Starostwo Powiatowe w Piszu

Starostwo Powiatowe w Piszu functions as the county-level public administration authority for Pisz County, situated in the northeastern part of Poland within the Warmian‑Masurian Voivodeship. It executes a broad spectrum of state‑delegated tasks, such as processing personal identification documents, handling vehicle registration and technical inspections, and maintaining the central register of real estate and land parcels. The office also manages the allocation and monitoring of European Union and national funds earmarked for regional development projects, including infrastructure upgrades and environmental protection initiatives. In the field of public safety, it collaborates with police, fire and medical services to develop and implement county‑wide emergency response plans and to organise civil defence exercises. Beyond these core duties, the starostwo provides administrative assistance to educational institutions under its jurisdiction, facilitating the processing of staff appointments, the distribution of educational subsidies, and the supervision of school maintenance programmes. Its clientele comprises private individuals, entrepreneurs, non‑governmental organisations, and other public bodies that require official certificates, permits, or information concerning local governance. All activities are conducted in accordance with the Polish Constitution, the Public Finance Act, and the specific regulations issued by the voivodeship marshal’s office.

The cyber incident disclosed on 1 March 2025 demonstrated that the Starostwo Powiatowe w Piszu depends on its internal information technology infrastructure to carry out the majority of its service delivery processes. During the attack, threat actors gained temporary access to the network, resulting in a loss of connectivity for several internal applications while the Communications Department continued to interact with the public through external channels such as social media and email platforms hosted outside the compromised environment. Although forensic investigators retained by the organisation found no evidence that personal or confidential data had been exfiltrated, the disruption led to intermittent unavailability of customer‑service functions in departments responsible for document issuance and record‑keeping until the systems were cleaned, restored and brought back online. Administratively, the starostwo is a budgetary unit of the Polish government, subordinate to the appointed starosta who acts as the representative of the Council of Ministers at the county level and oversees the execution of state policy within the territory. The publicly available sources do not disclose the exact number of employees, the annual budget, or any parent‑company or subsidiary relationships that might exist for this entity. What distinguishes the Starostwo Powiatowe w Piszu from other local authorities is its dual mandate to provide routine civil‑service functions to the residents of Pisz County while simultaneously serving as the coordination centre for county‑level crisis management and recovery efforts.