Editorial Standards

1. Editorial Mission

BlueRadius Cyber publishes analysis, breach reporting, regulatory commentary, and threat intelligence for cybersecurity leaders, primarily CISOs, security directors, and senior IT executives at mid-market companies. Our editorial mission is to produce technically credible, decision-useful content that helps practitioners run better security programs and make better risk decisions.

Our editorial work is distinct from our commercial work. We publish to inform our audience first; the business case for our services follows from the quality of that information, not the other way around.

2. Original Reporting and Analysis

Every editorial piece we publish reflects original analysis, original research, or original commentary by a named author. We do not republish, syndicate, or aggregate content from other publishers. When we cite reporting by other outlets, for example when contextualizing a breach disclosure, we link directly to the primary source and clearly attribute the reporting.

3. Source Standards

We work from primary sources wherever possible:

• Official government and regulator disclosures (HHS OCR, SEC, NYDFS, FTC, state attorney general filings)
• Published research from established cybersecurity organizations (NIST, CISA, MITRE, ENISA)
• Vendor security advisories and incident reports
• Court filings, regulatory enforcement actions, and public consent orders
• Direct interviews with practitioners, with attribution as agreed

When we cite industry surveys or vendor reports, we identify the publisher and the reporting period explicitly. When data is directional or estimated, we say so.

4. Fact-Checking Process

Every published piece is reviewed against three criteria before publication:

• Source verifiability: Every cited statistic, dollar figure, regulation, or named entity must trace to a verifiable source that we name in the piece.
• Technical accuracy: Security claims, including vulnerability descriptions, framework requirements, and compliance timelines, are reviewed by a credentialed practitioner.
• Context completeness: Where omitting context would change a reader's risk assessment, we add the context.

5. AI and Automation Disclosure

We use AI tools to assist research, draft outlines, and propose copy variants. Every published piece is reviewed, fact-checked, and edited by a named human editor before publication. We do not publish AI-generated content without human editorial review. AI is a drafting and research tool in our workflow; it does not replace the editorial judgment of our authors.

6. Distinction Between Editorial and Commercial Content

Our website includes both editorial content (analysis, reports, breach commentary, threat intelligence) and commercial content (service pages, pricing, location pages, and request-for-engagement pages). Editorial pieces are clearly authored, dated, and structured as analysis rather than as promotional material.

When editorial content links to one of our services or commercial pages, the link is contextual and informational rather than a sales call-to-action within the piece. We do not accept sponsored placements, paid editorial, affiliate content, or pay-for-coverage in our editorial sections.

7. Author Transparency

Every editorial piece is attributed to a named author. Authors are cybersecurity practitioners with directly relevant experience to the topic they cover. The current editorial roster is led by Jeff Sowell, CISSP, founder of BlueRadius Cyber.

8. Conflicts of Interest

When we cover a vendor, framework, or technology that we have a direct business relationship with, we disclose that relationship in the piece. Our editorial coverage of competitors and complementary providers reflects our honest professional assessment, not commercial favor.

9. Updates and Revisions

Cybersecurity moves quickly. We update published pieces when material new information emerges, such as new disclosures, revised regulatory guidance, corrected vendor data, or significant developments. Substantive updates are dated and noted in an update log on the piece. Minor edits (typos, formatting, link refreshes) are made without notation.

10. Editorial Independence

Our editorial team operates independently from sales and marketing. Topic selection, source selection, and conclusions are made on editorial merit. Commercial teams may suggest topics of interest to our audience, but the editorial conclusion remains with the author.

11. Corrections

If we publish an error, we correct it. See our corrections policy for how we handle corrections, reader reports, and significant revisions.

12. Contact

Editorial questions, source pitches, expert availability, and correction requests can be sent to: