Expert witness reports
Court-certified and sworn expert reports for criminal, civil and commercial proceedings. Core areas: economic crime, insolvency fraud, corporate governance, IT security incidents.
Digital evidence, clearly explained.
We bring court-certified expert witnesses, digital forensics specialists and software engineers together under one roof — translating complex technical findings into clear, defensible results for courts, boards and operations teams.
About
Court-grade expertise — in plain language.
Court-certified expertOSCPISO 27001 LeadEU-HYBNET Member
CIN Consult is a team of digital forensics specialists, cybersecurity consultants, software engineers, tax advisors and lawyers. Founded in 1992, we work today for federal ministries, international institutions, international law firms and Austrian industry.
Our approach: we focus on your specific risks, case-driven investigative methods and your particular requirements. Every engagement is unique — so is the team we assemble for it.
“I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had time to make it shorter.”Blaise Pascal · Lettres provinciales, 1657
We take the time. The result: findings that boards, judges and investigators understand without artificial jargon.
Services
Six disciplines.
Six disciplines.
One point of contact.
Cybersecurity, forensics, compliance and software engineering all sit under one roof. You get a multidisciplinary team and a single point of contact — no handoffs, no finger-pointing.
Digital forensics & incident response
Evidence acquisition to court-admissible standards: mobile devices, servers, cloud, crypto wallets. From initial triage to the written expert report — including ISO 27037 chain of custody.
Cyber security & penetration testing
From ISO 27001 security audits to full red-team engagements. Web, infrastructure, social engineering, physical access — we cover the full spectrum of modern threat scenarios.
NIS-2 · DORA · Compliance
Implementation of the new EU regulations for critical infrastructure, the financial sector and essential entities. Gap analysis, roadmap, implementation, reporting duties — pragmatic and auditable.
Risk & security management
Building and connecting risk, compliance and audit functions. Board-level training, audit committees, strategic decision-making grounded in hard data.
Custom software development
We build bespoke software where off-the-shelf products fall short: data platforms, ETL pipelines, ERP systems, case-management tools, mobile apps. Long-term maintenance included.
Case studies
A glimpse of our work.
All cases are anonymised in consultation with our clients. Further details on request under mutual NDA.
Cross-border forensics: embezzlement uncovered in a group structure
Forensic analysis across seven sites in five jurisdictions: preservation and correlation of accounting systems, email archives and mobile devices. Reconstruction of the payment flow, coordination with international law firms and national prosecutors — documented to court-admissible standard.
Details on request
Red-team engagement at a critical-infrastructure operator
Full-scope penetration test including social engineering, physical intrusion and OT/IT segmentation. Identification of weaknesses in network architecture and operational processes. A NIS-2-compliant action list and awareness programme for operations and commercial-technical teams.
Details on request
Bespoke software for credit-rating companies
Long-standing partnership: ETL pipelines (MSSQL → PostgreSQL), a credit-report generator producing over 60,000 PDFs per year, rating engines and internal tools for research and compliance teams. Stack: Java/Spring, React, Python, PostgreSQL. Operations and maintenance included.
Details on request
Fraud investigation in ticketing — €658,000 reconstructed
Forensic SQL and database analysis following suspicion of breach of trust by executive management. Identification of documented anomalies totalling €658,000 (theoretical maximum up to €2.5M). Findings handed over to a KPMG audit and to the public prosecutor.
Details on request
Mobile forensics in a complex employment dispute
Evidence acquisition from three mobile devices under strict chain of custody. SHA-256 hashing of all images, WhatsApp export including metadata and deleted messages, GPS track reconstruction. Court-admissible expert report with witness-testimony preparation.
Details on request
Compliance and security programme for an international organisation
Build-out of a multi-layer compliance and security framework including risk register, incident-response playbook, vendor assessments and board reporting. Trainings for investigations and procurement teams. Implementation aligned with FATF guidelines and EU anti-money-laundering directives.
Details on request
Swipe for more →
Team
The people behind the expert reports.
Partners, officers and subject-matter experts — you gain access to the full team, or a single discipline, as your case requires.
Managing Partner
Thomas Havranek, MBA
- Court-certified expert witness
- Tax advisor
- Insolvency / economic crime
Partner · Procurist
Florian Kalchmair, MBA
- Court-certified expert witness
- Tax advisor
Partner · Procurist
Shariq Reza, MSc
- Digital forensics & custom software
- Cybercrime expert on Austrian public broadcaster
- Founder KlarityT / FlexSolution
Digital forensics · OSINT
Marina Robak
- Mobile & cloud forensics
- Open-source intelligence
Managing Director CINtr
Dr Inanc Atilgan
- International investigations
Cyber security consultant
Peter Echer, OSCP
- Offensive Security Certified Professional
- Penetration testing / red team
Attorney at law
Philipp Summereder, LL.M.
- Criminal law · commercial law
Clients
Trust, on the record.
Federal ministries, international institutions, international law firms and listed companies are among our recurring clients. A selection:
Partners
Our network.
We collaborate closely with specialist partners in computer forensics, IT security, software engineering and law — for mandates that call for more than a single discipline.
Contact
Let’s talk.
A 30-minute first conversation is free of charge and confidential. We listen, assess, and tell you honestly whether and how we can help.
For active security incidents we are reachable outside office hours. Leave a message — we will call you back.
- Office
- Beatrixgasse 30
1030 Vienna, Austria - Phone
- +43 1 716 05 900
- office@cin-consult.com
- Company register
- FN 53761 k · UID ATU37969702