PITTSBURGH, PA – August 2026 — Echelon Risk + Cyber announced today that it has earned its SOC 2 Type 1 attestation. Insight Assurance conducted the independent audit. The firm verified that Echelon designed strong internal safety controls to protect client data.
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) sets the SOC 2 standard. The audit evaluates five core areas: security, availability, system integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.
Echelon builds and manages cybersecurity programs for clients every day. Its core team provides managed security, virtual CISO support, AI governance, offensive testing, defensive hardening, and Risk Advisory + GRC. The firm regularly guides organizations through SOC 2, HIPAA, CMMC, and ISO 27001 readiness. Echelon now meets internally the same high standards it recommends to clients.
"This attestation isn't a box we checked," said Dan Desko, Founder, CEO, and Managing Partner of Echelon Risk + Cyber. "It's proof we hold ourselves to the same standard we ask our clients to meet. I started Echelon because I believe security and privacy are basic rights. Every client trusts us with critical data, and this milestone shows how seriously we take that trust."
The attestation applies across Echelon’s entire service list. It reinforces the firm’s commitment to daily data protection over one-time compliance.
About Echelon Risk + Cyber
Echelon Risk + Cyber is a cybersecurity professional services firm. The firm builds custom security solutions around a core belief: privacy and security are basic human rights. Echelon offers Managed Security Services, vCISO Leadership, AI Risk + Security, Offensive Security, Defensive Hardening, and Risk Advisory + GRC. Learn more at [echeloncyber.com].
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