Media Kit 2026

Your product solves the problems
we cover every day.

50,000 cybersecurity practitioners. 47% open rate. When we publish a zero-day advisory, 23,500 engineers read it before their morning standup, and your brand can be the first thing they see.

◈  Q3 2026 newsletter slots: limited availability

Why sponsors choose Decryption Digest

50,000+
Cybersecurity practitioners
47%
Average open rate
23,500+
Engaged reads per issue
9.2%
Average click-through rate
68%
Senior / Director / C-Suite
71%
Security purchasing influence

CTR-derived clicks = 23,500 × 9.2%. Sponsor placement performance varies by copy and format.

The Practitioner Advantage

The engagement numbers your CFO will ask about

Decryption Digest is written by a CISSP for practitioners who are actively managing threats, not scrolling for news. That intent gap is why our engagement metrics are structurally different from general tech media, and why your ad lands in a different mental state entirely.

47%
Open rate

2.3x the B2B newsletter average of 20-22%. Your ad is seen, not buried in a promotions tab.

9.2%
Click-through rate

LinkedIn sponsored content averages 0.4% CTR at 20× the cost. Our readers click because the content earns it.

71%
Purchasing influence

Not IT generalists. Practitioners who write the shortlist, run the POC, and present the recommendation to the CISO.

Audience breakdown

Who reads Decryption Digest

These are not IT help-desk tickets. Decryption Digest readers are the people who get paged at 2 AM when a zero-day drops, who write the security architecture docs, and who sign off on vendor evaluations. Your ad lands in the inbox of the practitioner, not the intern forwarding the newsletter.

Job Function

Security Engineer / Architect34%
SOC Analyst / Threat Hunter22%
CISO / VP Security18%
Penetration Tester / Red Team12%
Security Researcher8%
GRC / Compliance6%

Industry

Financial Services28%
Technology24%
Healthcare14%
Government / Defense12%
Critical Infrastructure11%
Other11%

Geography

North America52%
Europe26%
Asia-Pacific14%
Middle East & Africa5%
Latin America3%
68%

Senior, Director, VP, or C-Suite: the people who approve the budgets your sales team is chasing

82%

Work at companies with 500+ employees: enterprise procurement budgets, not SMB hobbyists

71%

Directly involved in security purchasing decisions: your ad reaches the shortlist, not the CC field

Real performance

What past campaigns delivered

Anonymized performance from recent placements. These are actual numbers, not projections.

The Deep Dive

Q1 2026 · Cloud security vendor

Open rate51.2%
CTR11.3%
Total clicks2,184
Article pageviews (30d)3,400+

The Full Send

Q1 2026 · Identity & PAM platform

Open rate47.8%
CTR9.6%
Total clicks (4 issues)9,024
Dedicated email opens24,100

The Brief

Q4 2025 · Vulnerability management

Open rate44.1%
CTR8.2%
Total clicks193
Sponsor rebookedYes, 3x

Campaign categories and company names withheld. Performance varies by copy, offer, and audience fit.

Sponsor feedback

What sponsors say

We closed 3 enterprise trials in the 30 days after the dedicated email. The audience match was perfect. These were exactly the practitioners evaluating our category.

H

Head of Demand Generation

Series B EDR Platform

We've run three campaigns now. The open rate is real. The clicks come from people who actually read the content, and our sales team noticed the quality of inbound immediately.

V

VP Marketing

Threat Intelligence Vendor

What it looks like

What each package looks like

Every sponsor sees exactly what their placement looks like before it goes to 50,000 inboxes. Actual copy is written or reviewed by Decryption Digest editorial. No generic ad copy, no boilerplate.

The Brief

A sponsored section in the daily digest, seen between editorial stories by every subscriber who opens.

DECRYPTION DIGESTDaily Threat Briefing
CVE WATCH · ZERO-DAY ALERT

Cisco SD-WAN CVSS 10.0 Auth Bypass Actively Exploited

CISA added CVE-2026-20182 to KEV. Nation-state actor UAT-8616 sending crafted DTLS packets to gain unauthenticated admin access...

Sponsored

YourProduct: Know which CVEs are exploitable before attackers do

When a CVSS 10.0 drops, you have hours, not days. YourProduct maps new advisories to your live asset inventory in real time, giving your SOC a ranked patch queue instead of a spreadsheet.

Start free trial → yourproduct.com
THREAT ACTOR WATCH

Qilin Ransomware Silences 300+ EDR Products Before Encryption

The rwdrv.sys driver abuse chain gives Qilin kernel-level control before...

The Deep Dive

A 1,500-2,500 word article on /blog with your brand throughout, SEO-ranked and permanently live, plus a dedicated email to all 50,000 subscribers.

decryptiondigest.com/blog/yourcompany-detection-gap-guide
Sponsored by
YOURCO
Threat Intelligence Guide · Sponsored by YourCompany

How Modern Attackers Bypass SIEM Rules and What Actually Stops Lateral Movement

By Eric Bang, CISSP·May 2026·8 min read

When credentials are compromised, most SIEMs fire alerts 48-72 hours after the initial breach. By then, lateral movement has already begun. In this guide, we examine why rule-based detection fails at the credential layer, and how behavioral correlation closes the gap...

YC
YourCompany sponsors this guide

YourCompany's platform was built to catch exactly this class of attack. 14-day free trial available.

The Full Send

Top-of-digest position across 4 daily issues plus a dedicated email to the entire list. The highest-visibility package we offer.

DECRYPTION DIGEST
Presented by
YOURCO

Daily Threat Briefing

Sponsored · Top Placement
YOURCO

YourProduct: The detection platform built for the threats in this newsletter

Every CVE Decryption Digest covers, YourProduct already has a detection for it. Map new advisories to your asset inventory automatically, cut mean time to patch by 60%, and stop playing catch-up with nation-state actors. Try it free for 14 days.

CVE WATCH · ZERO-DAY ALERT

Cisco SD-WAN CVSS 10.0 Auth Bypass Actively Exploited

UAT-8616 exploiting CVE-2026-20182 via crafted DTLS packets. Upgrade to fixed release immediately...

THREAT ACTOR WATCH

Qilin Ransomware Silences 300+ EDR Products Before Encryption

The rwdrv.sys driver abuse chain gives Qilin kernel-level control before...

The Partner

Full-funnel coverage across multiple formats: newsletter, blog, co-branded content, and LinkedIn amplification. Competitors blocked for the duration.

Co-Branded Report
Decryption Digest×
YOURCO

2026 State of Vulnerability Exploitation

Annual threat report distributed to 50K subscribers and LinkedIn followers

Permanent /resources listing
Newsletter · All 4 Issues
Category Partner

YourProduct: Your headline runs here

Up to 120 words of copy. Two tracked CTA links.

Top-of-digest every issue
Header logo (600×120px)
No competing ads run
A/B copy testing included
LinkedIn Live
LIVE Q&A

Zero-Day Response: Live with YourCompany

Co-hosted with Eric Bang, CISSP. Promoted to 50K subscribers + LinkedIn audience.

All previews are illustrative. Copy for sponsored placements is written or reviewed by Decryption Digest editorial before sending.

Ad specifications

Package specs

Four packages, each with a clear goal. Every placement includes editorial review, performance reporting, and a proof before send.

The Brief

Best for: Brand awareness, product launches, webinar promotion

  • Sponsored section in the daily digest
  • Headline: up to 12 words + 80-word brief
  • One tracked CTA link
  • Logo optional (200×60px PNG)
  • Post-campaign performance report

The Deep Dive

Best for: Thought leadership, SEO pipeline, direct response

  • Full-length article (1,500–2,500 words) on /blog
  • Dedicated email to all 50,000 subscribers
  • Publisher intro note from Eric Bang, CISSP
  • SEO-optimized: ranks for CVE and product queries
  • LinkedIn amplification
  • Performance report: reads + email opens/clicks

The Full Send

Best for: Sustained visibility, competitive displacement, demand gen

  • Top-of-digest position across 4 daily issues
  • Dedicated email to all 50,000 subscribers
  • Logo in email header (600×120px PNG)
  • Headline: up to 15 words + 120-word brief
  • Two tracked CTA links + A/B copy testing
  • Monthly performance report

The Partner

Best for: Category leadership, full-funnel coverage

  • Category exclusivity (competitors blocked)
  • Co-branded threat reports and research
  • LinkedIn Live / webinar collaboration
  • Multiple newsletter placements per month
  • Dedicated landing page integration
  • Quarterly business review
Editorial policy

How we protect your investment

Our audience trusts us because we hold a hard line on quality. That trust is what makes your placement worth something.

Clearly label all sponsored content. Readers know what's an ad and stay subscribed because we're straight with them.
Write or review your ad copy before it ships. No generic boilerplate that makes your brand look lazy.
Send a full performance report: opens, clicks, and CTR within 48 hours of each placement
Offer category exclusivity: one sponsor per vertical per issue, so you're never next to a competitor.
Match sponsored deep-dives to our editorial tone. Practitioners spot ad copy, and we won't let that happen to you.
Give you copy guidance based on what our audience actually responds to
Run paid content that looks like organic editorial. It erodes trust and burns your brand with exactly the people you're trying to reach.
Accept placements from products we wouldn't recommend to a colleague
Guarantee specific open or click rates. Our track record speaks for itself.
Share subscriber PII with sponsors, ever

◈ Q3 2026: limited slots remaining

Tell us what you're launching. We'll find the right slot.

Share your campaign goal and we'll reply within 24 hours with a placement recommendation and available dates. No discovery call required.