Lt. Col. Tomasz Smyl

Senior Specialist, Certification Branch, Expert Cybersecurity Training Centre

From July 2006 to February 2007, he served with the Polish Military Contingent in the Republic of Iraq as an S-6 officer in the Headquarters Battalion of the Multinational Division Central-South in Ad Diwaniyah. In this role, he was responsible for information security and the maintenance of communication and IT systems used by the Polish contingent at the base.

Between 2009 and 2015, while serving at the Centre for Communications and IT Training in Zegrze, he undertook duties first as an officer and then as Head of the IT Team. Through his personal commitment, he significantly contributed to the expansion of IT systems and the improvement of information flow within the Centre as well as the Land Forces Headquarters, thereby supporting the development of IT capabilities in the Polish Armed Forces.

From 2015 to 2021, he served in the Inspectorate of IT Systems / IT Inspectorate / National Cybersecurity Centre in successive roles, including specialist in the Branch for IT Systems of the Armed Forces, where he was responsible, among other things, for the digitalisation of Air Traffic Services, and in the Branch for the Assessment of IT Security Systems, where he was responsible for shaping IT security policies under the Director of the IT Inspectorate / National Cybersecurity Centre.

Between 2021 and 2024, he served at the Polish Military Representation to NATO and EU Military Committees in Brussels as a specialist and senior specialist for cybersecurity and standardisation.

He possesses comprehensive technical education and extensive specialist knowledge, which since August 2024 he has successfully applied in his current role as Senior Specialist in the Certification Division of the Expert Cybersecurity Training Centre.

Privately, he is a father of two teenagers, a lover of string instruments, and an enthusiast of tennis and high-adrenaline off-road motorcycling.

6th edition

02 October 2025 / 13:45 - 14:45 / Scene - Room 2 ()

Trust and Security: from cryptology to cybersecurity certification.