Sample report — VPN & Digital Security

VPN & Digital Security Affiliate Publishers

A full run over this vertical's 712,807-domain category delivers an estimated ~9,300 qualifying publishers — each with the complete signal profile you see below. The measured basis: a 1,000-domain random calibration slice read against vpn & digital security's own signal catalog (13 industry-specific signals) and its five hand-defined advertiser ICPs. The 10 cases on this page are format showcase only.

~9,300
qualifying publishers from a FULL run (estimate)
712,807
domains in the category
13
industry-specific signals
13
ICP-fit publishers in the 1,000-domain calibration slice
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A note on confidentiality

Every profile on this page is drawn from a real screening run. Because the publishers shown are independent sites, we follow standard confidentiality practice on public pages: domains are withheld and descriptions generalized. The published profiles are therefore intentionally not traceable to the sites — including through a web search — which protects them without diminishing the underlying data. Pilot and client deliverables contain the actual domains with every signal, so everything can be verified directly. Start with a free pilot →

The five advertiser ICPs for this vertical

Each ICP is written from the advertiser's vetting logic — what that client actually checks before approving a partner site — and expressed as required, preferred and disqualifying signals from this industry's catalog.

VPN providers

VPN programs are review-driven and rankings-savvy: they vet whether a reviewer runs their own speed and leak tests and re-tests on a cadence, because stale numbers get called out publicly. Jurisdiction literacy separates serious reviewers from coupon farms.

Requires: vpn testing · retest cadence
Prefers: jurisdiction analysis · comparison tables
Never: is security vendor · fearmongering
Antivirus suites

Consumer AV sells to worried non-experts. Partners want testers who translate detection results into plain language for families — and they refuse fear-based marketing, which triggers chargebacks and complaints.

Requires: av testing · nontechnical tone
Prefers: comparison tables · threat news · retest cadence
Never: is security vendor · fearmongering
Password managers

Password managers convert at the moment someone finally decides to fix their credentials — usually after a breach headline. They recruit publishers pairing breach coverage with patient setup and migration guides.

Requires: password guides · howto hardening
Prefers: threat news · nontechnical tone
Never: is security vendor
Identity protection services

Identity services need publishers who cover real breach fallout and walk readers through exposure checks — practical, calm, checklist-driven. Their compliance teams reject scare-based framing outright.

Requires: identity protection · threat news · nontechnical tone
Prefers: howto hardening
Never: fearmongering · is security vendor
Secure cloud storage

Encrypted-storage brands target privacy-motivated switchers leaving mainstream ecosystems. They vet for publishers covering privacy-first alternatives as a beat, with migration how-tos that reduce switching friction.

Requires: cloud privacy · howto hardening
Prefers: jurisdiction analysis · comparison tables · nontechnical tone
Never: is security vendor

This industry's signal catalog

Every domain in the slice was evaluated on all 13 signals below, each with its own confidence score. Hover a signal for its extraction definition.

Vpn testing
Jurisdiction analysis
Av testing
Password guides
Identity protection
Cloud privacy
Howto hardening
Threat news
Nontechnical tone
Comparison tables
Retest cadence
Is security vendor
Fearmongering
A note before the profiles: in line with our confidentiality practice, identities are withheld and descriptions generalized; the published profiles are intentionally not traceable to the sites shown. The actual domains with all signals are included in pilot and client deliverables. Request a free pilot →

Top 10 publisher profiles — full signal transcripts

Ranked by best ICP score. ICP badges show which advertiser profiles each publisher clears and how strongly.

Publisher VS-01

The site provides news and analysis on cybersecurity, data breaches, and digital security trends.
Content publisherlang: enIdentity protection services · 70%
Vpn testing
0%
Not evidenced
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
No supporting content found
Av testing
0%
Not present
Password guides
0%
Not found on the site
Identity protection
70%
Confirmed on the site — covers identity theft, breaches and personal data protection
Cloud privacy
60%
Detected — covers encrypted storage or privacy-first alternatives to mainstream tools
Howto hardening
0%
Not present
Threat news
80%
Present in content — covers current breaches, scams or vulnerabilities for consumers
Nontechnical tone
70%
Found on the site — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
No supporting content found
Retest cadence
0%
Not present
Is security vendor
0%
Not found on the site
Fearmongering
0%
Not evidenced

Publisher VS-02

The site provides insights and resources related to cybersecurity and information security.
Content publisherlang: enIdentity protection services · 60%
Vpn testing
0%
No supporting content found
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
Not present
Av testing
0%
Not found on the site
Password guides
0%
Not evidenced
Identity protection
70%
Present in content — covers identity theft, breaches and personal data protection
Cloud privacy
0%
Not present
Howto hardening
0%
Not found on the site
Threat news
80%
Detected — covers current breaches, scams or vulnerabilities for consumers
Nontechnical tone
60%
Evidenced on the site — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
Not present
Retest cadence
0%
Not found on the site
Is security vendor
0%
Not evidenced
Fearmongering
0%
No supporting content found

Publisher VS-03

This site provides resources and information related to fraud prevention and scam awareness.
Content publisherlang: enIdentity protection services · 60%
Vpn testing
0%
Not present
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
Not found on the site
Av testing
0%
Not evidenced
Password guides
0%
No supporting content found
Identity protection
80%
Detected — covers identity theft, breaches and personal data protection
Cloud privacy
0%
Not found on the site
Howto hardening
0%
Not evidenced
Threat news
60%
Found on the site — covers current breaches, scams or vulnerabilities for consumers
Nontechnical tone
70%
Confirmed on the site — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
Not found on the site
Retest cadence
0%
Not evidenced
Is security vendor
0%
No supporting content found
Fearmongering
0%
Not present

Publisher VS-04

The site features a syndicated column discussing the impact of cyber abuse and the psychological effects on victims.
Content publisherlang: enIdentity protection services · 60%
Vpn testing
0%
Not found on the site
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
Not evidenced
Av testing
0%
No supporting content found
Password guides
0%
Not present
Identity protection
70%
Found on the site — covers identity theft, breaches and personal data protection
Cloud privacy
0%
Not evidenced
Howto hardening
0%
No supporting content found
Threat news
60%
Evidenced on the site — covers current breaches, scams or vulnerabilities for consumers
Nontechnical tone
80%
Present in content — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
Not evidenced
Retest cadence
0%
No supporting content found
Is security vendor
0%
Not present
Fearmongering
0%
Not found on the site

Publisher VS-05

A website focused on security news and alerts regarding vulnerabilities and exploits.
Content publisherlang: enIdentity protection services · 60%
Vpn testing
0%
Not evidenced
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
No supporting content found
Av testing
0%
Not present
Password guides
0%
Not found on the site
Identity protection
70%
Evidenced on the site — covers identity theft, breaches and personal data protection
Cloud privacy
0%
No supporting content found
Howto hardening
0%
Not present
Threat news
80%
Confirmed on the site — covers current breaches, scams or vulnerabilities for consumers
Nontechnical tone
60%
Detected — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
No supporting content found
Retest cadence
0%
Not present
Is security vendor
0%
Not found on the site
Fearmongering
0%
Not evidenced

Publisher VS-06

A blog that shares technical insights and guides related to VPN setup and network configurations.
Content publisherlang: enno strict ICP fit — signal profile shown
Vpn testing
80%
Detected — tests VPNs with own measurements: speeds, streaming unblocking, leak checks
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
Not present
Av testing
0%
Not found on the site
Password guides
0%
Not evidenced
Identity protection
0%
No supporting content found
Cloud privacy
0%
Not present
Howto hardening
70%
Evidenced on the site — publishes practical how-to guides for securing devices and accounts
Threat news
0%
Not evidenced
Nontechnical tone
60%
Found on the site — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
Not present
Retest cadence
0%
Not found on the site
Is security vendor
0%
Not evidenced
Fearmongering
0%
No supporting content found

Publisher VS-07

The site provides tutorials and articles related to system administration, security practices, and digital identity management.
Content publisherlang: deno strict ICP fit — signal profile shown
Vpn testing
0%
Not present
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
Not found on the site
Av testing
0%
Not evidenced
Password guides
0%
No supporting content found
Identity protection
70%
Present in content — covers identity theft, breaches and personal data protection
Cloud privacy
0%
Not found on the site
Howto hardening
60%
Confirmed on the site — publishes practical how-to guides for securing devices and accounts
Threat news
50%
Detected — covers current breaches, scams or vulnerabilities for consumers
Nontechnical tone
0%
Not present
Comparison tables
0%
Not found on the site
Retest cadence
0%
Not evidenced
Is security vendor
0%
No supporting content found
Fearmongering
0%
Not present

Publisher VS-08

This site serves as a repository for threat hunting techniques and resources for IT security professionals.
Content publisherlang: enno strict ICP fit — signal profile shown
Vpn testing
0%
Not found on the site
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
Not evidenced
Av testing
0%
No supporting content found
Password guides
0%
Not present
Identity protection
0%
Not found on the site
Cloud privacy
0%
Not evidenced
Howto hardening
70%
Present in content — publishes practical how-to guides for securing devices and accounts
Threat news
60%
Found on the site — covers current breaches, scams or vulnerabilities for consumers
Nontechnical tone
80%
Confirmed on the site — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
Not evidenced
Retest cadence
0%
No supporting content found
Is security vendor
0%
Not present
Fearmongering
0%
Not found on the site

Publisher VS-09

A blog focused on IT and entrepreneurship, providing various technical guides and insights.
Content publisherlang: dano strict ICP fit — signal profile shown
Vpn testing
0%
Not evidenced
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
No supporting content found
Av testing
0%
Not present
Password guides
0%
Not found on the site
Identity protection
0%
Not evidenced
Cloud privacy
0%
No supporting content found
Howto hardening
70%
Detected — publishes practical how-to guides for securing devices and accounts
Threat news
0%
Not found on the site
Nontechnical tone
60%
Present in content — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
No supporting content found
Retest cadence
0%
Not present
Is security vendor
0%
Not found on the site
Fearmongering
0%
Not evidenced

Publisher VS-10

A resource hub aimed at training and supporting server and cloud administrators.
Content publisherlang: enno strict ICP fit — signal profile shown
Vpn testing
0%
No supporting content found
Jurisdiction analysis
0%
Not present
Av testing
0%
Not found on the site
Password guides
0%
Not evidenced
Identity protection
0%
No supporting content found
Cloud privacy
0%
Not present
Howto hardening
70%
Found on the site — publishes practical how-to guides for securing devices and accounts
Threat news
0%
Not evidenced
Nontechnical tone
60%
Detected — explains security for non-technical readers without jargon
Comparison tables
0%
Not present
Retest cadence
0%
Not found on the site
Is security vendor
0%
Not evidenced
Fearmongering
0%
No supporting content found

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