Reliable
We've run endless engagements through our process and platform without surprises. We choose tools our team has lived with — not experiments on your audit.
Technology
Built around Fieldguide.
Fieldguide is the modern audit and compliance platform — readiness, evidence, communication, and reporting in one workspace. It's the engine behind every DES engagement, and we pay for your subscription. Software that would otherwise be its own five‑figure GRC bill comes with your audit at no cost, year‑round.
Free access with DES
Year-round compliance management
Readiness to reporting
Direct access to the whole team
Enterprise‑grade software, included.
A standalone GRC platform normally means a second vendor and a five-figure annual subscription — before your audit even starts. With DES it's simply part of the engagement: full Fieldguide access from day one, and the bill comes to us.
SOC 1 & SOC 2
HIPAA
HITRUST
PCI DSS
SOX
75+ integrations
Every request in one place.
The email-chase era ends here. Every open item lives in one live list with owners, due dates, and statuses—and our team reviews each upload for completeness as it arrives, so you're never asked for the same evidence twice. Each request also includes direct communication between your team and our auditors, making it easy to ask questions, provide updates, and keep the audit moving forward.
- One list, not forty email threads
- Real auditors review evidence as it arrives
- Statuses your whole team can see
Evidence that collects itself.
Connect the systems you already run — HR, ticketing, accounting, cloud — and Fieldguide pulls evidence straight from the source through 75+ pre-packaged integrations. Upload something once and it's reused across requests, controls, and frameworks.
- Evidence pulled directly from your systems
- Upload once, reuse everywhere
- Less collecting, more getting done
Watch your audit move.
No status-update meetings, no wondering where things stand. You see the entire lifecycle — readiness, fieldwork, review, report — in real time. Running more than one framework? They share a workspace and evidence, so each additional framework is a fraction of the work.
- Live progress on every engagement
- Readiness through final report
- Multiple frameworks, one workspace
And what it costs you: $0.
This is the part people don't believe. A GRC platform is normally its own five-figure annual subscription, renewed every year, audit or not. With DES, Fieldguide is simply included — full access, all year, for as long as we work together. That's an entire software line item that never gets written.
- No subscription, no seat fees
- No implementation cost
- Yours all year — not just audit season
Technology with people at the center.
The platform does the busywork — real humans do the judgment. We choose the tools our clients and team trust — proven platforms, modern automation, and clear communication that keeps real people on every engagement — so every experience feels both efficient and personal. Already on another platform, or want something purpose‑built? We plug in there too.
OneTrust
Drata
Hyperproof
Secureframe
Vanta
Tailored build
Reliable, cutting-edge, built for humans.
We've done the research, selected the right solutions, and brought together reliable tools, smart automation, and close collaboration to help you achieve your goals.
Cutting-edge
75+ pre-packaged integrations pull evidence directly from your systems. Open items tracked in real time. Direct messaging built in. Less email, fewer reminders, faster outcomes.
Human-focused
Behind every platform: real CPAs, CISAs, and CIAs. Direct communication, real conversations, expert guidance at every handoff. Technology amplifies our team — never replaces them.
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