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Help Net Security

Nonpartisan cybersecurity trade publication (Croatia-based, global focus)

Owned byAstus d.o.o., a privately held Croatian company; Mirko Zorz serves as Director of Content and has been the editorial lead since the outlet's early years; Berislav Kucan is Director of Operations
FundingAdvertising-based; the site sells banner ads, sponsored articles, and other display placements to cybersecurity vendors and enterprise technology companies; no outside investors or state funding identified
On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Help Net Security launched in 1998 as one of the earlier dedicated online information-security news outlets, predating the modern cybersecurity media landscape by several years. It is operated by Astus d.o.o., a small private company registered with the Commercial Court in Rijeka, Croatia, with its office in Kastav. Mirko Zorz has served as editor in chief and director of content throughout much of the outlet's life; Zeljka Zorz has acted as managing editor and Berislav Kucan as director of operations, suggesting a tight-knit, family-adjacent ownership structure. Alongside the website, the team published (IN)SECURE Magazine, a free digital quarterly focused on information security that ran for at least 60 issues through 2018. The outlet describes itself as reaching over 350,000 readers per month and positions its content toward security professionals, CISOs, and enterprise IT staff rather than general audiences. Revenue comes from cybersecurity vendors purchasing advertising and sponsored placements, creating an inherent commercial relationship with the industry it covers, though no specific editorial controversies tied to that model have been widely reported. Help Net Security has no identified political leaning; its coverage of U.S. government cybersecurity policy — including CISA budget cuts and DOGE-related workforce reductions — follows a straightforward trade-press approach, presenting facts and expert commentary without editorial advocacy for or against the administration.

Sources

  1. About us - Help Net Security
  2. Help Net Security - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding
  3. Help Net Security - 2026 Company Profile - Tracxn
  4. Mirko Zorz - Director of Content @ Help Net Security (LinkedIn)
  5. Mirko Zorz | Help Net Security Journalist | Muck Rack
  6. Advertise - Help Net Security
  7. (IN)SECURE Magazine issue 60 released - Help Net Security
  8. Help Net Security | LinkedIn
  9. One Year After DOGE Cuts, Cybersecurity Agency Struggles Over Staffing - Broadband Breakfast

Profile compiled 2026-08-06; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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