Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
We are the UK government’s National Technical Authority for physical and personnel protective security.
What's New
Security planning
We are inviting people to review and comment on a new code of practice - Delivering Valuable Data – an interoperability code of practice for technologies. The code seeks to unlock smooth information
Physical security
CPNI’s guidance on the Cyber Assurance of Physical Security Systems (CAPSS) has been updated to reflect the annual release of the CAPSS 2023 Evaluation Standard
Incident Management
Based on further research, CPNI have created Responding to Terrorist Incidents – Developing Effective Command and Control Supplementary Guidance - Communication Technology
Search & screening
CPNI’s guidance on specifying, procuring and implementing detection dog services has been updated to reflect the launch of NCTAS-P in March 2021
Physical security
On 24 November 2022 the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster made a written ministerial statement to the House of Commons on the subject of visual surveillance systems used on the government estate
CPNI provides expert advice, research and development to support
- Countering Terrorism
- Countering Activities by Hostile States
- Protecting the Public
Featured Guidance
This digital learning will provide you with a solid foundation in this subject area and can act as a springboard to CPNI’s extensive guidance on helping your business effectively manage insider risk.
CPNI has launched an innovative new app allowing users of social media and professional networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, to better identify the hallmarks of fake profiles used by foreign spies and other malicious actors
Guidance to help businesses and organisations of all shapes and sizes secure their supply chain. This is designed to help you embed security across every stage of your supply chain and to protect your business from supply chain attacks. Created in partnership with CIPS
Guidance for data centre owners and users. Use this guidance to inform your own risk management strategy that is unique to your organisation’s needs
Trusted Research aims to secure the integrity of the system of international research collaboration, which is vital to the continued success of the UK’s research and innovation sector