How to Get Featured in The Hacker News
The Hacker News draws about 4 million monthly visits, holds a domain rating of 87, passes a do-follow link, and publishes in one to two weeks.
A single-subject publication, which is the whole advantage
The Hacker News covers cybersecurity and nothing else: vulnerabilities, breaches, malware, threat research and the vendors working on them. Four million monthly readers, almost all of them working in or around security.
For a security company that concentration is worth more than a general tech title several times the size. The reader already understands the problem you solve, so the piece can be about your answer rather than about the category.
It also passes a do-follow link at a domain rating of 87, which is high for a title this specialised.
The routes in
Original threat research, the strongest route by a distance.
Vulnerability disclosure handled responsibly.
Expert comment on a live incident, where being reachable matters more than anything.
Data about the threat landscape that nobody else has.
A placed feature, written and approved by you before it runs. That is what we handle, and it is a different product from an editor there choosing to write about you.
How long it takes
One to two weeks. About average. Plan for the top of the range rather than the bottom, and remember your own approval sits inside the window rather than after it.
Links and indexing
Do-follow, at a domain rating of 87. That is uncommon at this size: across our catalogue the larger a publication is, the less likely it is to pass authority, which is the whole finding in which publications give do-follow links.
It indexes and AI engines read it, so the piece works as a citation when someone asks an assistant about you, not only as a link.
What gets turned down
Marketing dressed as research. A security readership spots it immediately.
Claims about detection or protection rates with no methodology.
Anything outside security. The site has one subject and keeps to it.
Who it suits
Security vendors and researchers. Companies with a research team worth publishing. MSSPs and consultancies selling to CISOs. Anyone whose buyer reads security news as part of their job.
The short version
4 million monthly visits, domain rating 87, do-follow, one to two weeks. One subject, covered for the people who work in it, which is the most qualified technical audience on our list.
We write and place features in the publications our clients choose. About us
Frequently asked questions
01How do you get featured in The Hacker News?
Three routes: pitch an editor directly, be quoted as an expert in a piece they are already writing, or use a placement service. We write the article, you approve every word, and we secure the placement. The Hacker News draws about 4 million monthly visits and publishes in one to two weeks.
02How long does it take to get published in The Hacker News?
About one to two weeks from approval to publication, against a market average of roughly two weeks. Your own review sits inside that window rather than after it.
03Does The Hacker News give a do-follow link?
The Hacker News passes a do-follow link, at a domain rating of 87. That is unusual at this size, because the larger a publication is the less likely it is to pass authority.
04Does The Hacker News cover anything other than security?
No. It covers cybersecurity exclusively: vulnerabilities, breaches, malware, threat research and the vendors working on them. That is the reason to use it. A security company reaches four million readers who already understand the category, rather than a general technology audience that needs it explained.
