About TOP Cybersecurity News
Top Cybersecurity News (TCN) is an independent newsroom covering the people, code and tradecraft of modern cyber defence. We exist to give defenders an honest, fast and technically rigorous source of intelligence — built by working analysts, not marketing teams.
Our mission
Make cybersecurity smarter, together. We report on every breach, CVE, ransomware operation and threat-actor move that matters — quickly enough to act on, deeply enough to defend against, and clearly enough that a tier-1 SOC analyst, a CISO and a curious developer all walk away with what they came for.
What we cover
- Breaches & leaks — first-party reporting on confirmed and developing data-breach incidents.
- CVE intelligence — daily triage of vulnerabilities, exploit availability, and CISA KEV updates.
- Ransomware operations — leak-site monitoring, affiliate movements, decryptor releases.
- APT & nation-state activity — TTPs, infrastructure, and attribution research.
- Solutions market — independent rankings of EDR, SIEM, MDR, Threat Intel, CNAPP and more.
- Policy & compliance — regulation changes that change defenders’ jobs.
Editorial standards
- Source confidentiality is absolute. We never reveal a source, even under subpoena, where law permits resistance.
- Multi-source verification before publishing. No single-source breach claims unless explicitly noted as developing.
- Right of reply. Every subject of a story receives the chance to comment before publication.
- Corrections in 12 hours. When we get it wrong, we correct fast and publicly.
How we make money
TCN is supported by advertising, sponsored newsletter slots, a paid Pro tier, vendor “Featured Partner” placements (always badged) and editorial syndication. We are not investor-funded — meaning no growth-at-all-costs pressure and no editorial direction set by a board.
The team
TCN is staffed by working analysts, former incident responders and journalists with cybersecurity backgrounds. Editorial leadership is published at /about/team/ with full bios and conflicts disclosed.
Get in touch
Tips, leaks, corrections, press inquiries or vulnerability disclosures — use our Contact page for the right channel and our published response SLAs. For high-sensitivity sources we offer Signal, PGP, ProtonMail and Tor.
Contact the newsroom → Editorial policy
The desk behind the byline
TCN is staffed by working defenders — analysts who held a pager, IR responders who carried evidence to court, and journalists with computer-science backgrounds. Below is how the newsroom is structured and who is accountable for what.
Editor-in-Chief
Sets editorial direction, signs off on attribution language, owns corrections policy.
Senior Threat Analyst
Leads CVE triage, threat-actor briefs, and the daily intelligence stream.
Investigations Editor
Long-form breach reconstructions, ransomware-affiliate mapping, source vetting.
Solutions Reviews Lead
Vendor testing methodology, customer reference checks, conflict disclosures.
Newsletter & Briefings Editor
Daily TL;DR, weekend deep dives, IOC packs for the Pro tier.
Contributing Analysts
Vetted external practitioners writing under their real names with public conflict statements.