Thank you for your interest in HUGGED, a cybersecurity interview series about trust, threats and the things that catch us off guard.

Who should take part?

We’re looking for people with something meaningful to say about cybersecurity. That might be a security leader, researcher, practitioner, incident responder or technology expert with first-hand experience of the challenges organisations face.

We welcome submissions from PR agencies, communications teams and organisations representing suitable interviewees. Above all, we’re interested in expertise, original thinking and honest opinions rather than a product pitch. You can check out some of our past series in our Interviews section.

Suggest an interviewee

Know someone who would bring an interesting perspective to HUGGED? We’d like to hear from you.

Please submit the details of your proposed interviewee, including their professional background and the cybersecurity topics they are best placed to discuss. Our editorial team will review submissions and contact suitable candidates with the interview brief and next steps.

A few things to bear in mind:

• Candidates should have relevant cybersecurity expertise and be comfortable sharing informed, independent views.
• Interviews are editorial in nature and should offer insight to TechFinitive readers, rather than serve as promotional material.
• Selected candidates will be asked to provide a short professional biography, a high-resolution portrait photograph and written answers to at least six interview questions, with a minimum of 200 words per answer.
• We ask interviewees to write their own responses. Answers generated using ChatGPT or similar AI tools will be discarded.

Submitting a candidate does not guarantee publication. All submissions are subject to editorial review.

Have someone in mind? Submit your candidate below. Do note that submissions will be closed on the 30th of November and we will reach out to any selected candidates in December 2026.