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Defence & National Security
— Security assurance built for the most demanding environments.

Defence organisations, their supply chains and national-security bodies need partners who understand accreditation, controlled environments and the consequences of failure. USPC delivers AI, data and cyber security programmes to defence standards — and our leadership has operated inside the UK defence sector under security clearance.

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What you are facing

The pressures shaping defence today

01

Accreditation and assurance

Systems must be assured against HMG and defence security standards, with evidence that survives audit and inspection.

02

Sovereign, secure AI

Adopting AI and agents without leaking data, models or intent — in air-gapped, hybrid or sovereign-cloud environments.

03

Supply-chain security

Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and DEF STAN obligations flow down to every supplier; non-compliance loses contracts.

How USPC helps

Services shaped for defence

Secure architecture & zero trustReference architectures, threat modelling and design reviews to HMG IA and defence standards; crypto-agility and PQC roadmaps.Read the service page ISMS & certificationISO 27001 for classified-adjacent scopes, Cyber Essentials Plus, RMADS-style risk documentation and supplier assurance packs.Read the service page 24/7 SOC & threat huntingDetection engineering mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, ITDR for privileged and machine identities, incident response rehearsed.Read the service page Penetration testing & red teamingAdversary emulation against networks, identity, cloud and AI systems — with remediation retesting.Read the service page Governed AI for mission systemsISO 42001-aligned AIMS, model security reviews and red teaming so AI can be deployed with confidence.Read the service page Secure data platformsClassified data handling, Purview classification and sovereign lakehouse design.Read the service page
Standards we work to

Compliance, evidenced

HMG IA StandardsDEF STAN 05-138CPNI guidanceCyber Essentials PlusISO 27001ISO 42001NIST SP 800-53Post-quantum cryptography
Other sectors
Telecommunications Central Government & Public Sector Financial & Professional Services Healthcare & Life Sciences Critical National Infrastructure & Aviation Higher Education & Research Software, SaaS & Technology International Organisations & NGOs

Working in defence? Let’s talk.

Tell us your organisation, the challenge and your timeline. We reply within one working day with a scoped next step.

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