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Rhymetec LLC review

Advisory firm

A New York security firm, founded in 2015, that prepares cloud and SaaS companies for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 and offers virtual-CISO leadership alongside penetration testing.

Relevant if your SaaS company needs SOC 2, ISO 27001 and a virtual CISO from one firm

Price Not published
Indemnity cover Not published
How it uses AI Not published
Facts last checked

Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages.

Rhymetec scores

Six scores, each 1 to 5. The evidence for each is further down.

Help when things go wrong 2/5
Qualifications of the people who do the work 3/5
What it publishes about fees 2/5
Knowledge of your sector 4/5
Independence from what it sells 3/5
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 2/5

What Rhymetec offers, and what it publishes

Rhymetec names who leads the work. CISO Metin Kortak holds CISSP and CMMC Registered Practitioner; delivery managers Endri Domi and Ann Mathew hold ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and ISO Lead Auditor credentials. The firm says it has supported more than 1,000 SOC 2 audits since 2015. Its Kizen case study reports ISO 27001 done in about half the typical time.

Rhymetec does not publish a price. Its SOC 2 and ISO 27001 pages and its three virtual-CISO tiers, Mentor, Manager and Executive, all lead to a 'Request Pricing' button. It does not publish professional-indemnity insurance or say how it uses AI itself. We could not read its trust centre to check its own certifications.

Rhymetec's assurance work sits inside a wider security business. It began in penetration testing and still sells it as one of its two main service lines. It is a named delivery partner of Vanta, a compliance-automation software firm. We found only one named SOC 2 and ISO 27001 case study, for Kizen.

Strengths

  • Named, credentialed compliance leadership running the practice: CISO holds CISSP and CMMC-RP; two service-delivery managers hold ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor credentials.
  • Verifiable named case study (Kizen, quoted VP of Engineering) documenting a real SOC2 + ISO27001 + vCISO engagement with a quantified timeline outcome.
  • Long, focused track record: founded 2015, claims 1,000+ SOC 2 audits supported, and confirmed Active/good-standing NY LLC.
  • Broad, documented framework coverage (SOC2, ISO27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, FedRAMP) with published 5-6 step readiness methodologies.

Things to check

  • No published pricing for vCISO, SOC 2 or ISO 27001 readiness engagements.
  • Firm's core identity spans offensive-security/pentesting and is G2-categorized as an MSSP, raising a scope question for an assurance-only site.
  • No professional liability / errors-and-omissions insurance disclosure found.
  • SOC2/ISO27001 case-study evidence rests on a single named client.

Common questions

What does Rhymetec charge for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 readiness?

It does not publish a price. Its SOC 2 and ISO 27001 pages and its three virtual-CISO tiers, Mentor, Manager and Executive, all lead to a 'Request Pricing' button.

Does Rhymetec only do SOC 2 and ISO 27001 work?

No. It began in 2015 as a penetration-testing company and still runs offensive security as one of its two main service lines. The other, managed security, holds its SOC 2, ISO 27001 and virtual-CISO work.

Is the firm itself accredited?

No firm-level accreditation is published. It names staff credentials instead: its CISO holds CISSP and CMMC Registered Practitioner, and two delivery managers hold ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, ISO Lead Auditor, HITRUST CCSFP and CCSK.

Does Rhymetec disclose insurance or its own AI use?

No. Its about and trust pages and its privacy policy mention no professional-indemnity or errors-and-omissions insurance, and say nothing about its own use of AI.

Evidence for each Rhymetec score

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Notes behind each thing to check

  • No published pricing for vCISO, SOC 2 or ISO 27001 readiness engagements. (Service pages show only 'Request Pricing' buttons across all three named vCISO tiers and the SOC2/ISO27001 framework pages; no rate card appears anywhere on rhymetec.com.)
  • Firm's core identity spans offensive-security/pentesting and is G2-categorized as an MSSP, raising a scope question for an assurance-only site. (Rhymetec's own top navigation splits services evenly between 'Managed Security Services' and 'Offensive Security' (pentest, red team, secure code review), and its About page cites a G2 Fall 2026 'High Performer' badge in the 'MSSP and Cybersecurity Consulting' category.)
  • No professional liability / errors-and-omissions insurance disclosure found. (Neither the about/trust pages nor the privacy policy mention professional indemnity or E&O insurance coverage for advisory work.)
  • SOC2/ISO27001 case-study evidence rests on a single named client. (Only one named, detailed case study (Kizen) was found across the SOC2 and ISO27001 framework pages; the case-studies index otherwise loads dynamically via JavaScript and returned no other named engagements on a static fetch.)
Six criteria, each scored 1 to 5, with the evidence for each.
CriterionScoreEvidence
Help when things go wrong 2/5 No public evidence of defending clients before regulators or leading breach response; the practice is framed around audit readiness, not enforcement defense.
Qualifications of the people who do the work 3/5 CISO holds CISSP and CMMC-RP; two delivery managers hold ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor credentials, but the firm itself shows no independent accreditation.
What it publishes about fees 2/5 vCISO tiers are named (Mentor/Manager/Executive) but every price point requires a sales quote; no rate card is published.
Knowledge of your sector 4/5 SaaS/cloud-native focus since 2015, 1,000+ SOC 2 audits claimed, and a named Kizen case study with a quantified ISO 27001 timeline result.
Independence from what it sells 3/5 Rhymetec is a named partner of compliance-automation vendor Vanta, which can create a referral incentive alongside independent advisory recommendations.
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 2/5 No professional-indemnity or errors-and-omissions insurance disclosure found on the site, trust pages, or case studies.

Sources for Rhymetec

  • Rhymetec LLC is an Active domestic New York LLC in good standing. (Status: Active; Company Type: Domestic Limited Liability Company; Company Number 5004840) (opencorporates.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Rhymetec was founded in New York City in 2015, originally as a penetration-testing company. (Founded 2015, NYC; founder Justin Rende, CEO) (rhymetec.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Rhymetec's CISO holds CISSP and CMMC Registered Practitioner credentials with stated SOC 2/ISO 27001/FedRAMP/GDPR expertise. (Metin Kortak, CISO, CISSP, CMMC-RP) (rhymetec.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Two named Senior Managers of Service Delivery hold ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and ISO Lead Auditor / HITRUST CCSFP / CCSK credentials. (Endri Domi (ISO 27001 Lead Implementer); Ann Mathew (ISO LA, HITRUST CCSFP, CCSK)) (rhymetec.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Rhymetec ran a combined vCISO, SOC 2, ISO 27001 and penetration-testing engagement for named client Kizen, completing ISO 27001 in about half the typical timeframe. (Named case study: Kizen; quoted contact Chuck Goss, VP Engineering) (rhymetec.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Rhymetec states it has supported 1,000+ SOC 2 audits since 2015, with typical readiness-to-audit timelines of three to twelve months. (rhymetec.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Rhymetec's own About page states it was named a G2 Fall 2026 'High Performer' in the Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP) and Cybersecurity Consulting category. (G2 Fall 2026 High Performer, MSSP & Cybersecurity Consulting (self-reported)) (rhymetec.com, checked 20 September 2026)

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