Partner profile
Echelon Risk + Cyber
Cybersecurity Consulting & Managed Security Services
Founded 2017 · Pittsburgh, PA · 51-200 employees · Private, independent
Partnership Overview
Who Echelon Risk + Cyber is built for
Mid-market organizations (200–2,500 employees) in defense, healthcare, financial services, or regulated industries facing compliance mandates (CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, SEC) without in-house security leadership. Ideal for organizations needing a complete security program built or maturity-improved from scratch.
Echelon Risk + Cyber is an award-winning cybersecurity consulting and managed security firm providing vCISO-led security programs and MSSP leadership for mid-market organizations in regulated industries. Their Security Team as a Service (STaaS) model delivers comprehensive expertise spanning offensive testing (penetration testing, red teaming, purple teaming), defensive hardening, and regulatory compliance across CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and SEC frameworks. Echelon combines deep Drata GRC platform expertise with real-world security execution, enabling clients to achieve measurable risk reduction and audit-ready compliance.
- VerifiedSep 8, 2026 · high confidence
- 4solutions across 1 category
- 9 yrsin business, since 2017
- 51-200employees
Why teams pick Echelon Risk + Cyber
- Award-winning vCISO-led program design
- Combined offensive + defensive security expertise
- Deep Drata GRC partnership
- Specialization in regulated frameworks (CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, SEC)
- Security Team as a Service (STaaS) flexible engagement model
- Real-world execution complemented by strategic advisory
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Get matched insteadRecognition & proof points
Debuted on the 2025 Inc. 5000 at No. 433 (top 10%, 942% three-year growth) — the fastest-growing company headquartered…Award · Inc. 5000
- Two-time Inc. Power PartnerPartner status
- Pittsburgh Technology Council Tech 50 finalistAward
CrowdStrike Services Partner Program launch partnerPartner status · CrowdStrike
Notable clients
Vendor-reportedDetroit Pistons, ESSA Bank & Trust and Montauk Renewables (per published testimonials) additional healthcare, automotive and construction clients referenced anonymously.
Our Solutions
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From first evaluation to day-to-day operations, Rubber Duck Technology helps you get full value from Echelon Risk + Cyber's Cybersecurity & Compliance solutions. We fit them to the systems you already run, remove overlap, and give you a clear view of how they perform, so your team can move faster with fewer surprises.
Cybersecurity & Compliance
GRC / Compliance Management
Echelon delivers GRC advisory and audit-ready compliance programs across regulated frameworks including CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and SEC, leveraging deep expertise with the Drata GRC platform.
- Regulated framework depth Specializes in CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and SEC compliance for organizations in regulated industries.
- Deep Drata partnership Combines Drata GRC platform expertise with hands-on implementation for audit-ready compliance.
- Strategy meets execution Pairs strategic advisory with real-world security execution for measurable risk reduction.
DrataVulnerability & Risk Management
Echelon manages vulnerabilities through offensive testing including penetration testing, red teaming, and Active Directory assessment, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST frameworks.
- Offensive + defensive Combines offensive testing and defensive hardening to find and close real gaps.
- Framework-mapped Aligns findings to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST CSF/800-171 for structured remediation.
- Measurable risk reduction Real-world execution drives quantifiable improvements in security posture.
CrowdStrike
Microsoft SentinelSecurity Awareness Training
Echelon provides cybersecurity awareness training to strengthen the human layer of client security programs as part of its broader managed and advisory services.
- Program-integrated Awareness training is embedded within vCISO-led program design rather than sold in isolation.
- Regulated-industry focus Tailored for organizations subject to CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and SEC requirements.
SIEM / SOC-as-a-Service
Echelon delivers managed security services with SIEM-based monitoring built on Microsoft Sentinel and CrowdStrike, providing MSSP leadership for mid-market organizations.
- MSSP leadership Provides managed security operations led by experienced security professionals.
- Best-of-breed tooling Built on Microsoft Sentinel and CrowdStrike for detection and response.
Microsoft SentinelCrowdStrikeHow Echelon Risk + Cyber delivers
Dedicated MSSP practice (launched Oct 2025) delivering continuous 24/7 SOC monitoring, Managed Detection & Response (MDR), specialized incident response, and compliance-driven monitoring/reporting (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, NIST); vCISO-led Security Team as a Service (STaaS) provides fractional security leadership plus a scalable delivery team. SOC powered by CrowdStrike Falcon (Echelon is a launch partner in CrowdStrike's Services Partner Program). (vendor-reported)
Services in detail
- vCIO / vCISODelivered through a flexible Security Team as a Service (STaaS) engagement model.
- Managed Security ServicesProvided as managed services with continuous monitoring and response.
- Penetration TestingDelivered as project-based offensive security engagements.
- Compliance ServicesDelivered as advisory and implementation engagements, including Drata deployment.
- Incident ResponseDelivered through planning engagements and tabletop exercises.
Automate/AI, built in · Integrates 3rd-party AI. No proprietary AI product; Echelon leverages AI/ML embedded in its delivery stack — CrowdStrike Falcon (behavioral-AI EDR) in its 24/7 MDR SOC, Drata's automated GRC monitoring, and Microsoft Sentinel/Defender analytics — for AI-assisted threat detection, correlation and compliance reporting. AI augments its analyst-led STaaS/vCISO services rather than replacing them.
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