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r/AskNetsec

224k members
r/AskNetsec is a subreddit with 224k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size.
Dedicated to those passionate about security.

Popular Themes in r/AskNetsec

#1
Advice Requests
: "How fortified is your home network?"
30 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best password manager in 2025?"
28 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Found a backdoor on my php website"
2 posts
#4
News
: "govt tracking internet usage"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/AskNetsec

#1

Security

: "Unpopular opinion: too many “Security alerts” are just noise we’ve trained ourselves to ignore"
57 posts
#2

Cybersecurity

: "Home-office and Cybersecurity/cyberthreats"
23 posts
#3

Pentesting

: "Any Cybersecurity Companies to Avoid When Shopping for Pentesting?"
8 posts
#4

Cybersec

: "Any Cybersecurity Companies to Avoid When Shopping for Pentesting?"
8 posts
#5

Hacking

: "Why are questions asking about the Treasury intrusion being deleted?"
6 posts
#6

Soc

: "What should a Soc provide"
5 posts
#7

Networking

: "Help visualising and understanding generic multi-site Networking architecture"
5 posts
#8

Vpn

: "Best practices for bypassing a Vpn killswitch for captive portals?"
5 posts
#9

Vulnerability

: "Submitting Vulnerability to WPScan"
5 posts
#10

Training

: "Has Anyone Found a Security Awareness Training Vendor They Don’t Regret Picking?"
5 posts

Member Growth in r/AskNetsec

Yearly
+22k members(11.1%)

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