Nearshore Cyber

What Nearshore Cyber does

Nearshore Cyber, founded in 2022, is a privately-held, Mexico-domiciled cybersecurity staffing and talent acquisition firm headquartered in Oaxaca de Juárez with a regional office in Dallas, Texas. The company is bootstrapped and operates from 11-50 employees under founder and CEO Peter Schawacker, a former Fortune 500 cybersecurity executive with 15+ years of experience. Its core function is connecting enterprise organizations, Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), and US companies with nearshore or offshore operations to pre-vetted cybersecurity professionals across Latin America and Asia-Pacific, claiming access to 100,000+ IT professionals in major LATAM cities and over 2 million in APAC.

The service portfolio spans four main lines: Executive Recruiting (CISO, VP, SOC leadership placements), SOC Staffing Solutions (Tier 1-3 analysts, incident response, threat intelligence), Global Talent Network (penetration testers, cloud security, compliance specialists), and Strategic Staffing, a Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS) subscription for ongoing hiring needs. The underlying technology stack is described as an "AI-powered recruitment platform" supporting sourcing and vetting, with operational metrics of 48-hour candidate delivery, a 90-day placement guarantee, and average 2.3-week placement times. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the value proposition is anchored on 40-60% cost savings for Mexico-based talent and 60-80% savings for APAC talent relative to US domestic hiring, combined with cultural alignment and 24/7 timezone coverage enabled by offices in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and India (Mumbai and Bengaluru), plus an expansion pipeline into South Africa.

Go-to-market is consultative, sales-led enterprise engagement targeting CISOs, SOC Directors, and MSSP leaders, supported by a content and community layer comprising a podcast (The Nearshore Cyber Podcast), a whitepaper library, an MSSP financial modeling calculator suite, the CAVB ("Calling All Vibe Builders") community meetup series, and a Discord channel. Revenue is generated primarily through placement fees on executive and specialist hires, with RaaS adding a recurring subscription component. The firm reports no public revenue, funding history, or named enterprise logos beyond two testimonial quotes (a CISO and a mid-market MSSP SOC Director), and customer concentration is concentrated in the MSSP and enterprise-security-leadership segments across US and cross-border markets.

Name

Nearshore Cyber

Legal name

Nearshore Cyber

Website

https://nearshorecyber.com.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nearshore Cyber is a Mexico-headquartered cybersecurity staffing firm that recruits and places vetted SOC analysts, security engineers, incident responders, and C-suite security leaders from Latin America and Asia-Pacific into US enterprises and MSSPs, using an AI-assisted sourcing platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity Staffing (BPACADAC)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity staffing
• Talent acquisition
• SOC recruitment
• Nearshore outsourcing
• Executive recruiting

Headquarters

HQ city

Oaxaca De Juárez

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Recruiting: C-suite and leadership cybersecurity placements for organizations seeking experienced security leaders. Revenue generated through successful placement fees for executive-level positions.
2. Talent Sourcing: Fractional and full-time security professional placements. Revenue from placement fees and potentially retainer arrangements for ongoing talent acquisition needs.
3. Global Workforce Solutions: Access to international talent pools providing 24/7 coverage and specialized expertise. Recurring revenue model for ongoing staffing arrangements.
4. Strategic Staffing (RaaS): Recruiting as a Service for organizations with ongoing cybersecurity hiring needs, providing continuous talent pipeline access.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Nearshore Cyber is a cybersecurity staffing firm that sources, vets, and places vetted cybersecurity professionals from emerging markets (Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, India, and expanding into South Africa) for enterprise clients and MSSPs. Its services span executive recruiting (CISO, security leadership), SOC staffing (Tier 1–3 analysts, incident response, threat intel), fractional and full-time talent sourcing, direct hire placement, and Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS) for continuous hiring pipelines, supported by a 48-hour candidate delivery promise and a 90-day placement guarantee.

Product overview

Nearshore Cyber is a cybersecurity staffing/talent acquisition company that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their core offering is connecting organizations with exceptional cybersecurity talent through four main services: Executive Recruiting (leadership placements), SOC Staffing Solutions (Security Operations Center staffing), Global Talent Network (access to vetted professionals across regions), and Strategic Staffing/Recruiting as a Service (RaaS for ongoing hiring needs). Additionally, they offer complementary community and content products including CAVB (Calling All Vibe Builders) - a weekly community meetup platform, MSSP Calculators - financial modeling tools for Managed Security Service Providers, and The Nearshore Cyber Podcast - a business-of-security content series. The company does not offer a software product; all offerings are service-based recruitment and staffing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Recruiting C-suite and leadership cybersecurity placements for organizations seeking experienced security leaders including CISOs, Security Directors, VPs, SOC Managers, and Compliance/Risk Directors.
• SOC Staffing Solutions Build world-class Security Operations Centers with skilled talent from emerging markets offering 24/7 coverage and cultural alignment, including SOC Analysts (Tier 1, 2, 3), Security Engineers, Incident Response Teams, and Threat Intelligence Analysts.
• Global Talent Network Access to a community of vetted cybersecurity professionals across Latin America, EMEA, and APAC regions including Penetration Testers, Cloud Security Engineers, Compliance Specialists, and Security Architects, with 24/7 coverage capabilities.
• Strategic Staffing (Recruiting as a Service) Recruiting as a Service (RaaS) for organizations with ongoing cybersecurity hiring needs, providing comprehensive and continuous staffing solutions.
• Talent Sourcing Fractional and full-time security professionals sourced to meet specific cybersecurity needs of client organizations.
• Direct Hire Direct placement service for full-time cybersecurity professionals, focused on permanent hire recruitment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-60% cost reduction with Mexico talent and 60-80% with Asia talent compared to US domestic hiring
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CyberSN: CyberSN is a pure-play cybersecurity staffing and recruiting firm placing CISOs, security engineers, and SOC analysts. It is the closest US-headquartered direct competitor to Nearshore Cyber's executive and technical cyber recruiting offering.
• Cyber Talent Partners: Cyber Talent Partners is a cybersecurity-focused executive search and recruiting firm placing CISOs and security leaders. It directly overlaps with Nearshore Cyber's executive recruiting service line and global placement capabilities.
• Select Cyber: Select Cyber specializes in cybersecurity and information security recruitment across the US and EMEA, placing candidates in offensive security, SOC, and security engineering roles — directly comparable to Nearshore Cyber's talent sourcing and global network.

Broad incumbents

• TEKsystems: TEKsystems is one of the largest IT staffing and services firms globally, with substantial cybersecurity staffing capabilities. It competes for enterprise security hiring spend and is a meaningful benchmark for pricing and delivery scale.
• Mondo: Mondo is a specialized technology and digital staffing firm with a cybersecurity practice. It competes for the same SOC, security engineering, and security leadership placements that Nearshore Cyber delivers.
• Optomi: Optomi is an IT staffing and consulting firm with a dedicated cybersecurity practice serving enterprise clients. It is a broader incumbent competing for the same enterprise and MSSP staffing wallet Nearshore targets.
• Robert Half Technology: Robert Half Technology is a long-established IT staffing brand with dedicated cybersecurity and security engineering recruiters. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise CISOs and security leaders as Nearshore Cyber.
• Insight Global: Insight Global is a large IT and professional staffing provider with a security-focused practice serving enterprise and MSSP clients. It overlaps with Nearshore on enterprise security talent delivery, particularly SOC and engineering roles.
• Hays (Technology & Cyber): Hays is a global professional staffing firm with a dedicated technology and cybersecurity practice spanning multiple continents. It overlaps with Nearshore on cross-border cyber talent placement and enterprise executive search.

Regional players

• BairesDev: BairesDev is a Latin America-based nearshore technology talent provider with a large vetted engineer pool. While primarily software engineering, it represents the same nearshore-from-LATAM value proposition Nearshore extends into cybersecurity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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