Police Digital Security Centre (PDSC)

The PDSC works across the whole of the UK in partnership with industry, government, academia and law enforcement, providing advice and guidance to help SMEs embrace digital innovations and operate in a secure online environment, protecting themselves against cyber criminals.

The PDSC has established the first police-backed assurance standards for cyber-crime protection, the Digital Security Products and Services scheme and the Business Resilience scheme, which aim to ensure an easily identifiable platform of best practice across the digital landscape.

The two certification schemes are run in partnership with the British Standards Institution (BSI), the international not-for-profit accreditation and certification body that represents and supports the technical information security market.

Businesses benefit from the standards as it will enable them to demonstrate that they have taken effective security steps to instil confidence in their product and supply chain and help end users choose effective and appropriate solutions.  

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