Corporate Trust

What Corporate Trust does

Corporate Trust Business Risk & Crisis Management GmbH is a Munich-headquartered, privately held security and risk-consulting boutique founded in 2007. The firm sells professional services rather than software, combining classical physical security (personal protection, travel security, crisis management, investigations, counter-espionage) with technical cybersecurity offerings such as penetration testing, digital forensics and incident response, red-teaming, deception technologies, and APT analysis. It also runs a thought-leadership publication program — including the Future Report series, the NSA Report, and multi-year industrial espionage studies — that functions as a top-of-funnel marketing and positioning engine.

The company serves three primary customer segments: large German enterprises (strategic consulting, crisis management, cybersecurity), small and medium-sized enterprises via a packaged offering called Basic Trust, and high-net-worth individuals and family offices (executive protection, family office security). All engagements flow through direct, consultative enterprise field sales, with relationships initiated via discrete phone and email contact rather than published pricing. Distribution is regional, anchored in the DACH region (Germany and Austria), with the Austrian market served through a dedicated subsidiary, Corporate Trust Österreich, and credentialed by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) as a qualified APT service provider.

The underlying technology stack is mostly human- and methodology-driven rather than a single integrated platform. Differentiation rests on the bench itself — senior consultants who are published authors and recurring media contributors — and on institutional partnerships, notably the co-initiated MCTTP (Munich Cyber Tactics, Techniques and Procedures) research platform run with the Allianz für Cybersicherheit. Revenue mechanics are classic professional services: project-based and likely retainer engagements billed by expert consultants at high daily rates, with no disclosed software or subscription product line.

Name

Corporate Trust

Legal name

Corporate Trust Business Risk & Crisis Management GmbH

Website

https://corporate-trust.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corporate Trust is a Munich-based security and crisis-management consultancy serving large enterprises, German SMEs, and high-net-worth individuals with integrated physical and cybersecurity services across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Continuity, Crisis Management & Resilience Planning (BPAKADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Due Diligence & Third-Party Risk Investigations (BPAKAEAC), Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ), Fraud Risk & Financial Crime Controls Advisory (BPAKADAL), Risk Management Consulting (Enterprise & Operational Risk) (FSAEADAG)

Keywords

• Security consulting services
• Crisis management advisory
• Cybersecurity consulting
• Executive protection services
• Intelligence investigations

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Security Consulting Services: Professional security consulting services including emergency and crisis management, intelligence and investigations, personal protection, cybersecurity, and travel security. Services are delivered through expert consultants and appear to be project-based or retainer engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Corporate Trust Business Risk & Crisis Management GmbH is a Munich-based German security consulting firm delivering integrated physical and IT security services. The firm provides nine core service lines spanning emergency and crisis management, intelligence and investigations, global travel risk and security, personal protection, technical cybersecurity, resilient digital transformation, digital forensics and incident response, cyber operations and research, and counter-espionage. Services are delivered through expert consultants to corporations, SMEs, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals on a project or retainer basis.

Product overview

Corporate Trust Business Risk & Crisis Management GmbH is a German security consulting firm offering an integrated portfolio of professional security services. The company operates nine core service lines: Emergency & Crisis Management, Intelligence & Investigations, Global Travel Risk & Security, Personal Protection, Technical Cybersecurity, Resilient Digital Transformation, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Cyber Operations & Research, and Counter-Espionage. These are complemented by specialized offerings including Basic Trust (outsourced crisis management for SMEs), Kidnap & Ransom Services, Family Office Security, and various training programs. The company also produces research publications including the annual Future Report, NSA Report, and Industrial Espionage Studies. Corporate Trust additionally co-initiated MCTTP (Munich Cyber Tactics, Techniques and Procedures), a cyber security research platform with the Allianz für Cybersicherheit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Notfall- & Krisenmanagement (Emergency & Crisis Management) Comprehensive emergency and crisis management services including crisis preparedness, response coordination, and business continuity planning for organizations facing critical incidents.
• Intelligence & Investigations Intelligence gathering and investigative services including OSINT, background checks, pre-employment screenings, and compliance investigations for corporate clients.
• Auslands- & Reisesicherheit (Global Travel Risk & Security) International travel security services including risk assessments, travel safety training, and 24/7 support for business travelers and expatriates.
• Personenschutz (Personal Protection) Executive protection and personal security services for high-profile individuals, family offices, and wealthy private clients, including threat assessments and close protection.
• Technical Cybersecurity Technical cybersecurity consulting including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, security architecture reviews, and managed security services.
• Resilient Digital Transformation Services helping organizations securely transform their digital operations while maintaining business resilience and protecting against cyber threats.
• Digital Forensic & Incident Response Digital forensics and incident response services including forensic analysis, evidence collection, malware analysis, and post-incident investigation.
• Cyber Operations & Research

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bayerischer Verband für Sicherheit in der Wirtschaft e.V. (BVSW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Future Report 2017 - a comprehensive study on security trends in business future. BVSW is the Bavarian Association for Security in Business.
• Brainloop AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner on Future Report 2017 study on security trends.
• MCTTP - Munich Cyber Tactics, Techniques and ProcedurescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-initiated by Corporate Trust Business Risk & Crisis Management GmbH. A cybersecurity initiative focused on tactics, techniques and procedures. Partnered with Allianz für Cybersicherheit (ACS).
• Allianz für Cybersicherheit (ACS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in MCTTP initiative. ACS (Alliance for Cybersecurity) is a joint initiative of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and the German IT industry association Bitkom.
• HandelsblattminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for the 2007 industrial espionage study. Handelsblatt is a leading German business newspaper.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (Cyber Risk Services): Big 4 firm with a large cyber risk, incident response, and resilience practice that competes for the same enterprise mandates as Corporate Trust, typically with global delivery and much larger headcount.
• G4S / Allied Universal: Large global security services group offering manned guarding, protective services, and risk consulting. Competes with Corporate Trust on personal protection and corporate security, but operates at vastly greater scale and with a more commoditized service mix.
• Aon / Stroz Friedberg: Global professional services firm whose cyber risk and Stroz Friedberg digital forensics practice competes directly with Corporate Trust's DFIR, cyber operations, and resilience work as part of a much broader insurance and risk advisory portfolio.
• KPMG (Cyber Security Services): Big 4 advisory practice with cybersecurity, crisis management, and risk consulting capabilities that compete for enterprise risk and resilience engagements in DACH, typically bundled with broader audit or consulting mandates.

Direct peers

• Control Risks: Global risk consultancy delivering political risk, crisis management, security consulting, and investigations to corporates. Closest direct peer to Corporate Trust given near-identical mix of crisis response, intelligence, and personal protection services, albeit at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Kroll: Global investigations, security consulting, cyber, and intelligence firm serving enterprises, law firms, and governments. Highly comparable to Corporate Trust's Intelligence & Investigations, cyber operations, and crisis advisory service lines, with broader geographic coverage.
• S-RM Intelligence and Risk Consulting: Independent intelligence and risk consultancy providing cyber, political risk, and crisis response to corporates. Directly comparable to Corporate Trust's integrated intelligence and cyber operations practice, particularly for cross-border incidents.
• F24: DACH-based crisis management, alerting, and business continuity SaaS and services provider. Overlaps with Corporate Trust's Notfall- & Krisenmanagement and Basic Trust SME offerings, with a stronger productized/managed-service layer.
• HiSolutions: German security and risk management consultancy specializing in information security, business continuity, and crisis management for DACH enterprises. A close regional peer to Corporate Trust on the cybersecurity and BCM consulting side.
• Pinkerton: Corporate security and investigations firm offering risk management, protective services, intelligence, and consulting to enterprises worldwide. Closely aligned with Corporate Trust's personal protection, investigations, and counter-espionage offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/corporatetrust
• Facebookfacebook.com/CorporateTrustDe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corporate-trust---business-risk-&-crisis-management-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/corporatetrust

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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