InsightsBy Dr Rizwan Ahmad · 12 Feb 2025 · 1 min readShare on LinkedIn

Cianaa Listed as Independent Security & Privacy Evaluator under NZ’s Digital Identity Trust Framework

Cianaa Technologies is listed by the New Zealand Government as an independent Security and Privacy evaluator under the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework, led by Dr Rizwan Ahmad.

Cianaa Technologies is officially listed by the New Zealand Government as an independent evaluator under the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework (DISTF) — appearing on the Public Service Commission’s register under both the Independent Security Evaluators and Independent Privacy Evaluators categories, with Dr Rizwan Ahmad as the named evaluator.

What the Trust Framework is

The Digital Identity Services Trust Framework is New Zealand’s regulatory system for digital identity. Providers seeking accreditation must obtain independent evaluations of their security, privacy and identification management — overseen by the Trust Framework Authority.

What this means for providers

Organisations preparing for DISTF accreditation can engage Cianaa to independently evaluate their services against the framework’s security and privacy requirements — the same conflict-free, evidence-based assessment approach Cianaa applies across its PCI, ISO and SOC work.

  • Register: Public Service Commission — Trust Framework for Digital Identity, Independent Evaluators
  • Categories: Security evaluation and Privacy evaluation
  • Named evaluator: Dr Rizwan Ahmad

See the official register: Independent evaluators — publicservice.govt.nz

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Dr Rizwan Ahmad

Dr Rizwan Ahmad is the founder of Cianaa Technologies — a PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and independent ISO certification auditor. He was named MSECB Auditor of the Year 2024 for Asia-Pacific, is listed by the New Zealand Government as an independent Security and Privacy evaluator under the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework, and led the audit behind New Zealand's first ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management system) certification.

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