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CompTIA SmartBrief
Based on the last 180 days, compared with 7 other Cybersecurity newsletters. All placements.
Where you stand
| Measure | You | Cybersecurity median | You match or beat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsors in the last 180 days | 4 | 18 | 0 of 7 |
| Sponsors who came back for another week | 2 of 4 | 3 in 10 | 6 of 7 |
| Issues that carried a sponsor | 6 of 21 | 8 in 10 | 1 of 7 |
A sponsor that books another week is the strongest public sign an ad worked.
Brands to pitch
Bought newsletters like yours in the last 120 days, never yours. Most likely first.
| Datadog · Data & analytics 3 newsletters like yours: tl;dr sec (2 weeks), Software Analyst Cyber Research (1 week), TLDR InfoSec (1 week). Last ran Oct 22. Renewed. Also sponsors 32 events.Latest ad: “The State of AI Engineering report” |
| Okta · Security 2 newsletters like yours: Career Chaos & Cyber Confessions (2 weeks), Cybersecurity Dive Daily (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 16. Renewed. Also sponsors 1 podcast and 14 events.Latest ad: “The state of identity security in 2026” |
| Bagley College of Engineering · Education & courses 2 newsletters like yours: JEDEC SmartBrief (3 weeks), ISACA SmartBrief on Cybersecurity (1 week). Last ran Oct 22. Renewed.Latest ad: “Engineer New Opportunities” |
| EasyEntra 1 newsletter like yours: Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra (6 weeks). Last ran Oct 18. Renewed.Latest ad: “EasyEntra: Empower First-Level Support to Work Efficiently” |
| Automox · Security 1 newsletter like yours: ISACA SmartBrief on Cybersecurity (4 weeks). Last ran Oct 20. Renewed. Also sponsors 1 event.Latest ad: “Partner with Automox, Strike48, and DNSFilter” |
| AWS · AI & ML 1 newsletter like yours: TLDR InfoSec (4 weeks). Last ran Oct 21. Renewed. Also sponsors 42 events. Exhibits at 1 trade show.Latest ad: “Address API and agentic AI risks” |
| DNSFilter · Security 1 newsletter like yours: ISACA SmartBrief on Cybersecurity (4 weeks). Last ran Oct 20. Renewed.Latest ad: “Partner with Automox, Strike48, and DNSFilter” |
| Strike48 · Security 1 newsletter like yours: ISACA SmartBrief on Cybersecurity (4 weeks). Last ran Oct 20. Renewed. Also sponsors 2 events.Latest ad: “Partner with Automox, Strike48, and DNSFilter” |
| Akto.io · Security 1 newsletter like yours: Cybersecurity Dive Daily (3 weeks). Last ran Oct 24. Renewed.Latest ad: “Aktonomy Fall 2026: The Biggest Agentic AI Security Summit” |
| Arctic Wolf · Security 1 newsletter like yours: Cybersecurity Dive Daily (3 weeks). Last ran Oct 23. Renewed. Also sponsors 8 events.Latest ad: “How To Stay Ahead of Cyber Risks in Connected Operations” |
| Doppel · Security New to newsletters 1 newsletter like yours: Cybersecurity Dive Daily (3 weeks). Last ran Oct 24. Renewed. Also sponsors 2 podcasts and 1 event.Latest ad: “Stop losing analysts to alert fatigue” |
| ENow · Security 1 newsletter like yours: Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra (3 weeks). Last ran Oct 11. Renewed.Latest ad: “Get your Entra ID Applications Ready for 2027” |
| Material · Security 2 newsletters like yours: Detection Engineering Weekly (1 week), tl;dr sec (1 week). Last ran Sep 17. Also sponsors 1 podcast.Latest ad: “See how Material stops AI-driven attacks” |
| SentinelOne · Security 1 newsletter like yours: Cybersecurity Dive Daily (3 weeks). Last ran Oct 24. Renewed. Also sponsors 16 events. |
| Aikido · Security 1 newsletter like yours: TLDR InfoSec (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 20. Renewed. Also sponsors 12 events.Latest ad: “Seven places to stop a supply chain attack” |
| Airia · AI & ML 1 newsletter like yours: TLDR InfoSec (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 6. Renewed. Also sponsors 9 events. Exhibits at 1 trade show.Latest ad: “When AI agents make the wrong call, few can reconstruct what happened” |
| AppGov Score · Security 1 newsletter like yours: Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 24. Renewed.Latest ad: “Scan, Score, and Secure Your Applications in Entra” |
| AXA XL · Banking & insurance 1 newsletter like yours: Career Chaos & Cyber Confessions (2 weeks). Last ran Sep 29. Renewed. Also sponsors 3 events. Exhibits at 1 trade show.Latest ad: “Cybercrime has gone corporate. Is your business ready?” |
| Deepwatch · Security 1 newsletter like yours: Cybersecurity Dive Daily (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 1. Renewed. Also sponsors 1 event.Latest ad: “The evolving role of CISOs” |
| Flashpoint · Security 1 newsletter like yours: TLDR InfoSec (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 13. Renewed. Also sponsors 1 event. Exhibits at 1 trade show.Latest ad: “22 Million Reasons to Rethink Your 2027 Threat Intelligence Plan” |
| Harmonic · Security 1 newsletter like yours: tl;dr sec (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 15. Renewed. Also sponsors 1 event. Exhibits at 2 trade shows.Latest ad: “Personal AI agents are crossing the corporate trust boundary” |
| HPE · Telecom & hardware 1 newsletter like yours: Cybersecurity Dive Daily (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 24. Renewed. Also sponsors 13 events. Exhibits at 2 trade shows.Latest ad: “Still relying on perimeter security?” |
| Intruder · Security 1 newsletter like yours: TLDR InfoSec (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 19. Renewed. Also sponsors 1 event.Latest ad: “Are pentests obsolete in the AI era?” |
| Ivanti · Security 1 newsletter like yours: Cybersecurity Dive Daily (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 21. Renewed.Latest ad: “The Autonomous Endpoint Management Playbook: AI Era Guide” |
| Maester Cloud · Security 1 newsletter like yours: Entra.News - Your weekly dose of Microsoft Entra (2 weeks). Last ran Oct 17. Renewed.Latest ad: “Many of the app and consent problems in this episode” |
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