Media campaign raising awareness of cybersecurity threat intelligence

How we create compelling media campaigns to secure media coverage, raise our client's profile and fortify their position as market leaders in cybersecurity.

Results.

The research reports combined with a robust media campaign have proven popular and newsworthy – with an abundance of media coverage and impressive numbers of unique visitors, we’ve fortified our client’s position as market leaders in cybersecurity.

Sysdig’s threat research report on the true cost of cryptojacking for victims attracted a considerable combined MUV of:

643,577

Sector

Cyber security

Services

PR

The challenge.

Cybersecurity vendors are investing heavily in their ability to identify threats and prevent attacks by prolific hacking groups through proactive threat research units to uncover the latest tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) used by these groups.

To help establish themselves as credible market-leaders, cybersecurity vendors require a robust media campaign to increase awareness of these findings.

How we solved it.

When putting together a powerful and compelling media campaign for a cybersecurity vendor, it’s important to consider the challenges of securing media coverage – there are a lot of vendors and competitors also investing in this same research, so how do you cut through the noise?

It’s important to understand why cybersecurity vendors are making these investments. It’s to build trust, credibility and integrity – raising their profile within the industry so that they can find the biggest scoop before their competitors do, and so that they can be seen and heard as leaders within the industry.

onebite work tirelessly at honing our list of media contacts. This ensures that we can identify the media companies that like to cover threat intelligence reports. We take it a step further and separate out those who thrive on diving into the technical detail, versus those who want the bottom line up-front.

We also identify those members of the media who are less technical (such as vertical publications). This group of journalists tend to be less familiar with the technicality, so we tailor our pitch accordingly – making it more accessible to those without technical knowledge. We also give them the opportunity to spend some time with the threat researchers, who are carefully briefed to ensure they provide the right level of detail.

With technical reports such as these, we need to ensure we give media time to digest and dissect the report before they write up their evaluation. Therefore, pre-pitching with a minimum of three working days is essential – we work with our clients to agree embargo times to ensure we allow enough time for this important part of the process.

We’ve solved it for Sysdig, contact us to see how we can solve this for you.

“The onebite team is extremely responsive. We work with them via Slack, and it feels like they are just an extension of our internal team. They have great judgment and I trust them explicitly. Due to the time difference, they know when to wait for the internal comms leader and when to go directly to spokespeople due to the deadline.”

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A global cybersecurity and risk management company

Results.

40+ media briefings delivered across a high-intensity, multi-day US conference

We coordinated international logistics for UK and European journalists, managed on-site media activity alongside US teams, and supported live video interviews. The result was strong global coverage across security publications, with additional follow-on articles driven by established journalist relationships and sustained engagement.

Sector

Cyber security

Services

PR

From EMEA success to US scale: Delivering executive media impact on-site

Working alongside the client’s US PR team, we coordinated media activity across formal briefings, executive sessions, dinners and live video interviews, ensuring smooth execution across multiple days and locations.

A global cybersecurity and risk management company

Results.

In our 3rd year of supporting the EMEA event, we delivered 9 executive and partner media briefings in a single day, securing attendance from senior UK cybersecurity, technology and channel journalists. The programme generated consistent coverage across leading security, channel and leadership publications, alongside podcast, video and long-form editorial content from a single event.

Sector

Cyber security

Services

PR

Turning a flagship EMEA event into high-impact Tier-1 media coverage

We secured targeted media attendance and managed nine executive and partner briefings on site; overseeing scheduling, preparation, room logistics and live coordination throughout the day.

Sysdig

Results.

Our React2Shell coverage landed within hours across leading cybersecurity and technology titles, generating 7 pieces of high-authority coverage with an estimated readership of 16,288,080, including:

  • The Stack
  • Infosecurity Magazine
  • Security Week
  • The Hacker News
  • Expert Insights
  • TechRadar Pro
  • Cyber Security Intelligence

Sector

Cloud and data, Cyber security

Services

PR

Helping the security industry make sense of React2Shell

Our React2Shell coverage helped the cybersecurity industry understand what was actually happening. It cut through speculation and positioned Sysdig as a primary source of truth on real-world exploitation.

Percona

Results.

Total potential readership:

5,947,013

Total features:

2

Sector

Cloud and data

Services

PR

Establishing Percona as the independent voice of open-source.

Making Percona the go-to expert on providing independent, expert commentary and real-world insight on open-source.

Qualys

Results.

Three pieces of thought leadership content was created and placed, with a total readership of:

42,310,867

Sector

Cyber security

Services

Content, PR

Playing a key role in educating users on regulatory changes.

We secured three bylines for Qualys, helping to educate readers about major regulatory changes to cybersecurity certification to ensure they understood what was now required for them to comply.

OpenUK

Results.

With 48 pieces of media coverage, onebite was able to grow awareness of the event in the build-up and during the conference itself. Many of these articles were in-depth features about the future for open source, including the UK Government’s role in open source and OpenUK’s work on supporting government, business, and education in adopting open principles and open technology. Other highlights included a podcast with BBC Digital Planet and a podcast series on company founders recorded at the event.

Sector

Cloud and data

Services

Content, PR

High-profile media attendance and coverage for State of Open Con.

onebite was able to secure high-profile attendees at the event, including a number of prestigious national outlets such as The Telegraph, The Evening Standard and the BBC, alongside a range of technology publications and journalists, and several dedicated podcasters and content creators.

Sumo Logic

Results.

For the largest campaign targeting Financial Services, we secured over five pieces of contributed content, including an ongoing column with Finextra enabling us to continue to build brand presence over time.

This objective to drive more business within specific market verticals was a priority for the Sumo Logic executive team, so not only did this activity support the organisation’s wider strategic priorities, it also resulted in a renewed focus by the sales and marketing teams.

Sector

Cloud and data

Services

PR

Raise brand awareness within target market verticals

Worked in collaboration with the Sumo Logic team to raise brand awareness within specific target verticals to create cohesive, targeted vertical campaigns.

Linode

Results.

Since launching the UK press office for Linode, onebite has secured comment and thought leadership placements with top tech publications, including Computer Weekly, Computing, and TechRadar Pro.

Combined readership to-date:

257,974,804

Sector

Cloud and data

Services

Content, PR

Establishing a voice in a new region and growing international presence

We secured comment and thought leadership placements with top tech publications, including Computer Weekly, Computing, and TechRadar Pro.