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Echelon Risk + Cyber
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About the partner
About Echelon Risk + Cyber
Cybersecurity Consulting & Managed Security Services
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.
Why teams choose 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
Capabilities we have validated
- Penetration testing
- Red/purple team engagements
- Active Directory security assessment
- Drata GRC platform expertise
- MITRE ATT&CK framework
- NIST CSF & 800-171 mapping
- Tabletop exercises
- Threat modeling
Recognition & proof points
- Debuted on the 2025 Inc. 5000 at No. 433 (top 10%, 942% three-year growth) — the fastest-growing company headquartered in Pittsburgh and 7th in Pennsylvania
- two-time Inc. Power Partner
- Pittsburgh Technology Council Tech 50 finalist
- CrowdStrike Services Partner Program launch partner.
AI in the offering
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.
Profile maintained by Rubber Duck Technology research from primary sources and partner collateral · Last verified Sep 8, 2026 · High confidence · Verified multi-source.
Capabilities
Solutions Delivered by Echelon Risk + Cyber
The outcomes this partner is equipped to deliver — drawn from our vetting record, not their marketing deck.
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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.
Integrates with Drata
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Vulnerability & 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.
Integrates with CrowdStrikeMicrosoft Sentinel
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Security 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.
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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.
Integrates with Microsoft SentinelCrowdStrike
Delivery
How We Deliver
Engagement & delivery models we have validated with this partner — where the slide deck ends and the actual work begins.
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vCIO / vCISO
Echelon provides award-winning vCISO-led security program design and leadership, giving mid-market organizations senior security direction without a full-time hire.
Delivery: Delivered through a flexible Security Team as a Service (STaaS) engagement model.
Award-winning program design — Recognized vCISO leadership shapes security programs for regulated organizations.
Flexible STaaS model — Security Team as a Service scales expertise to client needs.
Strategy plus execution — Advisory leadership is backed by real-world security execution.
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Managed Security Services
Echelon delivers managed security services and MSSP leadership built on Microsoft Sentinel and CrowdStrike for ongoing monitoring and defense.
Delivery: Provided as managed services with continuous monitoring and response.
Combined expertise — Blends offensive and defensive security knowledge into managed operations.
Regulated-industry ready — Built for mid-market clients in CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and SEC environments.
Integrates with Microsoft SentinelCrowdStrike
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Penetration Testing
Echelon performs offensive security testing including penetration testing, red teaming, and purple teaming to validate defenses against real-world attack techniques.
Delivery: Delivered as project-based offensive security engagements.
Full offensive spectrum — Covers penetration testing, red teaming, and purple teaming in one practice.
ATT&CK-aligned — Engagements are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK for realistic adversary emulation.
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Compliance Services
Echelon delivers compliance and GRC services across CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and SEC frameworks, including Drata implementation for audit-ready posture.
Delivery: Delivered as advisory and implementation engagements, including Drata deployment.
Drata implementation — Deep Drata expertise accelerates continuous compliance automation.
Regulated framework focus — Specialized in CMMC, HIPAA, FFIEC, and SEC compliance.
Integrates with Drata
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Incident Response
Echelon provides incident response planning and tabletop exercises to prepare clients to detect, contain, and recover from security incidents.
Delivery: Delivered through planning engagements and tabletop exercises.
Preparedness focus — Tabletop exercises and IR planning build readiness before incidents occur.
Execution-backed — Planning draws on real-world security execution experience.
Proof
Results with this partner
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Resources
Documents & collateral
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