Polish firm to supply mobile cyber labs to army

Media Recovery, a 20-year-old company based in Katowice, is set to equip the Polish Army with mobile cybersecurity laboratories. This initiative is part of the European SAFE program, aiming to bolster the nation's defense capabilities in the face of evolving cyber threats.

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stationary centers (SOC, CSIRT) see that something is happening, but they cannot react physically on the spot. In conditions of conflict or military exercises, the speed of assessment is important: whether it is a failure, an attack, or an element of hybrid warfare.

The specialized vehicles will be outfitted with advanced equipment and software, allowing military personnel to monitor, detect, and respond to cyber incidents directly on location. This capability is crucial for rapid assessment and action during conflicts or military exercises, bypassing the need to send data back to stationary centers.

Company head Małycha emphasizes the importance of speed in cyber incident response, comparing it to a reporter on the ground understanding context better than someone in a studio. He notes that cybercrime revenues have long surpassed those from human trafficking and drug smuggling in Eastern Europe. For Media Recovery, this contract is more than just a business deal; it's a gateway to understanding NATO standards and expanding into foreign markets, with existing collaborations in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden.

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revenues from cybercrime east of Poland exceeded revenues from human trafficking and drug smuggling combined.

Małycha identifies critical cyber threats including attacks on essential infrastructure and GPS signal jamming, common issues seen in the Ukraine conflict and near Kaliningrad. He also warns of hybrid warfare tactics, such as using AI-generated false reports to overwhelm law enforcement and distract from genuine threats. The company is open to growth through partnerships or even acquisition by a larger international entity, seeing it as a natural progression in a specialized market.

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true hybrid warfare is not a single strike, but a whole combination of actions, including flooding the police and the judiciary with thousands of false reports generated by AI, which distracts the services' attention from real targets.