KHIPU Networks, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions, today announces its joint attendance with Company-X at The Schools & Academies Show 2026, highlighting a shared commitment to helping schools and academies strengthen their cyber resilience in the face of growing digital threats.
Building on their strategic partnership, KHIPU Networks and Company-X are bringing together technical cyber security expertise and specialist cyber insurance to address the unique challenges facing the UK education sector - from limited budgets and complex IT environments to increasing regulatory and ransomware risks.
Bridging Cyber Security and Financial Protection for Education
Cyber threats against schools and academies continue to rise, often resulting in operational disruption, safeguarding concerns, reputational damage, and unexpected financial costs. Through their partnership, KHIPU Networks and Company-X provide a joined-up approach that combines preventative cyber security controls, incident readiness, and tailored insurance protection.
Company-X, founded by cyber security professionals, applies deep technical understanding to the cyber insurance process, enabling insurers to accurately assess risk and schools to secure appropriate, cost-effective cover. This complements KHIPU Networks’ role as a trusted cyber security partner to education organisations across the UK.
Company-X UK Schools Cyber Insurance Scheme
A key focus at The Schools & Academies Show 2026 will be the Company-X UK Schools Cyber Insurance Scheme, designed specifically to remove complexity and cost barriers that often prevent schools from obtaining adequate cyber insurance.
The scheme has been developed using extensive experience in the education sector and in collaboration with KHIPU Networks, ensuring alignment with real-world school IT environments. It offers a simplified, accessible route to comprehensive cyber insurance protection for state schools and academies, with cover designed to address the financial and operational impact of cyber incidents, including breach response, system failure, data restoration, extortion, liability, and regulatory costs. The scheme also provides access to 24/7 incident support and cyber risk management tools to help schools prepare for and respond to incidents effectively. [company-x.com]
By reducing administrative overhead and focusing on the realities of public sector education, the scheme enables schools to improve their cyber resilience while remaining financially sustainable.
KHIPU Networks’ Cybersecurity Portfolio for Education
KHIPU Networks supports schools, multi-academy trusts, colleges, and universities with a comprehensive cyber security portfolio, backed by many of the industry’s leading technology partners. Its services span network security, cloud security, identity and access management, endpoint protection, security operations, and cyber resilience.
For the education sector, KHIPU focuses on practical, outcome-driven solutions that help organisations:
By combining best-in-class technologies with deep sector knowledge and specialist consulting services, KHIPU helps education organisations move from reactive security to a more resilient, proactive cyber posture.
Leadership Commentary
Andrew Brimson, CEO, KHIPU Networks, commented:
“The education sector is operating at the intersection of financial pressure and escalating cyber risk. Our partnership with Company‑X brings together technical assurance and tailored insurance to help schools and academies build long‑term digital and financial resilience. Exhibiting at The Schools & Academies Show demonstrates our commitment to delivering security solutions that are not only robust, but grounded in the commercial realities facing education leaders today.”
Adam Phillips, Director Company-X added:
“Schools often struggle to obtain cyber insurance that is both affordable and appropriate. By working closely with KHIPU Networks, we’re able to assess risk accurately and remove unnecessary complexity from the process. Our Schools Scheme is designed to support the realities of education environments, ensuring schools can access meaningful protection without compromise.”
Meet KHIPU Networks and Company-X at The Schools & Academies Show 2026
Delegates to The Schools & Academies Show 2026 will be able to meet both teams to discuss:
Together, KHIPU Networks and Company-X are committed to helping the education sector secure, protect, and insure their digital environments – now and for the future.