Julia is a Director at Ashurst Risk Advisory who specialises in cyber-attack readiness and response. She has helped organisations navigate their response to and recovery from major cyber incidents, and led reviews into recent Australian ransomware attacks and data breaches. Through crisis exercising, Julia helps Cyber leaders, Boards and C-suite groups proactively identify and capitalise on opportunities to improve capability and build cyber resilience. With a background spanning law, strategic communications and cyber consulting, Julia bridges the gap between the people, business and technology elements of cyber security.