Defence supply-chain ready in 12 weeks
UK university research team
Challenge: Stand up an accredited secure environment for defence research, covering Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 management systems and the controls expected by MOD prime contractors and the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership, without adding load to a small research and IT team.
Solution: ORCA Opti delivered a managed secure environment end to end: Cyber Essentials Plus aligned controls deployed and tested automatically, SOPs and policies aligned to MOD and DCPP expectations, and ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 management systems at the core. Controls and evidence were assembled inside ORCA, ready for MOD supplier assessment, with very little load on the customer's research and IT teams.
It was a priority for the organisation to do Defence and Government research projects. We needed an environment for under 10 people and couldn't wait for the network uplift project to complete. This solution was cost-effective and fast.(Name withheld), Research Department









