important lesson in adapting to new security standards. The implementation of the contract is part of a broader market trend in which organisations – rather than building costly in-house cyber security teams – are increasingly relying on a turnkey model and external security operations centres (SOCs).
The collaboration between NIKard and Cyber360 is also proof of how EU NIP funds are really stimulating the local IT sector. The investment is helping Polish medical entities meet the stringent requirements of upcoming regulations such as the NIS2 directive.
