Defensive Group

What Defensive Group does

Defensive Global A/S, doing business as Defensive Group, is a Danish security consultancy founded in 2018 and headquartered in Solrød Strand, Denmark, with registered operations under CVR DK39408503. The firm delivers integrated cyber defense, digital and physical investigations, brand protection, and security advisory services across digital and physical channels, primarily serving enterprise organizations with senior security leadership needs as well as brand owners seeking protection from counterfeiting, illegal cross-border sales, and IP infringement. Its primary customer acquisition lever is direct, senior-led consulting engagement, with no self-service or marketplace distribution in place.

The firm's core technology asset is the proprietary Brand Intelligence Platform, developed and operated exclusively by Defensive Global. The platform ingests raw signals from across the online ecosystem and converts them into validated, enforceable intelligence, and the current generation was rebuilt from the ground up based on years of operational brand protection experience. This platform sits at the center of the company's brand protection offering, while the remainder of the portfolio is delivered as modular professional services covering assumed-breach penetration testing, continuous vulnerability scanning, password audits, 24/7 SOC monitoring, incident response retainers, cloud security reviews for AWS/Azure/GCP, security advisory, War Lab awareness training, and fractional CISO-as-a-Service.

Commercially, the firm operates a sales-led, bespoke professional services model: pricing is not published, engagements are scoped against client requirements, and clients reach the firm through the website, direct email, and a dedicated careers channel. Demand generation emphasizes thought leadership via the firm's LinkedIn presence and conference speaking engagements across worldwide venues, and the company claims international reach delivered across borders in multiple languages. Ownership appears to be private and founder- or management-held, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or external funding, and the firm has been certified as one of Denmark's Best Workplaces 2026 by Great Place To Work.

Name

Defensive Group

Legal name

Defensive Global A/S

Website

https://defit.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Defensive Global A/S (Defensive Group) is a Danish security consultancy providing cyber defense, digital investigations, brand protection, and advisory services. Its proprietary Brand Intelligence Platform powers brand protection engagements for enterprise organizations and brand owners internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Consulting Services

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity & Access Security Services (IAM, PAM, Zero Trust) (BPAKAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security Systems Monitoring & Dispatch (SOC/Remote Guarding) (IMAIAEAF), Executive Protection Intelligence & Threat Management (Protective Intelligence) (BPAKABAI)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity consulting
• Incident response services
• Penetration testing
• Brand protection investigations
• Managed SOC services

Headquarters

HQ city

Solrød Strand

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Security Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through bespoke consulting engagements including digital investigations, specialized services, penetration testing, SOC services, incident response, cloud security reviews, security advisory, security awareness training, and CISO-as-a-Service. Services are tailored to client needs and delivered by experienced security experts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Defensive Group is a Danish security consultancy that provides bespoke cybersecurity and investigative services to organizations, including digital and physical investigations, OSINT and due diligence, brand/IP protection, penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, password audits, 24/7 SOC monitoring, incident response, cloud security reviews, security advisory, awareness training, and fractional CISO leadership. The firm operates a proprietary Brand Intelligence Platform that powers its brand protection engagements, turning online signals into validated, enforceable intelligence.

Product overview

Defensive Global is a Danish security consultancy offering a comprehensive suite of cybersecurity and investigative services. The company's portfolio includes the proprietary Brand Intelligence Platform for large-scale brand protection, alongside core defensive security services (penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, password audits, SOC services, incident response, cloud security reviews) and advisory services (security advisory, security awareness training, and CISO-as-a-Service). The offering functions as a modular service-based model rather than a unified software platform, with the Brand Intelligence Platform serving as the primary proprietary technology asset powering brand protection engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brand Intelligence Platform: Proprietary platform built for large-scale brand protection investigations, developed and operated exclusively by Defensive Global

Products and services

• Digital Investigations Expert consultancy in high-end security specializing in Digital and Physical Investigations, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), and Due Diligence for national and international security cases. Delivered for organizations requiring discreet, results-driven investigations across borders and languages.
• Specialized Services Protection services for products from illicit trade, counterfeiting, illegal cross-border sales, contraband, and IP infringement across digital and physical channels. Delivered with rapid, cross-border enforcement for brand owners.
• Brand Intelligence Platform Proprietary platform built for large-scale brand protection investigations, turning raw signals from across the online ecosystem into validated, enforceable intelligence. Powers every brand protection engagement the company runs.
• Penetration Testing Assumed breach testing, red team operations, web and mobile application testing, and infrastructure assessments to measure how far attackers can move and how quickly defenses detect them. For organizations seeking a realistic picture of exploitable risk.
• Vulnerability Scanning Continuous visibility into weaknesses across the attack surface, with scheduled scans of internet-facing assets, internal networks, and cloud workloads. Delivers validated, prioritised findings and remediation guidance.
• Password Audits Assessment of credential hygiene across directory services to identify exposed and crackable accounts, expose reuse and breach overlap, and provide practical guidance to harden authentication.
• SOC Services Round-the-clock Security Operations Centre monitoring, detection, triage, and incident management for continuous protection of client environments.
• Incident Response Pre-arranged digital forensics and incident response capacity with optional onboarding, readiness exercises, tabletop drills, or threat hunting, providing committed response times in hours rather than days.
• Cloud Security Reviews Reviews of AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments against established benchmarks and real attack paths, identifying configuration weaknesses, identity risks, and exposed data, with prioritised, actionable remediation guidance.
• Security Advisory Risk assessments, continuity and crisis planning, compliance and governance, policy and process development, and strategic advisory for boards and executives to manage risk, ensure compliance, and build resilience.
• Security Awareness Training programs including phishing and smishing simulations, onboarding modules, role-based videos, executive briefings, and War Lab exercises to build organizational security culture.
• CISO-as-a-Service Embedded senior security leadership on a fractional basis to set strategy, brief the board, and steer the security programme for organizations that need senior leadership but do not yet justify a full-time CISO.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coalfire: US-headquartered cybersecurity advisory and testing firm specializing in penetration testing, vulnerability management, cloud security, and compliance advisory. Overlaps closely on offensive security and cloud security review services.
• Trustwave: Global cybersecurity consultancy and managed security services provider offering penetration testing, MDR, incident response, and advisory. Overlaps directly with Defensive Global's offensive-defensive-advisory portfolio, though at much larger scale.
• Orange Cyberdefense: European MSSP and cybersecurity consultancy arm of Orange, delivering managed SOC, threat intelligence, incident response, and advisory across multiple countries. Directly comparable in service mix and European enterprise / mid-market go-to-market model.
• NCC Group: UK-listed cybersecurity consultancy offering offensive security, managed detection and response, incident response, and advisory services. Closest publicly traded comparable in terms of service breadth (pentesting through to strategic advisory) and Europe-centric delivery.
• Kroll: Global investigations, security, and cyber resilience firm combining digital forensics, incident response, brand protection, and security advisory. Strongly comparable because of the integration of digital and physical investigations with cybersecurity services.
• WithSecure: Nordic-headquartered (Finland) cybersecurity company delivering managed security, consulting, and incident response across Europe. Shares the Northern European base and similar mid-sized consultancy positioning, targeting enterprise and mid-market clients with a comparable mix of offensive and defensive services.
• S-RM: Boutique global intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy with a comparable service mix spanning digital investigations, cyber due diligence, incident response, and advisory for enterprise and high-net-worth clients.

Broad incumbents

• Mandiant: Google-owned incident response, threat intelligence, and managed defense firm. Comparable in incident response, threat intel, and SOC capabilities but operates at far greater scale and brand recognition as a default enterprise IR provider.

Emerging players

• Recorded Future: Threat intelligence platform now owned by Mastercard that combines large-scale intelligence data with services. Relevant adjacency for the Brand Intelligence Platform thesis — turning raw signals into actionable, validated intelligence for clients.
• Group-IB: Global cybercrime investigations and brand protection firm combining OSINT, threat intelligence, digital forensics, and anti-fraud services. Directly comparable in the digital investigations and brand protection niche, particularly for cross-border enforcement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/defensive-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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