r/ComputerSecurity

51k members
r/ComputerSecurity is a subreddit with 51k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses security, cybersecurity, hacking, vpn, and ai.
IT security news, articles and tools.

Popular Themes in r/ComputerSecurity

#1
Solution Requests
: "What is the best Linux distro for complete beginner cyber security?"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Is anyone actually happy with their password manager?"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What am I going through guys?"
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built Infectio, a browser-based malware analysis tool that runs entirely offline"
1 post
#5
News
: "Any recent cyber attacks? i need to write a report on something that happened this Sep or Oct"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/ComputerSecurity

#1

Security

: "Is it time to reconsider VMs over containers for anything Security-sensitive?"
72 posts
#2

Cybersecurity

: "Open-source customizable GPT for Cybersecurity and vulnerability analysis (CyberSec-GenIA)"
16 posts
#3

Hacking

: "Apple gives $2M rewards for Hacking their stuff"
12 posts
#4

Vpn

: "Vpn for Security? Looking for Recommendations"
11 posts
#5

Ai

8 posts
#6

Passwords

7 posts
#7

Malware

: "I built Infectio, a browser-based Malware analysis tool that runs entirely offline"
6 posts
#8

Email

: "Netty CVE-2025-59419: SMTP command injection that let Emails bypass SPF/DKIM/DMARC"
6 posts
#9

Data

: "Tried FaceSeek and it made me think about how much public Data stays online"
6 posts
#10

Network

5 posts

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Yearly
+7k members(15.9%)

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Last updated: June 15, 2026