Our Sponsors
A big THANK YOU to all our sponsors. Without them this event would not be taking place.
Headline Sponsor
KnowBe4 empowers your workforce to make smarter security decisions every day.
Trusted by over 70,000 organisations worldwide, KnowBe4 helps you strengthen your security culture and manage human risk. KnowBe4 offers a comprehensive AI-driven ‘best-of-suite’ platform for human risk management (HRM), creating an adaptive defence layer that fortifies user behaviour against the latest cybersecurity threats.
Their HRM+ platform includes modules for awareness and compliance training, cloud email security, real-time security coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing, AI Defence Agents and more. As the only global security platform of its kind, KnowBe4 transforms your largest attack surface—your workforce—into your biggest asset, actively protecting your organisation against cybersecurity threats.
Premium Sponsors
Techscend is an IT Managed Services Provider based in York and serving the whole of the UK.
With no minimum seat count and founded by Thomas Siron, who has almost two decades of experience in IT, including the sensitive areas of financial and legal services, the business was designed to serve everyone with high quality IT, regardless of business size.
Thomas says: "Our approach is security-led, so sponsoring the Real Cyber Awards and Conference was a very easy decision for us. Cyber threats are developing at an accelerating rate and is a huge threat to businesses of every size, and to the wider public, so we are keen to help people ensure their businesses are protected and their people are their best defence."
Vorago Security, founded and led by David Riley, with a team of specialists across governance, penetration testing, compliance, and managed security, Vorago works with SMEs and growing organisations that need cyber security they can rely on.
The firm helps businesses achieve and maintain meaningful security through ISO 27001 consultancy, penetration testing, Cyber Essentials certification, virtual security leadership, and managed security services (MSSP). Vorago doesn't just deliver a report, they embed alongside clients, take ownership of outcomes, and ensure the work genuinely improves security posture.
Vorago's team holds recognised industry certifications including CREST Pathway accreditation, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, and SSCP, bringing decades of combined experience across finance, government, and SME sectors.
ProvePrivacy helps organisations transition from spreadsheet led data protection to a unified digital environment. The ProvePrivacy platform provides immediate operational relief by replacing siloed risk management with structured, collaborative workflows. It empowers staff through our Data Champions model while securing board-level buy-in via interactive MI Dashboards. This budget-friendly approach provides total peace of mind, turning complex compliance into a simple, proactive process.
Tempo Audits is reimagining the ISO 27001, ISO 42001 and SOC 2 audit experience for modern companies.
It's a UKAS-accredited certification provider started by a Tech founder, after he saw how old-school and slow-moving the incumbent providers were.
It prides itself on delivering fast-moving, helpful audits to the highest UKAS-accredited standards, leveraging the platforms and tools that its clients use.
Layer 8 is a UK-based organisation that focuses on helping businesses create meaningful security-related behaviour change through conversation-led approaches. Drawing on backgrounds in training, behavioural psychology, and years of experience in the security industry, their team emphasises that genuine change happens when people talk, listen to advice, explore pros and cons, and feel part of the process rather than having change imposed on them.
Their philosophy centres on improving both the organisation’s and employees’ experience of change by ensuring reasons are clearly communicated and people feel involved and committed. Layer 8 invites organisations to engage in “real conversation” about their needs, offering solutions and resources such as their Champions Hub, alongside news and insights to support ongoing security culture development.
Category Sponsors
People
Cyber Champion of the Year
Cyber ‘Voice’ of the Year
Cyber Storyteller of the Year
Cyber Consultant Hero of the Year
Cyber Mentor of the Year
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... Make it York
... Techscend
... Help4Security
Category Sponsor
Process
Data Guardian Service Provider of the Year
... t.b.c
Cyber Culture Impact of the Year
... t.b.c
Cyber Learning Institutions of the Year
... York St John's University
ISO Implementation Tool of the Year
... Tempo Audits
Public Service Cyber Impact Award
... Data Privacy Simplified
Technology
Pen Test Powerhouse of the Year
Cyber Training Pioneer of the Year
MSSP of the Year
AI Driven Defence Innovation Award
Cyber Start Up of the Year
... York College
... t.b.c
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