Expanding Your Team With a Cybersecurity Staffing Services Company From Latin America
Your company was just breached. Your analysts are exhausted. You need 2 Tier-1 SOC analysts, a detection engineer, and an IR lead — yesterday. How do you staff up in 24–72 hours? Cybersecurity staffing services from Latin America.
Most cybersecurity companies are seriously struggling to find skilled professionals! Sophos found that the cyber skills shortage is the #2 cybersecurity concern (second only to the threats themselves). Makes sense — after being attacked or breached, the worst thing that can happen to a company is not having the people to support it.
Not only is it hard to find cybersecurity experts in the United States, but they could be costing your company a lot of money:
Hiring 5 SOC analysts from LATAM at $45/hr vs U.S. average of $120/hr saves you ~$750,000 per year.
For companies struggling to find qualified cybersecurity experts, hiring cybersecurity engineers from South America can be the solution to find skilled people, at affordable rates, working in US timezone. Nearshoring is especially an excellent option for startups, since the cybersecurity talent shortage is a huge problem for SMBs in the 30–500 employee range. Indeed, startups often lack the resources of larger companies, and the budget for cybersecurity is usually last on the list. At the same time, you have Fortune 500 companies draining the talent market to cover an unwavering demand for cybersecurity experts. So…
When Should You Hire Remote Cybersecurity Engineers and Analysts?
Even if a small company has skilled cybersecurity engineers and analysts, they are often overworked and face immense pressure to deliver results, which can lead to burnout and high turnover. In fact, 85% of organizations (of all sizes) say their cybersecurity teams have suffered increased stress in the past year, according to Sophos. So, you should probably look to hire cyber experts from Latin America if:
- You have an urgent need to staff your team
- Your IT/security team is overworked and needs more hands on deck
- Your HR team can’t find skilled candidates
- The cost of hiring in your state/town/city is too high
- You have a temporary project demand (i.e, staffing for 2–6 months only)
- Your relationship with a current cybersecurity staffing vendor isn’t going great
A quick search on LinkedIn highlights the above: companies are posting thousands of open cybersecurity roles every day, many remaining unfilled for weeks or even months.
As a fun fact, if cybercrime were a country, it would have the third-largest economy in the world by 2025—after the U.S. and China—with damages projected to reach $10.5 trillion annually. No wonder why there are so many roles to be filled…which leads us to the next question:
What Roles Does Cybersecurity Staff Augmentation Cover?
A SOC or any cyber operations team requires many employees. Hence, staffing services for cyber experts can help you cover the following roles:
Category | Key Roles |
Offensive | Penetration Testers |
Defensive | SOC Analysts, Incident Response Analysts |
Engineering | Cloud Security Engineers, DevSecOps |
Governance & Risk | GRC Analysts, Compliance Specialists |
Application Security | AppSec Engineers, Secure Code Reviewers, Security QA Testers |
Architecture | Network Security Architects, Zero Trust Architect |
In fact, to alleviate the talent crunch and cost pressures, many North American companies are adopting nearshoring strategies – hiring bilingual cybersecurity professionals in neighboring or nearby regions (such as Argentina or Brazil) to work remotely in sync with U.S./Canada teams. Here’s why:
Criteria | In-House (US) | Offshore (Asia) | Nearshore (LATAM via Ewents) |
Hourly Rate | $100–$160/hr | $20–$40/hr | $30–$60/hr |
Time Zone Alignment | ✅ | ❌ (10+ hrs difference) | ✅ (PST/CST/EST compatible) |
Communication Quality | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ (English fluent + cultural fit) |
Security/Compliance Fit | ✅ | ⚠️ (varies) | ✅ (US-focused compliance mindset) |
Ewents Cybersecurity Staffing from Latin America Can Help
If your team is looking to staff cybersecurity roles, Ewents is one of the top nearshore cybersecurity staffing companies. We help US-based clients find the best remote talent in the world. Our company operates under a staff augmentation model that lets you hire the top cybersecurity roles starting at competitive rates of $30/hr.
Here’s when you should consider working with us:
✔️ Local hiring is taking you too long
Finding, vetting, and onboarding cybersecurity talent in the U.S. can take months — especially for niche roles. Ewents has pre-vetted candidates ready to go, drastically reducing your time-to-hire.
✔️ U.S. salaries are out of budget
Cybersecurity professionals in the U.S. are among the highest-paid in tech, making it tough for startups and SMBs to compete. Our cyber staffing services give you access to skilled engineers at rates in the $30-$60/hr range. The cost savings add up quickly when you need to fill 5, 10, or 20 roles.
✔️ Your in-house team is burned out
Nearshore staff can take over repeatable, lower-tier, or round-the-clock tasks, giving your core team room to breathe and producing higher ROSI (return on security investments) for your business.
✔️ You need English-speaking staff
LATAM professionals are proficient in English, making communication smooth and helping teams collaborate across diverse geographies. Our team mainly sources talent from Argentina, which is one of the countries with the highest English proficiency scores in South America.
✔️ You’re looking for a remote team in US timezone
Forget about late-night emails. We mostly work in EST and CST time zones.
Need to staff a SOC team or replace a burned-out analyst? Let’s talk – we’ll show you 3 qualified candidates this week.
