Chris Ormond

Chris joined S-RM in January 2023 as the UK IR Practice Head having previously lead another IR Team at professional services firm. With over 13 years within the DFIR sphere including within the Military, a large national Telecoms company and, as part of effective consultancies, Chris ensures that the IR Team are able to rapidly respond to clients suffering highly impactful incidents.

With a technically focused history in Cyber Crime Investigations as well as internal and external Cyber Security and Incident Response roles, Chris is able to understand situations, develop processes and strategies and engage with clients on both the technical and commercial business levels, ensuring that a full-spectrum and bespoke IR response is delivered by the Cyber IR team, every time.

Chris has a history in the Armed Forces, Law Enforcement and wider Cyber arenas, handling cases from complex and global ransomware attacks to network intrusions and insider threats across many industries including government, industrial manufacturing, FinTech, Retail and supply chain environments, to name a few. This experience coupled with qualifications in Forensic Computing and Certifications within Incident Response areas, allows him to support the team to effectively and accurately drive all responses through S-RM to a quick and successful conclusion.