Hiring cybersecurity talent has become a pressing challenge facing many organizations. The skills gap continues to widen, with reports estimating a global shortage of 4 million cybersecurity professionals.Security leaders are stretched thin, teams are overworked, hiring cycles drag on for months, and budgets are consumed by recruiting fees and employee overhead. 1
That is why Inspire Security Solutions is introducing Inspire Secure: Staff Augmentation, a flexible way to access experienced, U.S.-based security professionals without the delays, costs, or complexity of traditional hiring.
The Three Models of Inspire Secure
Every organization’s needs are different. Inspire Secure offers three levels of service, designed to give you the right balance of control, oversight and partnership.
Inspire Secure: Direct
For organizations that want hands-on control, Inspire Secure: Direct delivers vetted security professionals who work directly under your supervision. You manage their day-to-day work, while Inspire handles candidate sourcing, vetting, onboarding, HR and payroll.
From penetration testers to compliance specialists, Inspire Secure: Direct give you certified talent in weeks, not months. This gives you the flexibility to scale up or down as your needs change.
Inspire Secure: Guided
Inspire Secure: Guided adds Inspire-led oversight to ensure your augmented staff delivers maximum value. You retain strategic control, while Inspire Security Solutions takes on coordination, quality assurance, and performance monitoring.
This model is ideal for organizations struggling with consistency, bottlenecks, or alignment across multiple projects. With a dedicated program manager, standardized workflows, and quarterly performance reviews, Inspire Secure: Guided bridges the gap between staff augmentation and program management.
Inspire Secure: Managed
For organizations that want a turnkey solution, Inspire: Secure provide a fully outsourced security workforce. Inspire Security Solutions takes the responsibility for resource selection, onboarding, management, reporting, and results.
From third-party risk management to compliance monitoring or continuous penetration testing, Inspire Secure: Managed offers predictable performance, outcome-driven delivery and full accountability.
Why Staff Augmentation is More Cost-Effective
Hiring internally comes with hidden costs. Recruiting fees add up quickly, while benefits and overhead can significantly raise the true cost of a new employee. Add a lengthy hiring cycle, and many organizations simply can’t keep up.
By contrast, Inspire Secure provides certified professionals on flexible terms. Whether you need part-time support, project-based help, or full-time resources, Inspire Secure allows you to scale your team quickly, without the long-term commitments or overhead of permanent hires.
Meeting the Challenge Head-on
The cybersecurity threat landscape is evolving rapidly. Organizations cannot afford unfilled positions, overextended teams, or slow onboarding processes. Staff augmentation through Inspire Secure provides the agility to scale, the expertise to deliver, and the cost-efficiency to sustain long-term resilience.
Conclusion
Cybersecurity hiring challenges aren’t going away, but your organization doesn’t have to face them alone. Inspire Secure offers a smarter way to strengthen your defenses with flexible, affordable, and immediate access to the professionals you need.
Whether you choose Direct, Guided, or Managed, Inspire Secure is designed to help you close talent gaps, reduce risk, and keep your business secure.
1 https://www.fortinet.com/corporate/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/2024/fortinet-annual-skills-gap-report-reveals-growing-connection-between-cybersecurity-breaches-and-skills-shortages
