What Cyber Talents does

Cyber Talents is a Cairo-headquartered SaaS platform that ranks cybersecurity professionals globally through Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions and connects ranked talent with enterprise recruiters. The platform is built around a Challenge Library across categories including web security, digital forensics, network security, cryptography, and malware analysis; a World Rank system that produces filterable skill rankings by country and category; a Hub Dashboard for organizations to host CTFs and run assessments; and a Dynamic Flag feature that prevents flag sharing during competitions. Supporting products include a learning platform with free and premium courses (Certified Incident Responder, Certified Digital Forensics Examiner Specialist, Advanced Threat Hunting program), a jobs board, a Global Experts Network, and a Host-a-CTF service.

The company operates a hybrid business model spanning individual subscriptions (free and $25/month premium), enterprise assessment and CTF hosting packages ($69-$1,199/month across four tiers), recruitment and headhunting services, corporate training, and a Cybersecurity-as-a-Service offering that includes ISO 27001 certification support. GTM combines a community-led motion (CTF competitions and rankings drive organic talent inflow) with enterprise sales and event-driven regional expansion. The Arab and Africa Regional CTF, now in its seventh year, brings together national champions from over 20 countries.

Founded in 2017 by cybersecurity practitioners who previously ran CTF events, the company is founder-operated under CEO Moataz Salah with offices in Giza (HQ), Dubai (regional), and Delaware. It has won first place at the Cyberseed 2022 global start-up competition and Best Regional Cybersecurity Startup at GISEC Global 2023. The company is privately held with no parent entity, no disclosed institutional investors beyond a 2019 500 Global/Misk 500 MENA Accelerator placement, and no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Cyber Talents

Legal name

Cybertalents

Website

https://cybertalents.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cyber Talents is a Cairo-based SaaS platform that ranks cybersecurity professionals globally through Capture The Flag competitions and connects them with enterprise recruiters. It serves enterprises, governments, and universities across the MENA and Africa region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Talent Assessment & Recruitment

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity (General) (EDAOAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cybersecurity Technical Skills (Security Engineering, SOC, Pen Testing) (EDABAFAF), Penetration Testing, Red Team & Ethical Hacking (EDAOAIAH), Fraud, Cybercrime Investigations & Brand/Dark Web Monitoring (BPAKAHAO), Cybersecurity Training & Awareness Programs (BPAEANAF)

Keywords

• Capture the flag competitions
• Cybersecurity talent ranking
• Ethical hacking challenges
• Security skills assessment
• Cybersecurity recruitment platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Cairo

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Premium Subscriptions: Monthly or annual subscription for cybersecurity professionals to access premium content, challenges, solutions, and advanced courses. Free tier available for basic courses and challenges.
2. Enterprise Assessment/CTF Packages: Monthly subscription tiers (Lite Start $69, Basic $239, Professional $499, Enterprise $1,199) for companies to run technical tests, invite talents, use challenge libraries, and access admin dashboards with varying invitation limits and support levels
3. Recruitment & Headhunting Services: Connecting companies with ranked cybersecurity talent from the platform's closed network of professionals. Companies specify job requirements and CyberTalents provides candidate matching.
4. Training Solutions: Cybersecurity training programs for companies including summer/winter camps and custom corporate training. Premium courses for incident responders and digital forensics examiners.
5. Cybersecurity as a Service: Managed cybersecurity services including ISO 27001 certification support for startups and ongoing security consulting

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CyberTalents operates a SaaS platform that ranks cybersecurity talents globally through Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions, hosts custom CTFs and technical assessments for enterprises and universities, runs a recruitment marketplace connecting companies with vetted cyber talent, and delivers managed cybersecurity services including ISO 27001 certification support and corporate training programs.

Product overview

CyberTalents is a SaaS platform that ranks cybersecurity talents globally through Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions. The core platform consists of the Challenge Library (practice cybersecurity challenges), Competitions (CTF events), Worldrank (talent ranking system), and Jobs Board (recruitment marketplace). Supporting services include Personnel Assessment (paid technical testing), Cybersecurity as a Service (managed security and ISO certification support), Training Solutions (corporate training and bootcamps), and Host a CTF (custom competition hosting). The platform also offers learning through free and premium courses including the Advanced Threat Hunting & Intelligence Program, CyberTalents Certified Incident Responder, and CyberTalents Certified Digital Forensics Examiner Specialist. Pricing tiers for companies include Lite Start ($69/month), Basic ($239/month), Professional ($499/month), and Enterprise ($1199/month), while talent plans range from Free to Premium ($25/month or $160/year).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CyberTalents Platform SaaS platform that ranks cybersecurity talents globally according to their hands-on skills through Capture The Flag contests and enables recruitment and personnel assessment services.
• Learn Cybersecurity learning platform offering free and premium courses including incident response, digital forensics, and threat hunting programs for security professionals.
• Challenges / Practice Public cybersecurity challenges available for talents to practice and solve across Web Security, Digital Forensics, Network Security, Crypto, and Malware Analysis categories.
• Competitions / CTF Capture The Flag competitions including Jeopardy-style, Attack-Defence, and mixed formats supporting team and individual participation with scoring and ranking.
• Jobs Board Job browsing platform connecting cybersecurity talents with employers and providing recruitment services.
• Worldrank Global ranking system that sorts cybersecurity talents by real skills, filterable by country and category.
• Cybersecurity as a Service Managed cybersecurity services including ISO 27001 certification support for startups and ongoing security consulting.
• Personnel Assessment Paid service for companies to technically assess employees or job applicants using platform-hosted challenges and competitions with detailed reports.
• Training Solutions Corporate cybersecurity training solutions and bootcamps including summer and winter camps for enterprise customers.
• Host a CTF Service for companies, universities, or conferences to host custom Capture The Flag competitions with access to challenge libraries and evaluation tools.
• Global Experts Network Professional network connecting cybersecurity experts worldwide with remote or onsite project opportunities, requiring 2+ years of experience.
• Advanced Threat Hunting & Intelligence Program Free 6-week expert-led program with 24 lessons, 45 labs, and 31 hours of training culminating in a real-world CTF simulation, targeted at cybersecurity professionals with 3-7 years of experience.
• CyberTalents Certified Incident Responder Premium course covering incident response lifecycle, forensic evidence collection, Windows forensics, memory analysis, and threat hunting skills.
• CyberTalents Certified Digital Forensics Examiner Specialist Premium course covering digital forensics fundamentals, forensic imaging, Windows registry analysis, memory forensics using Volatility, and malware analysis with YARA and Sigma rules.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 2 million person shortage in cybersecurity workforce globally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Trend MicrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple co-marketing initiatives including free cybersecurity scholarships, bootcamps, and regional CTF competitions to boost Arab and African cybersecurity talent careers. Multi-year partnership with ongoing annual programs.
• Simulations LabssupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartner mentioned in context of CTF hosting and cybersecurity simulations. CyberTalents content references Simulations Labs platform capabilities for running realistic cybersecurity simulations.
• elmenusminorOthersLogo displayed on homepage as client/customer of the platform
• VodafoneminorOthersLogo displayed on homepage as client/customer of the platform
• EBC (European Business Council)minorOthersLogo displayed on homepage as client/customer of the platform
• Arab and Africa Government EntitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partners including governmental entities across Arab and African regions that support and promote national CTF qualifiers and the regional competition. Essential for driving competition participation and regional ecosystem development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hack The Box: Hack The Box is a global cybersecurity upskilling and CTF platform offering hands-on challenges, competitions, and corporate training. It is the closest direct peer to CyberTalents, sharing the same CTF-based skill ranking, freemium-to-enterprise model, and target buyer (enterprise security teams for assessment/training).
• TryHackMe: TryHackMe provides guided cybersecurity learning paths and CTF-style rooms for individuals and teams, with a subscription model for premium content. Directly comparable to CyberTalents' Learn, Challenges, and Premium Talent Plan offerings for individual practitioners.
• Immersive Labs: Immersive Labs offers enterprise cybersecurity skills development, simulations, and crisis response exercises. Comparable to CyberTalents' Personnel Assessment and Training Solutions offerings aimed at enterprise security teams measuring workforce readiness.
• HackerRank: HackerRank is a technical skills assessment and developer hiring platform with coding challenges, ranked profiles, and enterprise screening. Overlaps with CyberTalents' CTF-style assessments, ranking system, and recruiter-facing hiring services for technical talent.
• Cybrary: Cybrary provides online cybersecurity training, certification prep, and skill assessments for individuals and enterprises. Comparable in learning catalog, certification courses, and team training offerings against CyberTalents' Learn and corporate Training Solutions.
• RangeForce: RangeForce delivers cloud-based cybersecurity skills assessments and training simulations for enterprise teams, including cyber range exercises. Directly comparable to CyberTalents' Personnel Assessment service and corporate training solutions targeting SOC and IR teams.

Broad incumbents

• HackerOne: HackerOne operates a global hacker community and bug bounty platform for vulnerability disclosure, with enterprise security testing programs. While focused on offensive security engagements rather than CTFs, it competes for the same enterprise security talent pool and crowdsourced security budget.
• SANS Institute: SANS Institute is a leading provider of cybersecurity training, certifications (GIAC), and NetWars competitions. A broad incumbent with a much larger catalog and global brand, but competes for the same enterprise training budget and CTF-style competition community.
• Pluralsight: Pluralsight is a large-scale technology skills platform offering courses and skill assessments across IT and cybersecurity, with enterprise subscriptions. Comparable in subscription model and individual/enterprise dual GTM, though much broader in scope than CyberTalents' cybersecurity focus.

Emerging players

• LetsDefend: LetsDefend is a SOC analyst training platform with hands-on incident response scenarios and blue-team challenges. Comparable to CyberTalents' Certified Incident Responder course and Blue Team/SOC training track, though focused more narrowly on defensive skills.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Cyber_Talents

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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