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Editorial Policy

Last updated: 3 April 2026

1. AI-Assisted Content Disclosure

All articles published on TheInfoSecNews are AI-assisted. This means they are compiled from official, publicly available sources and rewritten by an AI language model under strict editorial guidelines. Every AI-assisted article carries a visible "AI-assisted" badge and a disclosure statement identifying the original source.

We believe in full transparency: readers should always know when content has been produced or enriched by AI systems.

2. Source Material

Articles are derived exclusively from:

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
  • NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
  • Established security publications including BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, Krebs on Security, Dark Reading, Threatpost, SecurityWeek, The Record, and Ars Technica

We do not publish articles based on unverified tips, anonymous leaks, or social-media rumours unless corroborated by an official source.

3. Verification Process

Every article passes through a six-point automated quality gate:

  1. Minimum word count — articles must meet a 400-word threshold to ensure sufficient detail.
  2. Banned phrase detection — 17 known AI-filler phrases (e.g., "It's important to note", "In today's digital landscape") are automatically rejected.
  3. Named entity check — CVE IDs, vendor names, and threat actor names are validated against known patterns and lists.
  4. Source similarity — articles that overlap more than 40% with the original source text are flagged for rewriting.
  5. SEO compliance — meta titles, descriptions, and slugs are checked for length and presence.
  6. Internal linking — articles must contain at least one internal link to related coverage.

Articles that fail any check are either regenerated automatically or routed to the editorial team for manual review.

4. Correction Policy

We strive for accuracy. If an error is discovered in any article:

  • Factual errors are corrected immediately and the article is updated with a correction notice.
  • CVE data (CVSS scores, severity, affected products) is refreshed automatically when NVD updates the underlying record.
  • Readers can report errors by emailing editor@theinfosecnews.com.

5. Banned Content

We do not publish:

  • Exploit code, proof-of-concept code, or step-by-step attack instructions
  • Content that could enable active exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities
  • Personally identifiable information of breach victims
  • Unsubstantiated attribution of cyberattacks to nation-states or groups
  • Sensationalised or fear-mongering headlines
  • Sponsored content disguised as editorial

6. Independence

TheInfoSecNews does not accept payment for coverage. Our editorial decisions are independent of any vendor, government agency, or advertiser. If we ever introduce sponsorship, it will be clearly labelled and separated from editorial content.