Have you ever received a call from your mother asking, “Son, I got a text message saying I have to pay an extra 30 groszy for a package, but I didn't order anything. What should I do?” Or heard from your father that a well-known politician is promising huge sums of money on Facebook for a small investment in a state-owned company?
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On the night of 9–10 September, when Russian drones violated our airspace and the internet went wild. In moments like these, when information chaos mixes with anxiety, many of us look for quick and reliable answers. Where? Increasingly often in an AI chat window, which appears to be an oasis of organised knowledge.
We live in a world that is becoming increasingly digital every day. Running a business without specialised tools is almost impossible today. Newsletter mailing systems, online shop management platforms, invoicing software – the choice is vast, and the benefits seem obvious. You set up an account, pay a small monthly subscription fee, and in no time at all you have a powerful tool that automates your work.
1 September marks the beginning of the school year. Parents, grandparents, schools and local authorities are preparing for photos with school bags, balloons and signs saying ‘first day at school’. On this day, social media is flooded with photos full of smiles and emotions. But here's an important appeal: before you post a photo of your child on the internet, think twice.
Poland has become one of the countries most frequently attacked by cybercriminals in the world. – We're an easy target – expert Kamil Porembiński explains to me. And he adds: – The person responsible for security in a company is the IT guy, whose other tasks are swapping cables in the computer and the toner in the printer. Their knowledge of cyberattacks and cybersecurity is often zero.
In the era of widespread enthusiasm around artificial intelligence, more and more people – both developers and completely non-technical users – reach for AI to write code, solve problems or build simple applications. The trouble is that the end result is often the digital equivalent of a botch job.
In Poland you can't check a land register number through Geoportal, because it's... personal data. So ruled the Supreme Administrative Court. According to this interpretation, the land register (KW) number itself, that is, a string of characters in the format XXXX/XXXXXXXX/X, is already protected information. But if you really want to – go ahead – all you have to do is pay 100 zł to a company registered in the United States and you have access to 50 such numbers. Legally? In the USA, yes. In Poland – no.
On 1 August 2007 I started my first business. I remember it to this day. I had more enthusiasm than knowledge back then, but one thing I knew for sure: I want to have my own company.
What methods do identity thieves and cyber-fraudsters use to rob their victims, and what is the scale of this phenomenon? What benefits does restricting your PESEL number give and what else is worth taking care of? Beata Turska talks with cybersecurity expert Kamil Porembiński.
More and more cyberattacks on Polish local governments! How do you defend against them? In the latest episode of the Localsome podcast, host Michał Fedorowicz talks with Kamil Porembiński – a cybersecurity expert, systems architect and founder of a hosting company.
On a chilly December morning, the mayor of the fictional town of Brzegowice, Marcin Kowalewski, sat down in his office with a mug of hot coffee. The day looked set to be quiet – meetings with investors, conversations with residents, the everyday work for the town. But that calm was about to be brutally interrupted.
Generative artificial intelligence is becoming very popular, which means that demand for new content to generate models has soared. And where do you get that content if not from the websites available online? Don't want someone stealing your articles or images? There are a few ways to deal with this.
The level of mutual trust among entrepreneurs in Poland is relatively low compared with other countries. Studies, such as those carried out by the World Economic Forum or the European Values Study, show that Poland is characterised by a low level of so-called social capital, which is measured, among other things, by mutual trust between people, including in the business environment.