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
A. Rehman
Managing Principal
Former group CISO in banking; leads ISO 27001 and DORA programmes.
M. Lindqvist
Head of AI Governance
ISO 42001 lead auditor; advises on EU AI Act readiness.
S. Okafor
Head of Privacy & GRC
ISO 27701 practitioner with global data transfer expertise.