Supplier assurance, controlled information and audit-ready accountability are baseline expectations across defence supply chains and public services alike. We provide UK-sovereign support with demonstrable security controls, clear access governance and the evidence that contracts, oversight bodies and auditors require.
Select a pressure to see where control often starts to drift.
Where Defence Cyber Certification requirements apply, supplier assurance, controlled information and Cyber Essentials Plus become important supply-chain expectations. Case records and citizen data sit across multiple public-service systems, where accountability requires clear evidence of who can access what.
Where Defence Cyber Certification requirements apply, supplier assurance, controlled information and Cyber Essentials Plus become important supply-chain expectations. Case records and citizen data sit across multiple public-service systems, where accountability requires clear evidence of who can access what.
Organisations in this sector that close the gaps typically follow the same pattern.
Data access is documented, governed and auditable — providing the assurance evidence that contracts, auditors and oversight bodies require.
Third-party access is controlled, time-limited and documented — so the supply chain strengthens rather than weakens your assurance posture.
Devices, communications tools and information-request handling are configured to match the environment's security and transparency requirements.
Permissions, external sharing and Teams configuration are aligned with programme and compliance requirements, and auditable against policy.
Data access is documented, governed and auditable — providing the assurance evidence that contracts, auditors and oversight bodies require.
Third-party access is controlled, time-limited and documented — so the supply chain strengthens rather than weakens your assurance posture.
Devices, communications tools and information-request handling are configured to match the environment's security and transparency requirements.
Permissions, external sharing and Teams configuration are aligned with programme and compliance requirements, and auditable against policy.
Choose one of four short diagnostics shaped around your sector, or go deeper with the DATALO Diagnostic across your full data lifecycle. Each short diagnostic is a 15-question check with an instant result and a downloadable PDF report.
Need help interpreting the results? You can talk them through with our team afterwards.
Built around CSMv4 and Defence Cyber Certification where relevant, UK GDPR, FOI obligations, Cabinet Office and NCSC guidance, Cyber Essentials Plus, supplier assurance, controlled information and secure, accountable AI adoption where in scope.
Could your controlled information, supplier data or citizen and service records withstand a cyber incident, audit, FOI request or AI rollout without exposing hidden control gaps?
15 questions • 5 control areas
Are your managed devices, mobile access and high-assurance communication routes creating an unseen cyber, leaver or data-access gap?
15 questions • 5 control areas
Is Microsoft 365 controlled well enough for secure collaboration, external access, identity control, Copilot and automation?
15 questions • 5 control areas
Know where your cyber resilience is weakest.
15 questions • 5 control areas
A deeper diagnostic across your full data lifecycle, structured around the DATALO 5Cs: Collect, Classify, Curate, Consent and Control.
Five service areas, each shaped around the pressures and priorities of this sector.
We support organisations where uptime, security, access, communication and data control matter to day-to-day operations. Sector-specific customer stories are in preparation.
Customer stories in preparation
Sector-specific customer stories are being prepared. These will show how similar organisations approach support, security, Microsoft, communications and data control.
A story focused on sensitive information handling, access control and assurance evidence for a defence supply chain organisation.
A story focused on managed devices, communication routes and high-assurance expectations in a sensitive operational environment.
A story focused on secure collaboration, external sharing controls and governance evidence for a defence-adjacent organisation.
Our own assurance
How assurance expectations across the defence supply chain and public services are evolving — and what Cyber Essentials Plus actually requires from a practical technology perspective.
In preparation for this sectorThe Microsoft 365 configuration decisions that matter most for organisations handling controlled, sensitive or citizen information — and the defaults you should not leave in place.
In preparation for this sectorComplete a 2-minute review first, or speak to us if you already know where the pressure is.
