Secure citizen data.
Defend the nation.
We help Central Government, Local Authorities, and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) providers defend against nation-state actors and ransomware, ensuring alignment with the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) and GovAssure.
Tailored defense for every department.
Public sector organizations face unique challenges, from securing legacy on-premise systems in local councils to protecting highly classified data at the national level.
Council & Authority Protection
Local councils are prime targets for ransomware gangs aiming to disrupt public services and extort taxpayer funds. We help local authorities map their environments, segregate legacy systems, and implement robust incident response plans to ensure essential citizen services remain online during cyber events.
Departments & Agencies
Central government bodies hold massive volumes of sensitive citizen data. We assist departments in achieving and maintaining compliance with GovAssure and the NCSC CAF, conducting rigorous penetration testing on citizen-facing portals and securing cloud transformations.
Protecting the Grid (CNI)
Energy, water, transport, and telecommunications providers must comply with the NIS Regulations. We provide specialized assessments for Operational Technology (OT) and SCADA environments, ensuring that IT breaches cannot cascade into physical infrastructure outages.
Blue-Light Resilience
Police, Fire, and Ambulance services require absolute availability. We architect Zero Trust networks and conduct rigorous tabletop incident exercising to ensure communication systems and dispatch centers are resilient against both targeted attacks and accidental downtime.
Aligned to the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework.
We build our public sector security programs directly around the foundational pillars of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre.
Managing Security Risk
Establishing strong governance, risk management, and asset visibility to ensure security is driven from the board level down.
- Board-Level Risk Reporting
- Asset & Data Discovery
- Supply Chain Risk Audits
Protecting Against Attack
Implementing proportionate security measures to protect the networks and systems supporting essential functions.
- Identity & Access Control
- Data Security & Encryption
- System Resilience Architecture
Detecting & Minimizing Impact
Ensuring security defenses can detect cyber events, and that incident response plans are prepared to minimize disruption.
- Security Monitoring (SIEM)
- Proactive Penetration Testing
- NCSC Incident Exercising
Frameworks and Certifications.
We make it simple for public sector organizations to procure our services and prove their security posture.
GovAssure
NCSC CAF AlignmentWe guide government departments through the new GovAssure scheme, helping organizations assess their critical systems against the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). We provide gap analyses, remediation roadmaps, and independent assurance reviews to prepare you for official submission.
NIS Regulations
Critical InfrastructureFor Operators of Essential Services (OES), compliance with the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations is mandatory. We evaluate your IT and OT environments, ensuring robust incident reporting mechanisms and defensive controls are in place to avoid severe regulatory penalties.
Cyber Essentials Plus
Mandatory BaselineCyber Essentials Plus is a mandatory requirement for bidding on central government contracts. As an authorized IASME Certification Body, World Computing provides seamless readiness assessments, remediation support, and official certification for government suppliers.
Ready to secure your public services?
Talk to World Computing public sector experts about GovAssure, NCSC CAF alignment, or securing citizen data portals.
Book a Sector Briefing → info@worldcomputing.co.uk