We started SecureTalent because we were tired of recruiters who couldn't tell a penetration tester from a network administrator. So we built the recruitment firm we always wished existed.
The cyber security talent shortage is real — but it's made significantly worse by recruiters who don't understand the field. Generic recruitment firms send the wrong CVs, waste everyone's time, and burn through candidate goodwill with blanket outreach.
SecureTalent was created to fix that. Founded as a subsidiary of HackLabs Australia — one of APAC's most respected offensive security and advisory firms — we bring practitioner-level understanding to every search we run.
Our founders and consultants have worked in cyber security, software engineering, and technology leadership. We've held the roles we recruit for. We know what technical interviews reveal, what certifications actually mean, and what it takes to build high-performing security teams.
The result is a recruitment firm that speaks the language of both the hiring manager and the candidate — and gets the right outcome for both.
Our leadership team brings over two decades of combined experience in cyber security, technology, and specialist recruitment across APAC.
Headquartered in Sydney with reach across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
From SOC analysts to CISOs, software engineers to cloud architects — placed with a 95% retention rate.
HackLabs has been delivering world-class offensive security, penetration testing, red teaming, and cyber security advisory services to Australian and APAC organisations for over two decades.
Their practitioner community, research output, and client relationships make them one of the most trusted names in the region's security ecosystem — and they're who we call when we need to validate technical claims.
We can verify security credentials at a depth that no general recruiter can match. OSCP holders who can't explain buffer overflows don't get past us.
Through HackLabs, we have direct reach into the APAC security practitioner community — conferences, research groups, and private networks.
HackLabs' reputation opens doors. Security leaders trust recommendations from a firm that understands the space at a technical level.
Real-time insight into what skills are in demand, what tools organisations are deploying, and where the talent gaps are forming.
Four principles that guide every search, every placement, every conversation.
We don't spray and pray. Every candidate we present has been personally assessed against your specific requirements. Quality over volume, always.
We tell you the truth about candidates, about salaries, and about the market — even when it's not what you want to hear. Long-term relationships are built on honesty.
We understand the roles we recruit for. That's not a marketing claim — it's the foundation everything else is built on. We speak your language because we've lived it.
We're not trying to be everywhere. We know Australia and Asia-Pacific — the market conditions, regulatory landscape, and talent dynamics — deeply and specifically.
Security practitioners, technologists, and specialist recruiters who have operated on both sides of the hiring table.
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