Guidance

Defence Cyber Protection Partnership

A joint Ministry of Defence and industry initiative to improve the protection of the defence supply chain from the cyber threat.

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 12 September 2019
• Last updated: 9 September 2024 — See all updates

Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP) is a joint Ministry of Defence (MOD) and industry initiative to improve the protection of the defence supply chain from the cyber threat.

The DCPP reports into the Defence Suppliers’ Forum.

The membership of the DCPP includes:

• UK Ministry of Defence (MOD)
• National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
• Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• ADS (a UK trade association representing small and medium enterprises in the aerospace, defence, security, and space sectors)
• Specified Defence prime suppliers

Further information

• The Cyber Security Model
• Secure by Design portal

Queries

Email: ukstratcomdd-cydr-dcpp@mod.gov.uk.

Responses will normally be provided within two working days.

Published 12 September 2019
Last updated 9 September 2024 + show all updates

1. 9 September 2024

   Webpage updated with most recent information.

2. 23 May 2024

   Added 'Defence Standard 05-138 issue 4' message.

3. 23 November 2023

   Added 'Christmas closure' message.

4. 28 February 2023

   New section added: 'Supplier Assurance Questionnaire in the interim process: upcoming change'.

5. 23 December 2022

   Added a link to the 'Cyber Implementation Plan (CIP)' page.

6. 13 December 2022

   Added information about Christmas processing dates.

7. 11 August 2022

   Added 'Supplier Cyber Protection Service - Interim Process' section.

8. 31 March 2022

   Updated a call to action box.

9. 1 July 2021

   Updated the page with a new interim process for new contracts (first paragraph), and added links to version 3 of "Cyber security for defence suppliers (Def Stan 05-138)".

10. 4 June 2021

    Added new content under page heading: Interim DCPP Cyber Security Model process. Removed old content.

11. 30 March 2021

    Updated main page content.

12. 22 January 2021

    Updated page information.

13. 24 July 2020

    Added 'Recommended links', removed update from November 2019.

14. 9 April 2020

    Updated the COVID-19 message under the 'latest' heading. .

15. 9 April 2020

    Added a COVID-19 update under the 'latest' heading.

16. 28 January 2020

    Addition of links: 'Supplier Cyber Protection Service: Pre 12/11/19 Risk Assessment workflow' and 'Supplier Cyber Protection Service: Pre 12/11/19 Supplier Assurance Questionnaire'.

17. 13 December 2019

    Updated 'Supplier Assurance Questionnaire' and useful links section.

18. 6 December 2019

    Updated links.

19. 25 October 2019

    Updated the information in the 'latest' section.

20. 12 September 2019

    First published.