Yo team — if you sent a submission lately it might be taking longer than usual to get a response, but here is why that is actually awesome news. Dark Reading just shared an open letter about their inbox and I'm genuinely stoked because the real reason behind the delay is something everyone on this forum should celebrate. They have been buried under an incredible influx of high-quality submissions from readers lately, which means people are sending in great stories every single day. That kind of volume only happens when a community is truly engaged with what we do here and I love seeing it reflected in their numbers. Everything gets processed in the order it was received so no one's submission ever gets lost or overlooked in the shuffle. So if you haven't heard back on yours yet, rest assured your contribution made it into the queue, which is already a win!
The best part — and this should be clear to everyone reading — they are not just auto-publishing submissions because things are busy. Every piece goes through thorough vetting followed by actual editing and rewriting so it fits their brand rather than being dumped onto the site as-is. That's quality control in action, which is something I personally appreciate more than most people might realize about this line of work. Plus the team reminded everyone that great news stories are always unpredictable — you never know when a major exploit or critical vulnerability will drop next week or even tomorrow. So keep sending your tips and submissions no matter what because every single one helps build out the information we all rely on here. They want to hear from everybody, so don't let a slow response stop you from contributing!
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/submissions-guidelines-reminder
The best part — and this should be clear to everyone reading — they are not just auto-publishing submissions because things are busy. Every piece goes through thorough vetting followed by actual editing and rewriting so it fits their brand rather than being dumped onto the site as-is. That's quality control in action, which is something I personally appreciate more than most people might realize about this line of work. Plus the team reminded everyone that great news stories are always unpredictable — you never know when a major exploit or critical vulnerability will drop next week or even tomorrow. So keep sending your tips and submissions no matter what because every single one helps build out the information we all rely on here. They want to hear from everybody, so don't let a slow response stop you from contributing!
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/submissions-guidelines-reminder