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Kazarma Consulting and Formalize announce strategic partnership

Brussels, December 1, 2025 — Kazarma Consulting, specializing in IT consulting with a strong focus on Security Governance, today announces a strategic partnership with Formalize, developer of the leading compliance platform Formalize. With this partnership, both companies aim to better support organizations in strengthening their security and compliance processes in the run-up to the stricter NIS2 requirements. Formalize is thereby strengthening its presence in the Benelux, and Kazarma Consulting can use the tooling to ensure even better compliance for its customers.

Formalize is characterized by an integrated approach to risk management, policy, controls, and audit-ready documentation. The platform automates compliance processes and provides real-time insight into risks, enabling companies to efficiently streamline their governance and security measures. This strength fits seamlessly with Kazarma Consulting's Security Governance pillar, which focuses on strengthening structure, policy implementation, and risk control.

Marcel Lücht, Principal Partner at Kazarma Consulting: "The new NIS2 regulations impose significantly heavier obligations on organizations in terms of risk management, reporting, and security standards. Companies that do not have their security and compliance in order not only run operational risks, but also face heavy fines and reputational damage."

He continues: "By combining Formalize's advanced compliance technology with Kazarma Consulting's strategic guidance, organizations get a complete package that helps them not only comply with NIS2, but also take their overall security maturity to the next level. Another important factor for us was the fact that Formalize is a European player in this field."

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