Summary
Christopher Mayhew is a Senior Consultant in cyber incident response with over a decade of hands-on experience leading forensic investigations and remediation for large organisations across the UK and worldwide. Currently at CrowdStrike, he progressed from consultant to senior consultant after roles as UK Team Lead at IBM X-Force IRIS and multiple senior forensics positions at NCC Group. He combines deep technical skills in malware analysis, EDR/IR toolsets and digital forensics with client-facing leadership, training delivery and mentoring. Christopher is known for translating complex technical findings into clear, management-ready reports and for developing practical incident response training and processes. His background includes a first-class BSc in Forensic Computing and early work building bespoke tooling and databases to streamline forensic workflows—an indicator of his pragmatic, improvement-focused approach. Based in Manchester, he blends strong technical depth with a calm, senior-level presence in high-pressure investigations.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Forensic Computing, First-class honours, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Forensic Computing, First-class honours at De Montfort University