r/AskNetsec
266k members
r/AskNetsec is a subreddit with 266k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses security, struggling, job, worst, and risk, and they frequently recommend/review password manager, siem, and registrar.
Dedicated to those passionate about security.
Popular Themes in r/AskNetsec
#1
Advice Requests
: "How do companies actually detect departing employees bulk-downloading or exfiltrating files?"
25 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Digital forensics started after we rebooted the only infected server and I feel sick about it"
5 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Real time AI agent monitoring without turning into a full time robot babysitter"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Best ai agent security solutions for continuous attack validation, not just annual pentests?"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Hiring: Experienced Cybersecurity Researcher / Ethical Hacker"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskNetsec
#1
Security
: "Best ai agent Security solutions for continuous attack validation, not just annual pentests?"
19 posts
#2
Struggling
8 posts
#3
Job
5 posts
#4
Worst
4 posts
#5
Risk
: "What's your go-to platform for board level Risk reporting?"
4 posts
#6
Websites
3 posts
#7
Vulnerability
3 posts
#8
Hard Time
3 posts
#9
Detection
: "Is anyone actually doing Detection triage well, or is it always an ad hoc clean up?"
3 posts
#10
Web
2 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
Analysis
: "Why does our EASM inventory change so much between scans?"
30 posts
#2
Architecture
: "How do you actually approach cleaning up years of accumulated IAM permissions?"
13 posts
#3
Threats
: "Should we all just accept we are compromised no matter what we do?"
12 posts
#4
Concepts
: "How do you prove identity controls to auditors for apps outside your IAM stack?"
11 posts
#5
Work
: "How do you prevent AI agents from approving their own privilege escalation?"
7 posts
#6
Compliance
: "Assessor found 700 packages in one image and would not take reachability as an answer"
7 posts
#7
Education
: "Do phishing simulations become less useful once employees learn what the test emails look like?"
6 posts
#8
Other
: "Can Phones Get Malware From Ads"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/AskNetsec
Yearly
+35k members(15.0%)
Similar Subreddits to r/AskNetsec
r/ComputerSecurity
52k members
13.9% / yr
r/cybersecurity
1.5M members
19.5% / yr
r/Cybersecurity101
70k members
186.0% / yr
r/CyberSecurityAdvice
142k members
34.5% / yr
r/cybersecurity_help
89k members
69.8% / yr
r/hacking
3.0M members
4.5% / yr
r/Hacking_Tutorials
487k members
25.8% / yr
r/it
234k members
116.0% / yr
r/netsecstudents
162k members
13.8% / yr
r/networking
454k members
13.9% / yr
About
GummySearch helps people research Reddit communities by organizing activity, growth, themes, and post-level signals into one place.
This page gives a focused view of r/AskNetsec, including current member size, discussion patterns, product reviews, and related communities to explore.
This data is synced periodically so insights stay current and useful for ongoing research.
Last updated: October 1, 2026