Expert Positioning & Earned Media Engine for Cybersecurity Consultants

Every breach, every regulation, every AI story needs a security expert to quote. Make it you.

Quoted monitors journalist requests, podcast guest calls, and newsletter opportunities daily — scores each one against your security expertise, drafts a personalized pitch in your voice, and sends it the moment you approve.

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Cybersecurity is the one beat where journalist demand never slows down.

Every day, Quoted scans live journalist requests, Substack posts, podcast guest calls, and media lead sources — then does the work of matching, drafting, and queuing only the opportunities worth your time. A data breach, a new vulnerability, a regulatory change, an AI security story — every one is a journalist scrambling for a credible technical voice. Quoted makes sure yours is in their inbox first.

Monitor — Daily pulls from journalist tweets, Substack posts, podcast guest requests, and lead sources like Qwoted and SourceBottle — filtered for cybersecurity, data privacy, cloud security, compliance, and emerging threat topics.

Score — Each opportunity is matched against your specific domain — whether that's penetration testing, incident response, CISO advisory, compliance, or a particular industry vertical. Only relevant requests reach your queue.

Draft — A personalized pitch written in your voice, referencing the journalist's specific story angle and recent coverage. Positioned as a working practitioner with current threat intelligence — not a vendor pushing a product.

Approve — Every pitch arrives in your inbox before anything goes out. Review it, send it, or adjust the technical framing. You decide exactly what you want on record — nothing sends without you.

Track — Opens, replies, and placements logged automatically. Build a media record that signals credibility to every CISO, IT director, and business owner evaluating whether to bring in outside security help.

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PR agencies charge $5–15k/month for this.

You approve everything. Nothing sends without your review.

Independent security consultants are chronically underrepresented in the press. Vendors fill the gap instead.

Journalists covering cybersecurity want independent practitioner voices — not vendor spokespeople. Quoted monitors every channel they use to find them, so when a story breaks that matches your expertise, your pitch is already in their queue.

Journalist Requests — Reporters at tech, business, and trade publications actively sourcing security practitioners for stories on breaches, vulnerabilities, compliance mandates, and AI-related threats. Captured the moment they post — speed matters in breaking security news.

Podcast Guest Requests — Hosts of cybersecurity, IT leadership, and business risk podcasts actively searching for independent consultants who can speak candidly — not vendor reps with talking points. One strong episode reaches CISOs, IT directors, and the business owners who hire security consultants.

Newsletter Features — Independent security writers and tech Substack publishers looking for practitioner-level insight their readers won't find in vendor content. High signal-to-noise audiences who are already security-aware and evaluating their options.

Qwoted & SourceBottle — The active media lead platforms where journalists post sourcing requests. Monitored and filtered daily so only the timely, security-relevant opportunities reach you — not noise from unrelated beats.

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Multiple sources. One filtered queue.

Pitches written around the journalist's actual story — not a vendor talking-points sheet.

Everything in your monthly credibility report.

Quoted doesn't just send pitches — it tracks every touchpoint and turns your placement activity into a documented record of your public authority as an independent security expert.

Opportunity Matching

Every inbound media request scored against your security specialty and the sectors you serve. Only high-fit, time-sensitive opportunities surface — no generic tech stories that have nothing to do with your work.

Personalized Pitch Drafts

Each pitch references the journalist's recent coverage and specific story angle — not a product sheet reworded as commentary. The kind of response that reads like an independent expert, not a vendor rep.

Placement Tracking

Opens, replies, and confirmed placements logged automatically. Know exactly which outlets you're landing in — and build a media record that shifts how prospects evaluate you before the first call.

Monthly Credibility Report

A monthly summary of pitches sent, placements secured, and media outlets covered. A tangible proof-of-expertise document — compelling for enterprise prospects, board presentations, and speaking applications.

A WSJ or TechCrunch quote drives more inbound than a year of cold outreach.

Security buyers do their research. A quote in a publication they trust — confirming you're the independent expert other journalists go to — changes the dynamic of every new business conversation. Quoted builds that record for you, without the agency overhead.

You review and approve every pitch before it sends. Your technical framing, your positioning, your call.

No contracts. Cancel before your next billing cycle and you won't be charged again.

$797/mo — less than a single day of your engagement rate, and a fraction of what a PR agency charges for half as much reach.

FAQs

Security is a sensitive field. How do I stay in control of what I'm quoted on?

Every pitch comes to you before anything is sent — no exceptions. You read the draft, the journalist's angle, and the source of the request, then decide whether to send it, adjust it, or decline entirely. If a story touches on a client sector, a specific threat actor, or a topic you don't want associated with your practice publicly, you simply don't approve it. The approval mechanic is exactly what makes this work for security professionals: full visibility, full control, zero auto-send.

Won't journalists just want vendor spokespeople instead of independents?

The opposite, actually. Journalists covering breaches and security policy specifically seek independent voices because vendor commentary is assumed to be self-serving. A practitioner with no product to sell who speaks candidly about what they're seeing in the field is exactly what a reporter writing for a mainstream outlet needs to give a story credibility. The challenge has always been discoverability — journalists default to their existing contacts because finding new independent experts is friction. Quoted removes that friction by putting your pitch in front of them at the moment they're looking.

What makes the pitches good enough to actually get responses?

The personalization and the timing. Security journalists work fast — a breach story can go from event to published article in hours. Quoted surfaces the request and drafts a pitch immediately, so your response arrives while the story is still being reported. The pitch itself references the journalist's specific angle and recent coverage — not a generic credential list — which signals you've engaged with their work. Speed plus relevance is a combination most security consultants never achieve through manual monitoring.

How long before I see placements?

Most clients see their first reply or placement within the first 30 days. Cybersecurity is one of the highest-volume journalist beats in tech and business media — the demand for credible independent voices is consistent and event-driven, which means opportunities surface regularly regardless of what's on your calendar. And a single strong placement in a recognized outlet — a WSJ mention, a Dark Reading quote, a TechCrunch commentary — can drive meaningful inbound on its own.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. No contracts, no lock-in. Cancel before your next billing cycle and you won't be charged again.

A security story is breaking right now. A journalist needs an independent expert to quote.

The consultants getting called are the ones who showed up consistently before the story broke. Start building that record — without the agency overhead.

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