About us

Independent advisers. Practitioner delivery.

Defenaar Consulting was founded to close the gap between compliance documentation and security that actually functions under pressure.

Our firm

We advise boards, executive committees and engineering leaders on the design and operation of management systems for information security, privacy, continuity and artificial intelligence. Our consultants have held CISO, audit and regulatory roles in financial services, healthcare, technology and critical infrastructure.

We remain deliberately independent: we do not resell tooling, and we do not certify our own work. That independence is what makes our assessments credible to auditors, regulators and your customers.

Independence

No vendor commissions. No conflicted certification.

Seniority

Every engagement is led, not just reviewed, by a principal.

Evidence first

We build what an auditor will test, from day one.

Durability

Programmes designed to survive re-certification and turnover.

2014

Founded

180+

Programmes delivered

24

Countries

60+

Certified consultants

Leadership

R

A. Rehman

Managing Principal

Former group CISO in banking; leads ISO 27001 and DORA programmes.

L

M. Lindqvist

Head of AI Governance

ISO 42001 lead auditor; advises on EU AI Act readiness.

O

S. Okafor

Head of Privacy & GRC

ISO 27701 practitioner with global data transfer expertise.