Cybersecurity Reporter, Global News Desk

ISMG Careers • New York, NY

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About The Position

ISMG is a global intelligence firm and media powerhouse focused on cybersecurity, enterprise IT, and digital transformation. With a vast network of brands, digital media properties, and events, ISMG connects over 2 million executives with essential insights. The company is undergoing significant growth and is expanding its editorial depth and global reach. This role is an opportunity to influence the cybersecurity and financial services narratives. ISMG is building a high-performing news desk to cover critical cybersecurity and AI developments in real time, seeking a Cybersecurity Reporter to support daily coverage across global publications. The role involves reporting on breaking news, emerging threats, and major industry developments, and is ideal for a reporter who thrives on diverse beats, moves quickly with accuracy, and takes pride in informing an expert audience. The reporter will collaborate with editors and senior correspondents to ensure timely, high-quality coverage in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Requirements

• 2–8 years of reporting experience, ideally in technology, cybersecurity, AI or related business news.
• Strong news judgment and ability to prioritize under pressure.
• Ability to write clearly, accurately, and quickly for a sophisticated technical audience.
• Comfort operating as a generalist across multiple topics and beats.
• Familiarity with/basic understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals (CVE, ransomware, threat actors, etc.).
• Ability to take direction and operate in a high-output newsroom environment.
• AI-savvy mindset, open to and proactive about using AI tools to streamline research, reporting, and editing—while maintaining strong editorial standards and accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• Experience covering breaking news or working on a news desk.
• Exposure to financial reporting, regulatory coverage, or earnings calls.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report on breaking news across cybersecurity and AI, publishing timely stories each day as events warrant.
• Cover critical vulnerabilities (CVEs) and translate technical disclosures into clear, actionable reporting.
• Report on data breaches, ransomware incidents, and major security events as they unfold.
• Track law enforcement actions (arrests, takedowns, indictments, etc.) and summarize developments.
• Monitor earnings calls and announcements from major cybersecurity and AI vendors to surface market trends and business intelligence relevant to our readers.
• Identify cybersecurity angles in global and geopolitical developments.
• Support senior editors and reporters by quickly advancing stories and filling coverage gaps.

Benefits

• Work with purpose in a mission-driven, innovative media environment.
• Be part of a globally recognized editorial team with unmatched access to resources.
• Do journalism that genuinely matters to the people who defend our critical systems.
• Develop deeper subject matter expertise within global cybersecurity.
• The opportunity to advance in your career, building sources and owning coverage areas over time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed