CyberHire is the technical screening platform for cyber security teams. Real boxes, real challenge environments, real skills. No CV astrology, no paper tigers, no second-guessing who can actually do the job.
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Maya Andersen
Candidates
Maya Andersen
94 14m HIREJordan Li
91 19m HIREPriya Raman
87 23m HIREReally scary statistics we did not verify
$4.88M
Average cost of a data breach. Add $1.76M when caused by a skill gap.
IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024
30%
Of first-year salary lost per bad hire. Before you count the cost of hiring again.
US Department of Labor
84 days
Average time to fill a UK cyber security role. Longest of any tech discipline.
DCMS Cyber Skills 2024
57%
Of certified cyber pros lack the practical experience to back the cert.
ISACA State of Cybersecurity 2024
From job spec to test
This isn't 1999 so why do we still hire like it? Drop a JD into CyberHire and get back a complete assessment, calibrated to what the role actually needs. Edit it, customise it, send it.
Paste or drop a job spec here
Tier 2 SOC Analyst
Banking · UK · hybrid
We are hiring a Tier 2 SOC Analyst to join our 24/7 security operations team. The role focuses on alert triage, threat hunting, and incident response handover.
Required:
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SOC Analyst Tier 2 Screen
6 challenges · ~50 min · hands-on
KQL Threat Hunt
Sentinel-style log investigation
Privilege Escalation
Linux terminal · sudo misconfig
PCAP Triage
Lateral movement detection
Auth Log Investigation
Brute force + persistence
Incident Response
Multi-stage scenario triage
ATT&CK Mapping
TTP knowledge check
Works for every cyber role you hire. SOC, pentest, cloud, AppSec, forensics, IR, malware, threat intel, GRC.
Custom challenges
When the library does not have what you need, write a sentence. AI generates the environment, the questions, and the grading criteria. You review, tweak, publish.
A SOC analyst challenge where the candidate investigates a brute-force SSH attack on a Linux server. They should identify the attacker IP, check if any logins succeeded, find the persistence mechanism, and recommend a remediation.
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SSH Brute-Force Investigation
Environment
Questions (5)
Or pick from a library of hand-built challenges across every cyber discipline. Both work.
The candidate experience
Candidates triage phishing in an email client. Investigate Security Events in a Windows Event Log style viewer. Write KQL in an editor built to match Sentinel. Pop a shell in a real Linux box. Let your candidates showcase their skills.
candidate@box-7f3a:~$ sudo -l
(ALL : ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/less
candidate@box-7f3a:~$ sudo less /etc/hosts
: !/bin/bash
root@box-7f3a:/# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
[ challenge solved · privilege escalation · 04:37 ]
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▸ Custom Views
▾ Windows Logs
Application
Security
Setup
System
▸ Applications and Services
A real Linux box. SSH in, work like you're on the job.
Built to match the Microsoft Sentinel Logs UI keystroke for keystroke.
Phishing triage in a familiar inbox layout. Headers and raw source on tap.
Native Windows Security Event triage. Same columns, same icons, same workflow.
Syntax-highlighted code review with the languages your AppSec team actually reviews.
Insights and analytics
Score distributions, skill breakdowns across the cohort, time analytics, integrity flags, ranked candidates. The data sorts itself, the dashboard surfaces the people you should be talking to. You make the offer.
312
CVs to read
23h
screening
6w
to fill
James Wilson
5 yrs SOC, CISSP, GCIH
Sarah Chen
3 yrs IR, SC-200
David Kumar
7 yrs cloud security, CCSP
Emma Brooks
4 yrs AppSec, OSCP
Marcus Lee
6 yrs threat intelligence
Lena Park
5 yrs forensics, GCFA
Tom Reed
8 yrs pentest, OSEP
Priya Patel
2 yrs SOC analyst
Olivia Stone
4 yrs detection engineering
Daniel Cole
6 yrs malware analysis
Aisha Khan
3 yrs GRC, CISA
Carlos Vega
7 yrs IR, GCIA
Maya Andersen
5 yrs SOC + KQL specialism
Noah Tremblay
Self-described "cyber ninja"
Robert Singh
10 yrs CIO, transitioning
Hannah Walker
Recent grad, CompTIA Security+
Jordan Li
5 yrs SOC, GCIH, KQL strong
Priya Raman
4 yrs SOC, Sentinel exp
James Wilson
5 yrs SOC, CISSP, GCIH
Sarah Chen
3 yrs IR, SC-200
David Kumar
7 yrs cloud security, CCSP
Emma Brooks
4 yrs AppSec, OSCP
Marcus Lee
6 yrs threat intelligence
Lena Park
5 yrs forensics, GCFA
Tom Reed
8 yrs pentest, OSEP
Priya Patel
2 yrs SOC analyst
Olivia Stone
4 yrs detection engineering
Daniel Cole
6 yrs malware analysis
Aisha Khan
3 yrs GRC, CISA
Carlos Vega
7 yrs IR, GCIA
Maya Andersen
5 yrs SOC + KQL specialism
Noah Tremblay
Self-described "cyber ninja"
Robert Singh
10 yrs CIO, transitioning
Hannah Walker
Recent grad, CompTIA Security+
Jordan Li
5 yrs SOC, GCIH, KQL strong
Priya Raman
4 yrs SOC, Sentinel exp
19
tests sat
2m
to review
8
ready to hire
Ranked by performance
Maya Andersen
94
HIREJordan Li
91
HIREPriya Raman
87
HIREOlivia Stone
82
HIREDavid Kumar
79
HIRECarlos Vega
76
HIREAisha Khan
73
HIRELena Park
71
HIRE6 weeks
spent reading CVs and scheduling interviews
2 minutes
picking the people who really know their stuff
Anti-cheat
Cheating in 2026 looks like a second monitor with ChatGPT open, a friend on Discord, taking a picture of the question with your phone, hiring somebody to take the test for you. We let you capture every signal that matters and algorithmically score candidate integrity.
Tom Okafor
Risk score
41/100
REVIEWIntegrity events
Concentrated in Q3. Largest paste was 184 chars into the free-text answer.
Second display connected at 14:32, 11 minutes into the session.
8 of 12 in the final 5 minutes of the session.
Inter-keystroke intervals were uniform within 4ms variance.
Passed checks
Three integrity tiers. Standard, Secure, Proctor. And no, ChatGPT does not type like a human.
How it works
Build the test, invite the applicants, view the results. Each step, what it actually looks like.
Hand-pick challenges from the library, or paste a job spec and let AI draft a full assessment for you. Mix and match types, set the duration, publish in a minute.
4 challenges · 38 minutes · hands-on
KQL Threat Hunt
Privilege Escalation
PCAP Triage
Incident Response
Drop emails in by paste or CSV. Or generate a public share link for the job board. Each invitation carries a one-time token, a consent flow, and a 7-day expiry. Hit send. Close the laptop.
Candidates take the test in their browser on real infrastructure. Answers graded, integrity checked, rankings automatic. Open the dashboard when they are done. The top of the list is your shortlist.
78
Avg score
22m
Avg time
8
Ready to hire
Maya Andersen
94
HIREJordan Li
91
HIREPriya Raman
87
HIREFirst mover advantage
While the market is still arguing about CV page length, you are shipping the best team you have ever built. By the time everyone else catches up, you will be eating their lunch. Seven reasons you are already in a different weight class.
Hire people who can actually triage, query, reverse, and respond. Your median-time-to-detect moves in the right direction the week they start, and the board notices.
A mis-hire costs about 30% of first-year salary. Our Starter plan costs about 30% of one day's billable consultancy.
Bulk invite your entire applicant stack. Scores ranked, integrity flagged, shortlist surfaced. You only book interviews with the people actually worth meeting.
Your security team is flying your entire operation. When it crashes and burns, the cost is measured in regulatory fines, breach disclosures, and a very awkward board meeting. Put them in the simulator first.
Every serious framework wants documented evidence your security team can actually do the job.
We believe in fairness. Your filters are quietly rejecting hidden gems. The self-taught analyst. The career-switcher. The one without the university logo. Skill-first testing drags them back in.
The forty hours you used to spend on screening become forty minutes of decision-making. Sometimes the little things are large.
Pricing
You didn't think we were going to hide the pricing, did you? We're not that saas-y. Four plans. Top-ups when you need them. 14 day free-trial.
Free Trial
Kick the tyres for two weeks.
£0 £0 /mo
Starter
For growing teams.
£299 £249 /mo
Pro
Hiring often. Multiple roles. Branded.
£799 £669 /mo
Enterprise
MSSPs and larger security functions.
£1,499 £1,249 /mo
Our Starter plan costs about 30% of one day's billable consultancy.
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