Sponsors | AKJ Associates

July 2025 Strategic Sponsors

Bytes Software Services is a leading IT solutions provider based in the United Kingdom. The company offers a wide range of services designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses across various sectors. Bytes Software Services Limited has a robust cyber security division that focuses on delivering comprehensive IT security solutions. With over 25 years of experience, Bytes Cyber Security provides end-to-end and integrated cyber security methodologies to its customers, including consultancy, solutions, services, and insights.

CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity leader known for its advanced cloud-native platform designed to protect endpoints, cloud workloads, identities, and data. The company offers a wide range of products and services, including endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), cloud security, threat intelligence, managed detection and response (MDR), next-generation antivirus, and vulnerability management.

Kiteworks enables you to take control of how sensitive data flows across your organisation – whether it's shared internally, exchanged with partners, or integrated into systems and workflows. In environments where siloed tools multiply risk, leave blind spots, and increase costs, Kiteworks provides a single, secure platform built for zero[1]trust data exchange. Instead of reacting to threats or chasing down compliance gaps, you gain complete oversight, eliminate blind spots, and create a governance framework that actually works across all channels, stakeholders, and third parties.

With the Kiteworks Private Data Network, you replace fragmented point solutions with one unified platform that governs, protects, and tracks every sensitive data interaction – whether via email, file transfer, APIs, or web forms. All exchanges are end-to-end encrypted and governed by least-privilege access controls, ensuring every action is secure and provable. You reduce operational overhead, save costs by consolidating tools, and accelerate decision-making with full visibility across your entire data ecosystem. With Kiteworks, you establish a new foundation for secure collaboration and strengthen your compliance posture: One platform. More Control. Lower risk. Faster results.

Mimecast is a leading cybersecurity company that specialises in cloud-based email management for Google Workspace, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft Office 365. The company provides a range of services including security, archiving, and continuity to protect business communications.

Stop Ransomware! ThreatLocker® improves enterprise-level server and endpoint security with Zero Trust controls, including Allowlisting, Ringfencing™, Elevation, Storage, Network Control, Configuration Management, and Detect EDR and MDR solutions.

July 2025 Education Sponsors

Arctic Wolf® is the market leader in security operations. Using the cloud-native Arctic Wolf® Platform, we help organizations end cyber risk by providing security operations as a concierge service. Arctic Wolf solutions include Arctic Wolf® Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Managed Risk, Managed Cloud Monitoring and Managed Security Awareness—each delivered by the industry’s original Concierge Security® Team. Highly-trained Concierge Security experts work as an extension of internal teams to provide 24x7 monitoring, detection, and response, as well as ongoing risk management to give organizations the protection, resilience and guidance they need to defend against cyber threats.

“We believe you have the right to successfully protect your data without this compromising your work/life balance”. This is why we’re here!

We are DLP and NetSec Specialists for Web, Mail, Endpoint.

Our vision is to help you be more successful with your data protection strategy and we do this by wrapping our world-class services around a hand-picked selection of cutting-edge technology. We focus on first-class technologies that complement each other, guaranteeing you a seamless solution.

But it’s not actually about us, it’s about you. By taking the time to listen to you and understand your business, your objectives and what success looks like to you, we’ll then do the heavy lifting required to tailor and optimise your technology; allowing you to sit back, relax and soak up the derived value. This is effectively all about making you look good! This holistic approach ensures the result is a protection solution that is truly futureproof.

We like to think we’re genuinely nice people to work with and our mission is specifically focused on building a great working relationship with you; one that is founded on trust, loyalty and confidence.

Augment your capability, reduce overheads, mitigate risk and free up your in-house team by partnering with Gradian.

Risk Ledger is at the forefront of transforming third-party risk management by addressing the critical challenges faced by organisations in today’s complex supply chain environments. Our platform revolutionises how you manage and secure your entire supply chain by seamlessly onboarding and connecting every supplier into an active, interconnected network.
With Risk Ledger, you gain a comprehensive and clear view of your entire supply chain, enabling you to effectively manage risks with unprecedented clarity. The platform provides instant access to a vast, trusted supplier network, ensuring that you have the most accurate information.
Our innovative network-based model allows you to identify and manage concentration risks and emerging threats more effectively. By visualising your supply chain as a dynamic, interconnected network, you can quickly pinpoint potential vulnerabilities and address them proactively. The platform’s real-time risk insights and visual tools enhance your ability to manage risks, streamline your processes, and improve overall security.
Additionally, Risk Ledger’s continuously updated assessment framework reduces manual workloads and ensures that your risk management practices are aligned with the latest industry standards. This integration into a single, powerful platform provides you with the confidence to navigate complex supply chain challenges and stay ahead of potential risks. Embrace a new level of efficiency, clarity, and control in your third-party risk management with Risk Ledger, where every link in your supply chain is visible, connected, and secure.

75% of law firms have reported being the victims of cyber attacks in the last year. With the risk rising, it's never been more important to elevate your firm's cybersecurity posture.

Arctic Wolf is the leader in security operations. Together with our partners at Trustack, we deliver cybersecurity threat management solutions that respond to malicious and risky activity in real time, shutting down attempts to access your data and put your firm at risk.

With our concierge support, you'll receive tailored guidance to enhance your organisation's security programme. Without real-time oversight of your environment, firms leave themselves open to major compliance and cyber risks.

Secure your law firm with Arctic Wolf.

July 2025 Networking Sponsor

RunZero provides a single source of truth for exposure management across your total attack surface. Without requiring agents, authentication, or appliances, runZero delivers the most complete and accurate visibility into every asset and exposure across internal, external, IT, OT, IoT, mobile, and cloud environments, including uncovering unknown and unmanageable devices and broad classes of exposures that evade traditional tools.

Secon, LayerX, RunZero

Secon is a trusted UK-based cyber security partner that has dedicated the last 25 years to simplifying and strengthening the security posture of organisations in the public and private sector. Partnering with innovative vendors, we provide cutting-edge technologies and services to create secure environments that empower organisations to thrive with confidence. At the e-Crime & Cybersecurity Congress, Secon is proud to be representing two disruptive technologies, dope.security and Vicarius.

We are proud to exhibit alongside two standout innovators: LayerX and RunZero.

LayerX transforms everyday browsers into secure, controlled workspaces, without agents, disruption, or complexity. Their lightweight extension offers deep visibility and real-time protection against threats like phishing, data leaks, and shadow IT. It’s built for the way we work now, directly in the browser.

RunZero provides a single source of truth for exposure management across your total attack surface. Without requiring agents, authentication, or appliances, runZero delivers the most complete and accurate visibility into every asset and exposure across internal, external, IT, OT, IoT, mobile, and cloud environments, including uncovering unknown and unmanageable devices and broad classes of exposures that evade traditional tools.

Together with LayerX and RunZero, we’re helping law firms and financial services organisations reclaim control, reduce risk, and stay resilient, without slowing down

Learn more about LayerX and RunZero through Secon.

Wavenet is a managed service provider, boasting a large presence within legal sector, backed by over 20 years of dedicated expertise. Across the nation Wavenet support 100s of firms nationwide delivering robust cyber security solutions and comprehensive cloud-based services.

Formed in 2000, Wavenet has grown to become a respected, multi-award-winning provider of telecoms, cybersecurity, IT & technology solutions to thousands of businesses and organisations across the UK. Its vision is to be the most respected provider of cyber security, cloud and technology solutions to UK customers by investing in the right technologies, partners and people, and maintaining strong and dependable growth.
Wavenet has offices in Solihull, London, Manchester, Cambridge, Norwich, Cardiff, Nottingham, Doncaster and Dorking and employs 900 people, including over 450 trained support staff and engineers.

July 2025 Branding Sponsor

Cyderes is a global cybersecurity powerhouse offering comprehensive solutions around managed security, identity and access management, and professional services. Cyderes provides the people, process, and technology modern enterprises rely on to manage risk, maintain compliance, and respond to security threats with greater speed, scale, and cost-efficiency than traditional in-house solutions. Born from the merger of two award-winning cybersecurity firms, Herjavec Group and Fishtech Group, Cyderes has six security operations centers and three offices across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and India.