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Discover the riveting journey of Darren Hopkins, a distinguished partner at McGrath McNichol, who transitioned from the Queensland Police Service to the forefront of digital forensics and cybersecurity.

For decades, the financial sector has been a prime target of cyber-attacks, a trend that started well before the recent spike in data breaches across other industries. To keep pace with the evolving tactics of cyber criminals, financial institutions have had to continuously hone their cyber defence mechanisms. Orro’s Director of Cyber Services, Manuel Salazar, offers insights into what SMEs can learn from a sector that’s become battle-hardened in the face of relentless cyber threats.

A couple of weeks ago, news came out that a large pipeline operator in the US, Colonial Pipeline, was breached and infected by ransomware. Their systems were taken offline by an attack that encrypted all their data and demanded a ransom for it to be unlocked.