Get Featured in The Hacker News

The Hacker News reports on cybersecurity: data breaches, vulnerabilities, malware, ransomware, nation-state campaigns and the tools used to defend against them. Coverage earned through a cold pitch usually goes to original threat research, newly disclosed flaws and the largest vendors’ announcements. A guaranteed placement removes that uncertainty: the piece is arranged with the publication in advance, you approve the draft, and it publishes on thehackernews.com inside a written window, usually one to two weeks. It is a real article on the site that you can put in a proposal, a deck or a profile.

What The Hacker News covers

The Hacker News is a dedicated cybersecurity publication, and it should not be mistaken for the startup discussion forum with a similar name. It covers cyber attacks and data breaches, software vulnerabilities and patches, malware and ransomware, phishing and social engineering, cloud and identity security, privacy, and the threat groups behind major incidents. Alongside daily news it runs expert analysis and practical guidance for defenders.

The voice is fast, factual and technical, written for readers who work in security. Articles name the flaw, the affected products, the attack chain and what defenders should do next. Stories that belong there include new threat research, a novel detection or defense method, lessons from an incident, a security product addressing a specific attack technique, and informed commentary on where attackers are heading.

Who reads The Hacker News

Readers of The Hacker News are the people responsible for keeping systems safe: security analysts and engineers, penetration testers, threat researchers, incident responders, system administrators, developers, CISOs and IT directors. They are spread across the United States, Europe, India and the rest of the world, and many check the site daily to learn what needs patching, watching or explaining to their leadership.

For a security vendor, a researcher or a managed security provider, a feature in The Hacker News reaches the practitioners who evaluate tools and the leaders who approve them. It is a credential that security buyers, channel partners, analysts and conference organizers recognize, and it carries weight in sales conversations, partner programs and recruiting within the security field.

The Hacker News is read by people who defend networks for a living, so a story works when it is specific and technically sound. The strongest pieces describe a real threat or weakness, explain how it works, and show what a team can do about it. Vague warnings and fear-driven language lose this audience fast.

Before drafting, we single out the strongest of the angles below. Security companies often lead with the product, when the research or the attack pattern behind it is the stronger opening.

What weakens a pitch

• Fear without facts. Security professionals have read every alarming headline, and a story needs evidence instead of adjectives.
• Absolute promises. “Unbreakable” and “stops every attack” invite scrutiny from this audience, and everything we write must be true.
• A product tour with no threat context. Readers want to know which attack it addresses and how, before the feature list.
• Topics outside security. General business news or unrelated technology has no place here, so the angle must be a security one.