REPORT FROM THE MEETING "RANSOMWARE - A GREAT THREAT FOR COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN POLAND. HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF?" - POZNAŃ CONCORDIA DESIGN - JUNE 11, 2025

On Wednesday, June 11, in the industrial spaces of Concordia Design, we once again hosted our Clients. This time, the topic of the meeting was cyber threats, especially ransomware attacks, and solutions that allow us to defend IT systems against such attacks or minimize their effects.

The meeting was divided into several modules. At the beginning, Piotr Flis (UpGreat) welcomed the guests, presented the agenda of the meeting and emphasized the need for active defense against threats to IT systems in the context of recent attacks on companies and institutions in Poland.

Presentation for download:

• Upgreat's offer and digital sovereignty of Polish enterprises.

The threat landscape for IT systems in 2025 or what threatens us?

In the next module, Jakub Staśkiewicz (OpenSecurity, Trainer, Auditor, Certified Ethical Hacker) discussed in detail the threats to IT systems in Poland. The most popular attack methods and the mechanisms behind them were presented. The audience learned what a cyber kill chain is, what the Mitre ATT&CK matrix is, and what standard functionalities of operating systems and applications can be used to gain unauthorized access to the data of enterprises and organizations (Lolbin/Lolbas).

In the second part of the module, Jakub Staśkiewicz and Piotr Flis discussed good practices in the area of cybersecurity of IT/OT systems in the form of a dialogue with the audience.

Presentation for download:

• Cyber Threat Landscape 2025.

Can storage protect corporate data from encryption?

In this part, Łukasz Bajer (ALEF Polska, storage cybersecurity consultant) discussed the dedicated ransomware protection functionalities of Netapp arrays and showed their operation live. The ONTAP array operating system can recognize the characteristic activity accompanying file encryption by ransomware (AI-powered Autonomous Ransomware Protection – ARP) and take actions appropriate to the set policies, e.g. create a snapshot copy resistant to deletion attempts (SnapLock). ONTAP additionally offers MFA/MAV, i.e. two-factor authentication and the need to provide credentials of more than one administrator when performing particularly important administrative activities. The array also offers digital bunker functionalities (Cyber Vaulting & Air-Gapped WORM).

In his second presentation, Łukasz Bajer introduced the scalable deduplicators from Exagrid. Backup built on the basis of EX-27 – EX189 devices ensures minimal and unchangeable data retention time (Retention Time-Lock), immutable objects (Immutable Objects), as well as delayed deletion of backup copies (Delayed Deletion).

Presentations for download:

• NetApp effective data protection against Ransomware,
• ExaGrid – Effective Deduplication and Ransomware Resistance.

And now Poland! or what IT security products are offered by Polish manufacturers?

Przemysław Kucharzewski (Rublon and CyCommSec) shared knowledge about Rublon MFA and CyCommSec services in two interesting presentations.

Rublon is a Polish company and according to Gartner a major supplier in the field of cybersecurity and a manufacturer of advanced solutions in the field of multi-factor authentication (MFA). The company's flagship product is Rublon MFA - an intuitive and rich in functionalities (over 90 integrations with devices and software) platform, enabling secure employee access to the organization's IT resources and achieving compliance with data protection regulations. More information in our article about Rublon.

CyCommSec is a Polish startup and IT company specializing in advanced cybersecurity solutions. The company was founded in 2018 and is run by experienced experts who have worked for both leading Polish and international companies. Their flagship product is  FuseAI – an innovative solution that uses artificial intelligence for effective vulnerability detection, risk management and threat analysis. FuseAI has dual-use potential, meaning it can be used in both the commercial and military sectors, responding to the growing needs for protection against polymorphic threats and AI attacks.

Dominika Maciaszek (Product Specialist at LOG Plus) gave a presentation about LOG Plus i.e. an advanced ITAM/ITSM platform supporting the management of IT resources, business processes and ensuring compliance with applicable legal regulations. In addition to the ITAM/ITSM/SAM functionality, the module for managing user authorizations in IT systems attracted particular interest. More information about the product in our article about LOG+.

Presentations for download:

• Rublon MFA – Multi-Factor Authentication,
• CyCommSec – SOC as a Service,
• LOG Plus – IT Resource Management.

And what in conclusion?

We ended the meeting with a joint lunch and the distribution of practical gifts to our guests. This time, each of the meeting participants received a Yubico Security Key C NFC, which integrates perfectly with Rublon MFA. For more information about the products Yubico and their integration with Rublon MFA, please contact us.

We invite you to contact us – we will be happy to prepare a dedicated presentation for you, together with our suppliers, come to you for a meeting, lend you equipment for testing or implement a Proof of Concept.

Thank you for being here 🙂