Managing Consultant

Rita Zimmerli worked as a business economist HF in various business divisions. She has several years of generalist experience in various branches of industry and is active in cross-industry projects. She has many years of experience in the field of information security, both as a senior consultant at Swiss Infosec AG and as a security officer and as a security team leader at an internet service provider and data centre operator.

At Swiss Infosec AG, Rita Zimmerli serves as Managing Consultant, BSI-certified ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, and SWISSI Safety Officer for fire protection in the field of Integral Security. She is involved in various projects, particularly in the establishment, operation, and continuous development of information security management systems according to ISO 27001, risk management, and physical security. In addition to her consulting work, she is active in adult education within her areas of expertise and is recognized as a dedicated and skilled trainer. Ms. Zimmerli is also available to our clients as an Information Security Officer in a mandate capacity.

Security is as sustainable and purposeful as the human being is able to implement it.

Senior Consultant

Martin Furrer has many years of experience in managing and stabilising complex, distributed organisations. He has held various management positions in the migration and housing sector in the DACH region. In these roles, he was responsible for organisations across multiple locations and worked under politically and socially challenging conditions.

A key focus of his work was the management of extraordinary situations and crisis situations. These included security-related incidents, major events and evacuations, as well as pandemic-related emergencies and cyber incidents at systemically important service providers. In addition, he was involved at a strategic level in risk management processes, business impact analyses and the development and implementation of business continuity concepts. He worked at the interface between strategic guidelines and operational implementation, translating security-related requirements into practical structures and processes and supporting development and integration projects in which new structures were developed and sustainably transferred into operation.

At Swiss Infosec AG, Martin Furrer brings this practical experience from real crisis and management situations to his consulting work. His focus is on crisis management, business continuity, and risk and security organisations, especially where concepts need to be made understandable and effectively implemented.

He acquired his professional background by studying political science, ethnology and Arabic language and literature at the University of Zurich. While still a student, he worked as a consultant in the field of integral security at Swiss Infosec AG. He most recently deepened his expertise with the CAS Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) programme at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Sustainable security is achieved where concepts are understandable and responsibility is clearly assumed.