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Top Cybersecurity Newsletters

The 50 most sponsor-active Cybersecurity newsletters, ranked by our Newsletter Leader Score.

📊 50 ranked newsletters 🔄 Updated August 15, 2026 🤖 Compiled by Sponsor Scout
1

A large global cybersecurity publication with email and LinkedIn newsletter distribution covering breaking threats, vulnerabilities, and practical security news.

weeklyCISOs, security researchers, incident responders, DevSecOps teams, IT and security decision-makerscybersecuritythreat intelligencevulnerabilities
🤝 15 known sponsors👥 ~450,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Swati Khandelwal · WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
2
Leader Score 95

A daily threat-intelligence newsletter for practitioners, focused on actionable cyber intel, zero-days, ransomware, and detection guidance.

weeklysecurity practitioners, SOC analysts, engineers, and defenderscybersecuritythreatszero-days
🤝 9 known sponsors👥 ~50,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Eric Bang · PublisherVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
3

A weekly cybersecurity newsletter blending industry analysis, AI-and-security commentary, threat developments, and vendor ecosystem coverage for security leaders and practitioners.

weeklyCISOs, CIOs, security engineers, developers, and security leaderscybersecurityai securityappsec
🤝 12 known sponsors👥 ~31,287 subscribers
👤 Written by Chris Hughes · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
4

Weekly cybersecurity market newsletter covering security startups, product launches, funding, and industry trends for operators, vendors, and investors. Its positioning is explicitly toward Fortune 500 CISOs, vendors, and investors.

weeklyFortune 500 CISOs, security teams, vendors, and cybersecurity investorscybersecuritysecurity industrysecurity startups
🤝 6 known sponsors👥 ~20,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Darwin Salazar · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
5

CyberScoop’s daily cybersecurity newsletter from a major industry media brand, covering policy, threats, research, privacy, and enterprise security news.

weeklycybersecurity decision-makers and influencerscybersecuritysecurity newspublic sector
🤝 10 known sponsors👥 ~273,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Gregory L. Otto · Editor-in-ChiefVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
6
Leader Score 95

Weekly cybersecurity research newsletter curating high-signal tools, talks, papers, and practitioner resources across appsec, cloud, blue team, and AI security.

weeklysecurity engineers, researchers, and practitionerscybersecurityapplication securitycloud security
🤝 7 known sponsors👥 ~90,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Clint Gibler · CreatorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
7
Leader Score 94

High-frequency cybersecurity news briefing from Risky Business covering breaches, threat actors, APTs, law enforcement, and vulnerabilities. Sponsor mentions appear directly in recent newsletter issues.

weeklysecurity professionals and cybersecurity news readerscybersecuritysecurity newspolicy
🤝 24 known sponsors👥 ~2,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Catalin Cimpanu · WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
8
Leader Score 92

Long-running cybersecurity email newsletter from independent security author Graham Cluley, covering security news, privacy, and practical advice for IT professionals and general readers.

weeklyIT professionals, security practitioners, and security-aware general readerscybersecurityprivacysecurity news
🤝 27 known sponsors👥 ~17,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Graham Cluley · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
9

Daily business-journalism newsletter covering cybersecurity strategy, regulation, breaches, vulnerabilities, and industry developments for decision-makers.

weeklycybersecurity leaders and industry decision-makerscybersecurityenterprise securitybreaches
🤝 15 known sponsors👥 ~81,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Naomi Eide · Lead Editor, Cybersecurity DiveVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
10

Weekly cybersecurity newsletter by journalist Zack Whittaker with analysis and exclusive reporting. It is actively marketed to sponsors through a current media-kit/profile page.

weeklycybersecurity readers and technology professionalscybersecuritysecurity newsjournalism
🤝 8 known sponsors👥 ~13,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Zack Whittaker · WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
11
Leader Score 87

A long-running independent newsletter covering cybersecurity, national security, AI, technology, and culture, with frequent security-focused issues and a clear sponsorship program.

weeklysecurity practitioners, security leaders, and tech professionalscybersecuritythreat intelligenceai
🤝 5 known sponsors👥 ~94,518 subscribers
👤 Written by Daniel Miessler · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
12
Leader Score 85

A cybersecurity media newsletter tied to the CISO Series ecosystem, covering security operations, leadership, and adjacent programming. It explicitly sells sponsorships and points advertisers to David Spark.

weeklyCISOs, security leaders, and practitionerscybersecuritycisosecurity leadership
🤝 16 known sponsors
👤 Written by David Spark · FounderVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
13

A curated cybersecurity email newsletter from The Security Ledger covering enterprise security, privacy, data protection, and IoT-related security issues. The publication actively offers newsletter sponsorships and related underwriting oppo…

weeklyIT professionals, security subject experts, enterprise buyerscybersecurityprivacyenterprise security
🤝 4 known sponsors👥 ~3,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Paul F. Roberts · Publisher & Editor in ChiefVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
14

A cybersecurity-focused newsletter by Sean Martin exploring the intersection of cybersecurity, technology, and humanity. It sits within the broader ITSPmagazine ecosystem and is packaged alongside sponsor-ready media offerings.

weeklyCISOs, security leaders, and technology decision-makerscybersecuritysecurity leadershiptechnology
🤝 3 known sponsors👥 ~12,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Sean Martin · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
15

A flagship cybersecurity news briefing delivering daily intelligence for security professionals. It sits inside N2K CyberWire's broader briefing portfolio and is marketed as part of a large sponsor-supported network.

weeklycybersecurity professionals, practitioners, and leaderscybersecuritynewsthreat intelligence
🤝 9 known sponsors👥 ~1,800,000 subscribers
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16

Weekly cybersecurity career and industry newsletter aimed at helping readers level up skills, break into the field, and stay current on news. It mixes job-market guidance, training resources, and topical cyber updates.

weeklycybersecurity professionals and aspiring entrantscybersecuritycareerstraining
🤝 1 known sponsor👥 ~18,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Sandra Liu · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
17
Leader Score 68

Cybersecurity news and email publication for CISOs and security decision-makers across enterprise and government, operated within the TechDay network.

weeklyCISOs, enterprise security leaders, consultants, and channel partnerscybersecuritycyberattack newsenterprise security
🤝 10 known sponsors
👤 Written by Anthony Caruana · Interview EditorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
18
Leader Score 65

A semiweekly executive cybersecurity briefing from SANS covering major security headlines for practitioners and decision-makers.

weeklycybersecurity professionals, security leaders, and practitionerscybersecuritysecurity newsexecutive briefings
👥 ~700,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Johannes Ullrich · Dean of Research; SANS NewsBites Editorial BoardVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
19
Leader Score 65

A weekly AI-and-cybersecurity newsletter for enterprise leaders, mixing curated cyber news, AI risk, and executive-facing security analysis.

weeklyCISOs, enterprise leaders, and cybersecurity professionalscybersecurityaisecurity leadership
👥 ~130,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Mark Lynd · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
20
Leader Score 64

A weekly briefing on the cybersecurity market, covering funding, M&A, category shifts, and industry economics for operators, founders, investors, and security leaders.

weeklycybersecurity operators, founders, investors, CISOs, and industry leaderscybersecuritymarket intelligencesecurity startups
🤝 1 known sponsor👥 ~13,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Mike Privette · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
21
Leader Score 64

A weekly cybersecurity newsletter and analysis platform covering AppSec, AI security, software supply chain, and security leadership for the practitioner community.

weeklysecurity practitioners, founders, investors, and security leaderscybersecurityappsecai security
👥 ~30,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Chris Hughes · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
22

A weekly practitioner newsletter curating the best detection engineering, threat detection, and blue-team research, tools, and commentary.

weeklydetection engineers, SOC teams, threat hunters, and blue-team practitionerscybersecuritydetection engineeringblue team
🤝 2 known sponsors
👤 Written by Zack Allen · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
23

A weekly Axios newsletter focused on cybersecurity policy, industry, and national-security developments. It is written by Axios reporter Sam Sabin and distributed as part of Axios' newsletter portfolio.

weeklycybersecurity executives, policy watchers, and industry professionalscybersecuritypolicynational security
👤 Written by Sam Sabin · Author / Cybersecurity reporterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
24
Leader Score 59

Cybersecurity newsletter from Intruvent Technologies with threat-intelligence roundups and plain-language 'Prevent This' explainers for security leaders and general readers. It covers active threats, ransomware, and defensive actions.

weeklysecurity leaders, defenders, and cyber-aware general readerscybersecuritythreat intelligenceransomware
👤 Written by Sig Murphy · WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
25
Leader Score 59

Cybersecurity industry analysis newsletter focused on security markets, startups, product strategy, and business models. It is widely read by founders, investors, and operators in security.

weeklycybersecurity founders, investors, product leaders, and security operatorscybersecuritysecurity startupsventure
👥 ~22,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Ross Haleliuk · WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
26
Leader Score 57

A cybersecurity and tech newsletter/publication covering cyber incidents, AI security, and innovation. It has an active sponsorship/media-kit footprint and frequent recent publication activity.

weeklycybersecurity readers, technology professionals, innovation-focused executivescybersecurityAI securitysecurity news
👥 ~1,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Alexis Pinto · EditorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
27
Leader Score 57

Cybersecurity education and industry newsletter run by MCSI, with a substantial subscriber base centered on cyber training and professional development.

monthlyaspiring and practicing cybersecurity professionalscybersecuritycyber riskai security
👥 ~27,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Benjamin Mossé · Chief Executive OfficerVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
28

A cloud-security-focused email publication covering weekly cloud and emerging-tech security incidents, with practitioner commentary and expert interviews.

weeklycloud security engineers, security architects, CISOs, DevSecOps teamscloud securitycybersecurityCNAPP
👤 Written by Ashish Rajan · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
29
Leader Score 56

A Substack newsletter on cybersecurity, technology, and digital privacy, with weekly issues and occasional deep-dive reports. It is tied to the Core Sentinel security brand and positioned as an ongoing email publication.

weeklysecurity-conscious professionals and general tech readerscybersecuritydigital privacytechnology
👤 Written by Steve McLaughlin · FounderVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
30
Leader Score 53

A weekly executive cyber briefing that translates threat signals, AI risk, and cyber strategy into decision-ready guidance for leaders and practitioners.

weeklyCISOs, security leaders, practitioners briefing leadership, and executivescybersecuritythreat intelligenceexecutive briefing
👤 Written by Ismael Valenzuela · Co-founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
31

Email companion to the Shared Security cybersecurity and privacy publication, delivering concise issue summaries and commentary on current security and privacy developments.

weeklysecurity and privacy practitioners plus interested tech audiencescybersecurityprivacysecurity news
👤 Written by Tom Eston · WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
32
Leader Score 53

Independent Substack by Frank Wang offering opinionated analysis on cybersecurity, security engineering, AI security, and security markets. It publishes roughly 1-2 times per week and is reader-supported rather than clearly sponsor-driven.

weeklysecurity practitioners, founders, and cybersecurity professionalscybersecuritysecurity engineeringai security
👤 Written by Frank Wang · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
33

Cybersecurity and AI governance newsletter focused on enterprise security, identity, agent security, and strategic analysis for security leaders. It publishes deep-dive essays rather than pure news aggregation.

biweeklysecurity leaders, founders, and enterprise technology operatorscybersecurityidentity securityai governance
👤 Written by Wickey Wang · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
34
Leader Score 48

A new independent Substack cybersecurity publication focused on practitioner-friendly security education, threat intelligence, and open-source tooling.

monthlysecurity practitioners at all career stagescybersecuritythreat intelligencesecurity education
👤 Written by Bella San Lorenzo · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
35
Leader Score 48

Security newsletter at the intersection of offensive security and security strategy, authored by Jason Haddix with a practitioner-operator angle.

monthlyoffensive security practitioners, security leaders, and CISOscybersecurityoffensive securitysecurity strategy
👤 Written by Jason Haddix · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
36
Leader Score 48

StackAware's newsletter/blog covering cybersecurity, compliance, privacy, and AI risk management. It is aimed at practitioners managing secure deployment and governance of AI-enabled systems.

monthlysecurity, risk, and compliance leaders dealing with AI systemscybersecurityai securityprivacy
👤 Written by Walter Haydock · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
37

Weekly cyber news roundup focused on breaches, vulnerabilities, threat intelligence, cyber risk, and regulatory developments.

weeklycybersecurity professionals and learners following weekly cyber newscybersecuritythreat intelligencevulnerabilities
👤 Written by Fox Ahmed · WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
38
Leader Score 47

Weekly cybersecurity publication for professionals and decision-makers, covering trends, best practices, and digital security developments.

weeklycybersecurity professionals and decision-makerscybersecuritythreatscompliance
👥 ~9,100 subscribers
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39
Leader Score 45

Bruce Schneier’s long-running monthly email digest of security, cryptography, privacy, and policy writing from Schneier on Security. It remains active and widely read across the cybersecurity community.

monthlysecurity professionals, researchers, policy readers, cryptography practitionerscybersecuritycryptographyprivacy
👥 ~250,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Bruce Schneier · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
40

A weekly Substack focused on cybercrime investigations, cybersecurity, fraud, and tactical threat intelligence, especially at the cyber-financial crime intersection.

weeklyinvestigators, fraud teams, DFIR practitioners, and cybersecurity professionalscybersecuritycybercrimefraud
👤 Written by Matt Dotts · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
41

A global B2B technology publication with cybersecurity as a core coverage area and a large opted-in newsletter audience. The site presents itself as a media and advertising vehicle for tech leaders, including cybersecurity decision-makers.

monthlytechnology leaders, procurement leaders, and senior decision-makerscybersecuritytechnologyenterprise IT
🤝 1 known sponsor👥 ~56,363 subscribers
👤 Written by James Pepper · OwnerVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
42
Leader Score 43

A weekly digital forensics and incident response newsletter aggregating news, tool releases, research, and malware-reversing resources for the DFIR community. It sells one clearly marked sponsor slot per week.

weeklyDFIR professionals, incident responders, threat hunters, and malware analystscybersecuritydfirincident response
👥 ~2,000 subscribers
👤 Written by Phill Moore · Current maintainerVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
43

An independent Substack publishing breach analysis, cybersecurity market trends, enterprise security trends, and vulnerability-management research.

monthlyenterprise defenders, security leaders, and practitionerscybersecuritybreach analysisenterprise security
👤 Written by Adrian Sanabria · Founder and Principal ResearcherVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
44

A Ghost-hosted digital-security newsletter with practical commentary on digital security and cybersecurity, especially for at-risk groups and those who support them.

monthlydigital security practitioners, civil society, and at-risk userscybersecuritydigital securityprivacy
👤 Written by Martijn Grooten · WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
45

Established cybersecurity publication newsletter covering news, analysis, interviews, and industry insights for security professionals. The site offers multiple email products including a weekly flagship newsletter.

weeklysecurity professionals and decision-makerscybersecuritysecurity newsindustry analysis
👤 Written by Zeljka Zorz · Editor-in-ChiefVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
46
Leader Score 41

Independent cybersecurity newsletter focused on cybersecurity engineering, career growth, and practical reflections from a working security engineer. It also packages partner opportunities across newsletter, YouTube, Discord, and podcast ch…

monthlycybersecurity learners, engineers, and career-focused professionalscybersecuritysecurity engineeringcareers
👤 Written by Day Johnson · Founder & WriterVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
47

A strategy-oriented cybersecurity newsletter from veteran security executive Rick Howard, focused on first-principles thinking for security programs.

monthlysecurity leaders, CISOs, and cybersecurity strategistscybersecuritystrategysecurity leadership
👤 Written by Rick Howard · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
48
Leader Score 40

Cybersecurity newsletter tied to the Phillip Wylie Show, focused on offensive security, pentesting, hacker events, and practitioner resources.

monthlypentesters, offensive security practitioners, and cybersecurity community memberscybersecurityoffensive securitypentesting
🤝 2 known sponsors
👤 Written by Phillip Wylie · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
49
Leader Score 38

Recorded Future News' daily cybersecurity digest covering breaches, ransomware, geopolitics, and intelligence-driven news. It is attached to a large cyber media brand read by hundreds of thousands monthly.

weeklysecurity practitioners, executives, and cyber news readerscybersecuritydaily newsintelligence
Verify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?
50

A cybersecurity email publication covering incident response, threat activity, and executive risk briefs. Recent issues include recurring formats like Market & Momentum, Fail-Safe Friday, and Wednesday War Room.

weeklysecurity practitioners and security leaderscybersecurityincident responsethreat intelligence
👤 Written by J.W. Croley · AuthorVerify you're the owner — free: badge, sponsor pitch page & sponsor leads· Not you? Who writes it?

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How we rank — the Newsletter Leader Score

Every newsletter is scored 0–100 by Sponsor Scout as we search the open web daily. The score rewards newsletters that reach real audiences and consistently attract sponsors. These findings are updated regularly.

Sponsor activityHighest weight
How many distinct companies actively sponsor the newsletter — the strongest signal of a live, fundable audience.
Publishing cadenceHigh weight
How regularly issues ship. Daily & weekly cadences earn more than sporadic sends.
AudienceMedium weight
Estimated subscriber reach and the quality of the readership (founders, operators, investors).
RecencyLower weight
How recently they last published — active beats dormant.
ReachLower weight
Web, social, and community footprint that amplifies a sponsor's spend.
Verified ownerBonus
A confirmed newsletter owner who has verified their listing with a one-click email check — verified newsletters rank higher and earn a badge.

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