ABOUT CODE RED
We pride ourselves on our expert knowledge of the cybersecurity and compliance space.
CYBERSECURITY COMMUNITY
Whether you are an early-stage startup looking to hire your first cybersecurity expert, or a tech unicorn that needs to build out a 100+ person security team, Code Red is here to help.
We have several options for cybersecurity professionals who are interested in exploring the job market. Many of the companies we partner with are working on confidential searches that aren’t advertised on job boards. Code Red offers security professionals exclusive access to the entire job market.
“We founded Code Red in 2017 with a vision to establish our company as a trusted cornerstone within the cybersecurity community. For us, this means more than just supporting companies to recruit and hire top talent. We are constantly striving to add value to the tight-knit community by offering our time, resources, and expertise to the security ecosystem.”
– Tom Alcock (Co-Founder)
WHY CODE RED?
We have a track record of placing top talent in some of America’s largest tech startups, enabling scalability and growth through key hires. We pride ourselves on the relationships we have within the cybersecurity space and will continue to support and partner with impactful technology companies to make a real difference tomorrow.
Here at Code Red, we are committed and dedicated to foster diversity and inclusion throughout our work.








ABOUT
OUR OWNERS
Code Red’s Founding Partners, Tom Alcock and Mike Haydon, have 25+ years’ technical recruiting experience and have helped companies like Google, Coinbase and Zoom to make mission critical technical and leadership hires. Together they have built the largest network of cybersecurity thought leaders, hiring managers, and candidates in the world.
Tom and Mike bring a plethora of recruiting industry experience and specialist cybersecurity knowledge that has helped make Code Red the go-to security talent partner of choice for a number of the world’s leading tech companies.
They started their recruiting careers together on the same day and at the same company in Birmingham, England over a decade ago. They have been best friends ever since and business partners for the past 5 years. Code Red is built on their joint belief that long-term partnerships based on trust and transparency, with clients, candidates and colleagues alike, are the key to a successful recruiting business.
OUR SERVICES
We specialize in connecting cutting-edge tech companies with the very best cybersecurity and compliance talent through a variety of bespoke services. By focussing exclusively on the security space, Code Red has the expertise to address the unique challenges our customers face when competing for security talent.