Chris Watson Email & Phone Number

I am excited to be entering the next stage of my career as the Chief Executive Officer of Cyber Collab, launched in collaboration with Kate Clark of eDiscovery Collab. Cyber Collab is designed to meet the growing need for cyber security services, education and incident response in Australia’s business communities. I have over 25 years’ experience in investigations, and began my career with the City of London Police. As a Detective Constable in the crime scene investigation unit, I was responsible for building the computer crime unit and providing specialist digital forensic support to investigations.Most recently I was a Partner within the Risk Consulting Team at Grant Thornton in Brisbane. In this role I partnered with clients to safeguard their business continuity and reputation through proactive cyber attack prevention. When threats emerged, I adopted advanced techniques to swiftly detect and neutralise them, minimising business impact. As a cyber security and cyber risk expert, I spend my time assisting clients to:- Prevent cyber-attacks through cyber due diligence reviews, penetration testing, preparation of policy and procedure documentation, education and training designed to raise cyber security awareness;- Detect cyber-attacks and breaches by recognising the changes that happen in your IT systems when these have been breached and responding early to avoid a full attack; and- Respond when a cyber incident happens to minimise the impact and secure your data.My most recent experience includes:- Providing ongoing cyber risk oversight to the Liquidators of one of the world’s largest and most complex crypto currency exchange collapses following a cyber attack- Engaged as the cyber expert to provide analysis and opinion as part of a forensic investigation to determine the root cause of a catastrophic failure of a critical national infrastructure facility.I have worked with clients in the financial, legal, energy, education and healthcare industries, in Australia, the UK, Papua New Guinea and across Asia.