About Atoro
Practitioners, not theorists.
Atoro is an AI-native cyber compliance consultancy, founded in 2018 and based in Ireland. We design, build and run security, privacy and AI governance programmes for scaling software companies across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
We hold the certifications we help clients achieve. Europe’s first ISO 42001 certified consultancy, ISO 27001 certified, 200+ certifications delivered.
Verified, not claimed
Europe’s first ISO 42001 certified consultancyAudited and certified by A-LIGN.
ISO 27001 certified ourselvesWe run the management systems we sell.
Official Drata partnerDelivering Drata’s Compliance Accelerator Program (CAP).
Cyber Ireland memberPart of Ireland’s national cyber security cluster.
200+ certifications deliveredAcross ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 42001, GDPR and penetration testing.
What we believe
Platforms prove trust. Someone still has to build it.
Compliance platforms automate evidence brilliantly. But someone still has to design the management system, make the judgement calls, run the audits and stand behind the result. Atoro is that someone.
We are proud Drata partners, and we are platform-fluent: we work in whatever GRC stack you run, and help you choose one if you have not. Preference, without lock-in.
Human where it matters. AI where it makes sense. We build AI into our own delivery, governed by the same ISO 42001 management system we implement for clients, so you get senior judgement at the decisions and machine speed everywhere else.
The team
Led by people who have done it themselves
Tom McNamara
Founder and CEO
CIPM and CIPP/E certified, with a background in data protection and financial services compliance at AIB, JPMorgan and Citi. Hosts The Data Rules podcast. LinkedIn
Ayna Boada McNamara
Head of Service Delivery
Turns strategy into delivery: every engagement runs on a cadence, with a team behind it, never advice left in a document.
Caroline Goll
Data Protection Manager
CIPP/E certified, ISO Lead Auditor. Leads the privacy function and the outsourced DPO service: GDPR, HIPAA and LGPD across European and American clients. LinkedIn
Mahrukh Fatima
AI Governance Manager
ISO certified Lead Auditor leading our ISO 42001 and AI governance work, with eight years across EU, UK, Middle East and Asian regulatory environments. LinkedIn
Daniyah Imran
Security Programs Manager
Lead Auditor and Implementer across ISO 27001, SOC 2 and ISO 42001, with audits delivered to certification with no non-conformities. LinkedIn
The wider bench
Security, privacy and AI governance specialists
Engineers, auditors and consultants who deliver the work behind every named lead, across every major framework.
How we deliver
Embedded, not outsourced
Led by implementers
Every engagement is led by consultants who have implemented these frameworks themselves, not project managers reading from a playbook.
Engineer-level fluency
We understand how your product is actually built, so controls fit your architecture instead of fighting it.
There after the certificate
Certification is the starting line, not the finish. Through TrustOps we keep programmes running year after year.
Independently verifiable: our ISO 42001 certification story published by A-LIGN, our Cyber Ireland membership, and client reviews on Clutch.
FAQ
About Atoro FAQs
What is Atoro?
Atoro is an AI-native cyber compliance consultancy founded in 2018 and based in Ireland. We design, build and run security, privacy and AI governance programmes for scaling software companies: ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 42001, GDPR and penetration testing, with 200+ certifications delivered.
Is Atoro certified itself?
Yes. Atoro is ISO 27001 certified and was the first consultancy in Europe to achieve ISO 42001 certification, audited by A-LIGN. We run the same management systems we implement for clients.
Who founded Atoro?
Tom McNamara founded Atoro in 2018. He is CIPM and CIPP/E certified, with a compliance background at AIB, JPMorgan and Citi, and hosts The Data Rules podcast.
Where is Atoro based?
Atoro is headquartered in Portarlington, Co. Laois, Ireland, and works with software companies across Ireland, the UK and Europe, delivering remotely.
Is Atoro a Drata partner?
Yes, Atoro is an official Drata partner delivering the Compliance Accelerator Program (CAP). We are also platform-fluent and work in whatever GRC stack a client runs.
What does “AI-native” mean at Atoro?
We build AI into our own delivery, governed by the ISO 42001 management system we were first in Europe to certify. Human where it matters, AI where it makes sense: senior judgement at the decisions, machine speed everywhere else.
Work with people who have been through it
Book a call and we will tell you the timeline and the price in 30 minutes. If we can help, we will tell you how. If we cannot, we will tell you that too.