An executive cybersecurity advisory practice.
Antares Security operates as an embedded security leadership function for organizations without an internal CISO — and as an executive advisory partner where one already exists.
We sit on the customer's side of the table. Engagements are structured around decision rights, control architecture, and operational governance — the work permanent security leadership would own.
Independent
No tools to resell, no platform to renew. Recommendations are made on what the business actually requires.
Senior
Engagements are led directly by a senior principal — no layered staffing or junior pass-through.
Accountable
Work is structured around documented ownership, defensible decisions, and reportable outcomes.
Direct
Plain conversations with executives, boards, and audit committees. No theater. No fear-based positioning.
The depth of engagement the firm is built to support.
Engagements are sized for the program's actual horizon — audit cycles, board cadence, and the multi-year arc of a maturing security function.
Ongoing executive advisory retainers, multi-quarter compliance program builds, and standing operational governance.
Embedded with the leadership team — standing executive cadence, audit-committee touchpoints, vendor and counsel coordination.
SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, HIPAA, CMMC — scoped, designed for operation, and represented in audit.
Standby IR leadership available on retainer; senior coordination across counsel, insurers, and external responders.
Branden Rowe
Founder & Managing Director, Antares Security
Branden Rowe is the Founder and Managing Director of Antares Security, a cybersecurity advisory practice focused on governance, operational security, risk management, and executive-level security leadership for organizations navigating growth, compliance pressure, and operational complexity. He holds a degree from the University of Chicago and operates the practice from Chicago, Illinois.
His career spans security and risk leadership across regulated and enterprise environments, including financial services work at Northern Trust, advisory and assurance engagements at Baker Tilly, information and operational security at Wolters Kluwer, and global operations and technology environments at Cushman & Wakefield. The breadth of that experience shapes the practice's emphasis on practical governance, operational maturity, audit and compliance readiness, and executive decision-making around cybersecurity risk.
Antares operates with a direct advisory model centered on clarity, accountability, and operational realism. The practice emphasizes measurable governance, decision-oriented security leadership, and long-term operational sustainability over performative cybersecurity consulting.
- Practice area
- Executive advisory
- Practice area
- Audit & governance
- Practice area
- Incident leadership
See how the practice would approach your situation.
A 30–45 minute advisory call covers operating context, current risk posture, and the decisions forcing the work. If a fit exists, we propose scope.