Crisis & Risk Management Guide 2026 : Global-wide
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Charles River Associates
Privacy/Cybersecurity Risks and Incident Response
CRA’s Forensic Services Practice has advised on thousands of cyber incident response matters, including major global data breaches. Combining technical expertise with a proactive mindset, we offer a range of cybersecurity services to enhance security or restore operations post-incident.
Organizations today face various risks, including: Data Breaches, Insider Threats, Regulatory Non-compliance, and Third-party vulnerability.
CRA offers a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity services throughout the incident’s lifecycle. Our cross-trained forensic teams collaborate with legal counsel to deliver rapid insights and tailored solutions.
Core Service Areas:
1. Incident Investigation and Response: Identifying root causes and assessing impact.
2. Compliance and Regulatory Support: Facilitating adherence to legal obligations and guiding communication with regulators.
3. Post-incident Remediation: Assessing financial impacts and documenting incidents for insurance claims.
4. Security and Vulnerability Assessments: Conducting penetration tests and application security assessments.
We provide expert testimony on cyber-related legal matters and support clients with insurance claims to facilitate recovery while maintaining business continuity and reputation.
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Charles River Associates is a global consulting firm that offers expertise to major law firms, corporations, accountancy firms and governments. Its forensic services practice focuses on forensic accounting, cybercrime and digital investigations. Its teams respond to complex cybercrime and data breaches.
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Charles River Associates has the experience and level of sophistication required for complex commercial litigation and consulting matters.
Charles River Associates provide terrific customer service and sensitivity to customer needs, as well as excellent communication and comprehensive work.
The team at Charles River Associates has a wonderful client presence, they are very responsive, easy to reach, and we have good working relationships. It's a good set-up. They have deep knowledge and they are a safe pair of hands.
Charles River Associates are top-notch, awesome, so smart. They are very professional, they are articulate, they know what they are doing.
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Chicago-based Bill Hardin has experience in finance, operations and software development. Hardin advises on ransomware, data extortion, business e-mail compromise, malware outbreaks and insider threats.
Bill Hardin is very respected. I like him a lot. He is a leader, for sure.
Jonathan Rajewski is based in Charles River Associates' Houston office. He advises clients on potential cybersecurity risks and acts as an expert witness in civil and criminal cases.
Jonathan Rajewski can go very granular, very deep into the weeds. He is top-notch from a technical standpoint.
Jonathan is super-sharp in taking technical forensic information and putting it in a way that clients can understand. He is super-timely as well.
Cybersecurity Risk
Cybersecurity Risk
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