Press release – Police Digital Service receives award for cybercrime work
The Police Digital Service’s National Management Centre (NMC) has been awarded a National Cybercrime Programme Chief Superintendent’s Commendation for its outstanding role in protecting UK law enforcement against cyber threats.
The award was presented at the annual National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) National Cybercrime Programme, Commissioners, and Chief Superintendents’ Awards. Operating since 2019, the NMC provides 24/7 support to 42 UK police forces and national functions.
In the last 12 months the NMC has analysed 158,499 cyber security alerts, and led on 20 National Cyber incidents impacting UK policing, from third party data breaches, to potential attacks on key UK events such as Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. The NMC also shared 2,795 actionable cyber threat intelligence alerts with police forces, giving advice and guidance to remediate threats before they happened. More than 1,100 of these alerts were high priority that forces needed to action immediately to protect UK policing from cyber threat.
Stephen Reid, Director of NMC, said: “This commendation is a testament to the dedication and hard work of the entire team at the National Management Centre. We are honoured to be recognised by the NPCC for our contributions to tackling cybercrime and ensuring the security of our digital landscape.”
Ian Bell, CEO of PDS, added: “Collaboration is key in the fight against cyber threats, and the National Management Centre exemplifies this ethos. This commendation is well-deserved and reflects the centre’s pivotal role in maintaining the resilience of our national cybersecurity infrastructure.”
Looking ahead, the NMC has expanded its offering with an enhanced monitoring service, providing 24/7 support for major national and international events. This initiative underscores the NMC’s commitment to proactive and reactive measures, ensuring security and mitigating potential threats.
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About the Police Digital Service (PDS):
The Police Digital Service (PDS) is the UK organisation responsible for coordinating, developing, delivering, and managing digital services and solutions that enable UK policing to safely harness technology to improve public safety. Funded by policing and the Home Office, PDS works with law enforcement organisations, private industry, charities, public bodies, and government to deliver digital services and solutions with policing, for policing.
Contacts details:
Media enquiries: media@pds.police.uk
