Defence Cyber Certification: Preparing for Levels 0 and 1

Defence Cyber Certification was developed by the MoD and IASME to assess the security and resilience of defence suppliers. It builds on a Cyber Essentials foundation, with requirements that step up by level.

Secarma's Jen and Jake cover where DCC fits in the supply chain, how it relates to certifications you may already hold, and the difference between Levels 0 and 1. They also cover working out which level your contracts actually require, which is the question most organisations start with.

The practical half is defining scope across functions, systems and services, preparing the policies, processes and evidence an assessor will want, and working with internal teams or an external IT provider to find gaps early. No prior knowledge of DCC needed.

I've sat through a fair few Secarma sessions and they consistently stay on the informative side rather than turning into a sales pitch.