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How to get featured in SecurityWeek

Getting featured in SecurityWeek: how its reporters cover cybersecurity news, how to submit tips and research, and how its expert columns actually come about.

Website
securityweek.com
Owner
Wired Business Media
Lead time
Vulnerability and research news: same day under embargo. Industry deals: same day to a few days.
Last verified

At a glance

Audience. Security practitioners and leaders, from SOC analysts to CISOs, who follow threats, vulnerabilities, and the security industry.

  • Vulnerabilities and patches
  • Malware and threat actors
  • ICS and OT security
  • Data breaches
  • Security industry funding and M&A
  • Cloud and application security
  • CISO strategy
Staff reporting
Reporters publish a steady stream of news on vulnerabilities, attacks, threat research, and security industry deals, often drawn from vendor and researcher disclosures.
Contributed articles
SecurityWeek publishes columns from information security practitioners and industry experts. We found no public open-submission guidelines; columnists appear to be recurring contributors brought on by the editors.
Opinion and op-eds
Expert columns are the opinion channel. Without a published submission process, the route is to pitch the editors with a clear column concept and credentials.
Press releases
Research findings and security industry announcements are a staple source for news. A release works when it carries technical substance or a notable deal.

Pitching SecurityWeek, step by step

  1. Read SecurityWeek's recent news to see how it reports research, vulnerabilities, and industry deals.

  2. Send news tips and research through the Submit a Tip page linked from the site.

  3. For research, include technical details, affected products, disclosure status, and a researcher available for questions.

  4. For funding or M&A, give the amount, investors, and what the money is for.

  5. For a column, pitch the editors a recurring theme you can write about with authority, with examples of past writing.

How SecurityWeek decides what to cover

SecurityWeek, a Wired Business Media publication, is a high-volume cybersecurity news site. Its reporters cover vulnerabilities and patches, malware and threat actors, data breaches, industrial control system security, and the business of the security industry, including funding rounds and acquisitions. It also publishes columns written by security practitioners and industry experts.

News selection favors the concrete. A new vulnerability with affected products and a patch status, a threat campaign with indicators, or a breach with confirmed details will get attention. Security industry deals are covered steadily, so funding and M&A news has a natural home.

How to pitch SecurityWeek

The site links a Submit a Tip page for news. For research, include what you found, which products or versions are affected, whether the vendor has been notified and patched, and a researcher who can answer questions. Offer an embargo so the story can be reported with context.

For company news, be precise. Funding pitches should state the amount, the investors, and what the money will be used for. Acquisition news should include the price if disclosed and the strategic reason.

Keep editorial pitches separate from the advertising contact, which is for business inquiries.

Contributed articles and op-eds

SecurityWeek has published expert columns since its launch, and its contributor pages show a roster of security practitioners and executives. We could not find a public submission page or written guidelines for new columnists, and historical accounts suggest columnists are invited or recruited by the editors rather than selected from open submissions.

The honest route is a short pitch to the editors describing the column you could write regularly, why you have the authority to write it, and links to past work. A recurring perspective on a specific area, such as OT security or incident response, is more useful to editors than a one-off opinion.

Frequently asked questions

Does SecurityWeek accept guest posts?

It publishes expert columns, but we found no public open-submission process. Pitch the editors with a column concept and credentials.

Editorial coverage is not for sale. SecurityWeek sells advertising and events through a separate business contact.

How do I send research to SecurityWeek?

Use the Submit a Tip page with technical detail, disclosure status, and a researcher available for questions.

Security companies earn steady SecurityWeek coverage with well-documented research and clean, factual announcements. Preparing both is how a PR-led agency approaches media relations in cybersecurity.

Mistakes that get pitches ignored

  • Research pitches without technical detail or disclosure status.
  • Product launches presented as threat news.
  • Sending a finished guest article without a pitch. There is no published open-submission process.
  • Using the advertising contact for editorial pitches.

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