r/AskNetsec
258k members
r/AskNetsec is a subreddit with 258k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses security, struggling, job, ai, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review password manager, siem, and registrar.
Dedicated to those passionate about security.
Popular Themes in r/AskNetsec
#1
Solution Requests
: "Looking for EASM recommendations. What's everyone using these days?"
12 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to prevent employees from submitting credentials to AI tools like ChatGPT?"
5 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I have launched an AI Product on Product hunt today"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskNetsec
#1
Security
: "AI Security rules keep assuming a network boundary that doesn't exist anymore"
36 posts
#2
Struggling
8 posts
#3
Job
5 posts
#4
Ai
: "Is there even a best Ai agent security platform or are we all just guessing right now?"
5 posts
#5
Hard Time
4 posts
#6
Worst
4 posts
#7
Websites
3 posts
#8
Vulnerability
3 posts
#9
Networking
: "Complete Roadmap Needed: Networking, Privacy, Anonymity, VPNs, Tor, Tracking, Fingerprinting & Internet Communications (Beginner → Advanced)"
3 posts
#10
Privacy
: "Complete Roadmap Needed: Networking, Privacy, Anonymity, VPNs, Tor, Tracking, Fingerprinting & Internet Communications (Beginner → Advanced)"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskNetsec
Password Manager
21 reviews
#1
Bitwarden
4.5★ from 10 reviews
#2
Keeper
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
1Password
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Siem
20 reviews
#1
LogRhythm
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
AlienVault
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Security Onion
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Registrar
12 reviews
#1
namecheap
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
PorkBun
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Dnsimple
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AskNetsec
#1
Other
: "AI alert-summarization tool that actually reduces triage time?"
20 posts
#2
Analysis
: "How to prevent employees from submitting credentials to AI tools like ChatGPT?"
18 posts
#3
Concepts
: "How are people verifying identity on unclassified DoD calls?"
11 posts
#4
Education
: "How do you effectively solve PortSwigger Labs?"
11 posts
#5
Threats
: "I discovered an ongoing security issue, how do i best inform people?"
8 posts
#6
Compliance
: "Looking for EASM recommendations. What's everyone using these days?"
6 posts
#7
Work
: "Have you used Wiz or RapidFort for software attack surface management?"
6 posts
#8
Architecture
: "Why do some seemingly low risk accounts require such secure passwords?"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/AskNetsec
Yearly
+32k members(14.1%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026