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Security automation
Security automation sponsors side by side: Tines, Dropzone AI and Torq, and where each one ran by quarter.
69Tines55 newsletter · 2 podcast · 12 event
37Dropzone AI11 newsletter · 18 podcast · 8 event
32Torq0 newsletter · 0 podcast · 32 event
Where they ran Newsletter and podcast placements by lane and quarter.
Lanes come from each newsletter’s topic and each podcast’s genre. 2026 Q4 runs through 2026-11-02. We read many more newsletters and podcasts from late 2026, so compare companies within a quarter, not one quarter to the next.
| Tines | Dropzone AI | Torq | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | ||
| Cybersecurity newsletters | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Software & developers newsletters | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| News podcasts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AI newsletters | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Startups & venture newsletters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Events Sponsor lists, booths and partner listings by event sector.
| Sector | Tines | Dropzone AI | Torq |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security | 5 | 8 | 31 |
| AI | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Business & tech | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cloud & data | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Developer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Top outlets By newsletter and podcast placements.
Tines
- TLDR InfoSec12
- CIO Dive Daily8
- TLDR IT8
- The Rundown AI5
- TLDR AI4
- Venture in Security4
Dropzone AI
- Cybersecurity Headlines12
- Risky Business News9
- Risky Business6
- TLDR InfoSec2
Torq
No newsletter or podcast ads on record. 32 event listings.
The detail Outlets behind each lane.
Tines · Cybersecurity newsletters · 2025 Q4
- TLDR InfoSec4 placements
- Risky Business News1 placement
Tines · Cybersecurity newsletters · 2026 Q1
- TLDR InfoSec3 placements
- tl;dr sec2 placements
Tines · Cybersecurity newsletters · 2026 Q2
- TLDR InfoSec3 placements
Tines · Cybersecurity newsletters · 2026 Q3
- TLDR InfoSec2 placements
- tl;dr sec1 placement
Dropzone AI · Cybersecurity newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Risky Business News4 placements
- TLDR InfoSec2 placements
Dropzone AI · Cybersecurity newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Risky Business News5 placements
Tines · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q2
- TLDR IT2 placements
Tines · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q3
- TLDR IT5 placements
- CIO Dive Daily2 placements
Tines · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q4
- CIO Dive Daily6 placements
Tines · News podcasts · Earlier
- Risky Business1 placement
Tines · News podcasts · 2025 Q4
- Risky Business1 placement
Dropzone AI · News podcasts · Earlier
- Risky Business3 placements
Dropzone AI · News podcasts · 2026 Q1
- Cybersecurity Headlines12 placements
Dropzone AI · News podcasts · 2026 Q2
- Risky Business3 placements
Tines · AI newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Superhuman AI2 placements
- TLDR AI1 placement
Tines · AI newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Superhuman AI1 placement
Tines · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
- The Rundown AI4 placements
- TLDR AI2 placements
Tines · AI newsletters · 2026 Q4
- The Rundown AI1 placement
- TLDR AI1 placement
Tines · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Venture in Security1 placement
Tines · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Venture in Security2 placements
Tines · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Venture in Security1 placement
Counts are the ads we’ve found. They don’t show spend. A company with few ads here may buy elsewhere.