Public Services Network Compliance

Discover the stringent standards, including a range of security policies, in this regulation 

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What is the Public Services Network?

The PSN CoCo is the Public Services Network Code of Connection, a mandatory set of security standards that public sector organizations in the United Kingdom must meet to connect to the Public Services Network. The Code of Connection mandates information assurance rules — especially around email labelling according to the Government Security Classification scheme — to help prevent unintentional data leaks.

In version 2.7 of the PSN Code Template, Annex B sets out the Customer Information Assurance (IA) compliance requirements. Among these, Condition EMA.1 specifies that all emails and their attachments must be appropriately labelled, using a schema that aligns with the Government Security Classification (GSC) framework.

Organizations not in compliance with PSN CoCo will have their connection to the Public Services Network revoked and be subject to scrutiny during a time-consuming audit processes.

Fortra Solutions for Navigating PSN CoCo

Fortra Data Loss Prevention and Fortra Data Classification can support your organization meet the requirements in the Public Services Network Code of Connection.

Fortra Data Loss Prevention

Data Encryption

Provides comprehensive encryption solutions for data at rest and in transit, ensuring that sensitive information is protected from unauthorized access

Audit Trails

Monitors all data movements and user activities, creating detailed audit logs that track interactions with sensitive information

Incident Detection & Response

Real-time threat detection and automated incident response capabilities helps quickly identify and mitigate security incidents

Policy Enforcement

Enables organizations to define, enforce, and manage data protection policies across their entire infrastructure

Data Loss Prevention

Prevents unauthorized sharing, transfer, or loss of sensitive data

Fortra Data Classification

Safeguard Every Channel

Monitors and controls data flows across all channels, ensuring sensitive information is not inadvertently or maliciously shared

Confirm Access for Sensitive Data

Clearance checking ensures email recipients are authorized to receive protectively marked information

Label Data for Better Protection

Metadata labelling enhances data management, archiving and security technologies 

Complete GSC Compliance

Full support for GSC classification policies

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