Security Affairs · Aug 2021
Security coverage of the unrelated StealthWorker/GoBrut botnet incident; useful mainly as a namesake confounder, not a company operating risk.
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Updated Jul 30, 2026
Stealth Worker is a cybersecurity contractor marketplace that matches companies with vetted security, privacy, compliance, and sales-engineering talent for project-based or part-time engagements. It emphasizes fast staffing, background checks, billing support, and a contractor-first model rather than traditional full-time hiring.
Primary product
Marketplace for on-demand cybersecurity contractors and related security/compliance staffing
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Computer and Network Security
Sub-industry
cybersecurity staffing marketplace
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Offices
Business model
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Investors
Lean, stealth-mode, contractor-first company focused on practical cybersecurity expertise, flexible engagements, and rapid matching.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Workers are independent contractors, receive 1099s, and use the platform free of charge. Employers pay a management fee based on the worker hourly rate; a 2015 report described this as 20% of the hourly rate.
Benefits
Pricing
Free for workers; employers pay a management fee / take-rate as a percentage of the worker hourly rate.
Differentiators
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
around $490K ARR
Estimated monthly visits
1.2K
Security Affairs · Aug 2021
Security coverage of the unrelated StealthWorker/GoBrut botnet incident; useful mainly as a namesake confounder, not a company operating risk.
BleepingComputer · Aug 2021
Another security report on the StealthWorker malware family; reinforces the brand-confusion risk with the company name.
Y Combinator · Mar 2016
YC launch post describing the product, founder background, and the company’s market thesis.
San Francisco Business Times · Feb 2016
Profiles Stealth Worker as an on-demand cybersecurity marketplace, backed by Y Combinator, and quotes Ken Baylor on the security talent gap.
Dark Reading · Jul 2015
Early launch coverage describing the marketplace, part-time security staffing model, and early traction.