cyberhire

Review every command before you hire.

Hands-on hiring assessments for security roles. Each candidate opens your link, gets a separate set of virtual machines and works the scenario in a browser terminal. You get a scored report with the task timeline and the command log, and each reviewer scores it blind.

One link. Nothing to install.

Candidates need a browser and your link. Reviews start as soon as each run is submitted.

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  1. Set up a round

    Pick the role, scenarios, time limit, pass mark and AI rule.

  2. Send the link

    Paste it into your interview invite. Each candidate gets a separate sandbox.

  3. Review and decide

    Read the report, submit your scorecard, then advance, hold or decline.

One review, start to finish.

A reviewer opens a submitted run and hovers the exercise timeline, where each answer and command sits at the minute it happened. On the Activity tab, the task table shows time and points per task, and the command log flags a pasted grep block.

For hands-on security roles.

Use it for the technical round, between the screening call and the final interview.

  • You hire SOC analysts, incident responders or cloud security engineers, and the résumés list the same certifications.
  • Senior engineers spend afternoons on technical interviews that are hard to compare afterward.
  • Two interviewers rate the same candidate differently, and the first opinion in the room sets the tone.
  • You want a clear rule on AI assistants, and a record to check it against.

Every command on record.

The Activity tab lists each task with its time, points, hints and wrong answers. Below it, the command log shows every command with the time and the host it ran on, and marks pasted commands.

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The Activity tab of a candidate report. A task timeline lists Briefing, Get access, Investigate, Analyze, Report and Knowledge check with time, points, hints and wrong answers. Below it, a command log shows six commands on the hosts siem and ws-fin-07, one marked as pasted.

A private lab per candidate.

Pressing Start builds an isolated sandbox: virtual machines on routed subnets, with the scenario's tools installed. The candidate reads the task, opens a terminal from the network map and types each answer into the panel beside it.

The candidate's lab in the SOC Analyst II technical interview, on level 3 of 6 with 58 minutes left. The task Finding open ports, worth 50 points, sits beside a network map of the isolated sandbox: a router, a server and a client on two subnets, each with a terminal or desktop to open.
  • Separate machines

    Each candidate gets fresh virtual machines that nobody else works on.

  • Routed subnets

    Routers, subnets and services laid out the way the scenario needs them.

  • Browser terminal

    Open a console on any reachable host from the network map, or a desktop where the host has one.

  • Tools preinstalled

    The workstation has what the scenario calls for before the timer starts.

  • Your time limit

    The timer starts when the candidate presses Start and counts down on screen.

  • Points per task

    Hints cost points, and wrong answers are counted.

Blind scorecards.

Each reviewer rates the round's skills from Weak to Strong, adds notes for the panel and picks a recommendation from Strong no to Strong yes. Other reviewers' scorecards appear after you submit yours.

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The Review tab for Priya Raman. Your scorecard rates Triage, Investigation and Containment on a scale of Weak, Fair, Good and Strong. A note beside it says two reviewers have submitted and their scorecards appear after you submit yours.

Your AI rule, per round.

The invite states the rule. Start stays locked until the candidate ticks a box agreeing that their activity is recorded and shared with your company.

  • Allowed and recorded

    Candidates may use AI assistants. What they paste and run is recorded and on the report.

  • Not allowed, flagged

    Pasted command blocks are flagged on the report for a reviewer to check against the commands around them.

  • Terminal or screen

    Record the terminal only, or the terminal and the screen.

Compare on the same work.

Every scenario in a round is scored on the same skills. Pick up to three candidates and they show in color on the score, time and skills charts, with everyone else who submitted in gray.

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Compare candidates for the SOC Analyst II round. Priya Raman, Elena Sokolova and Tomás Ruiz are picked. Seven candidates submitted, with a median score of 74 and a median time of 77 minutes. A score distribution places each candidate on a line from 0 to 100 next to the pass mark of 70.

Rounds for each role.

Pick scenarios from the catalog, or ask us to build one around your tools and log sources.

SOC analyst

Triage alerts, read logs and decide what to escalate.

Incident responder

Scope an incident, contain it and keep the evidence.

Cloud security engineer

Review configurations, tune detection and fix what is exposed.

Example scenarios

  • Alert triage fundamentals
  • Reviewing a reported phishing email
  • Reading Windows event logs
  • Spotting failed-login spikes
  • Finding open ports

One pipeline for the panel.

Each round shows who is invited, who is working and who is waiting for review. Add reviewers when you create the round.

  • Pipeline stages

    Submitted runs wait in To review until someone advances, holds or declines them.

  • Random or chosen

    Each candidate gets a random scenario from the round, or one you pick.

  • Command K search

    Find a candidate by name, email, skill or scenario from any page.

  • CSV export

    Filter every candidate across rounds by result, then export the list.

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Tell us which roles you hire for and roughly how many people a year.

Which roles do you hire for? (choose any)

We reply by email with next steps.

FAQs

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What does a candidate need?

A web browser and the link you send. The lab, the network map, the terminal and the desktop sessions all open in the browser, so there is nothing to install.

What does a candidate see before they start?

An invite that explains the round, the time limit and the AI rule. Before starting, they agree that their activity in the assessment is recorded and shared with your company.

Can candidates use AI assistants?

You decide for each round. Allowed and recorded lets them use one, and their commands are still on the report. Not allowed flags pasted command blocks for a reviewer to check.

How is a run scored?

Each task is worth points. Hints cost points, wrong answers are counted, and the run is scored out of 100 against the pass mark you set for the round.

Do all candidates get the same scenario?

Your choice. Candidates can get a random scenario from the round when they start, or you pick one when you invite each person. Every scenario in a round is scored on the same skills, so results stay comparable.

Does CyberHire replace our applicant tracking system?

No. CyberHire covers the hands-on round. Keep your applicant tracking system for sourcing, scheduling and offers, and export results from CyberHire as CSV.

How do I get access?

By request for now. Fill in the form on this page and we reply by email with next steps.

Who builds CyberHire?

DeployOpen. CyberHire runs on the same cyber range as CyberGoatz, DeployOpen's hands-on security training platform, which is built on the open-source CyberRangeCZ.

Talk to our team.

Tell us what you're working on, whether it's a deployment, an audit, a security test or a cyber range. You'll speak with an engineer who can help you scope it.

  • 30-minute call: free, with no obligation.
  • NDA on request: we can sign before you share details.
  • Clear next steps: a scope and plan after the call.