r/Infosec
37k members
r/Infosec is a subreddit with 37k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses security, ai, cybersecurity, vulnerabilities, and vulnerability.
Information security (InfoSec) is the practice of protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. It encompasses a broad range of measures, both physical and digital, designed to safeguard information and information systems. The core principles of information security are confidentiality, integrity, and availability (the CIA triad).
Popular Themes in r/Infosec
#1
Solution Requests
: "Human rights activist possibly under surveillance: how to build a secure, low-cost setup for video calls with lawyers at the UN?"
16 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "We hired someone to 'red team' our AI model. They ran it for 2 weeks, gave us a 50-page report, and we're still not sure what we're supposed to do with it"
9 posts
#3
News
: "🚨WK 11: FBI Network Breach Probe, 500M SSNs Allegedly Stolen by DOGE Employee, Iran-Linked Wiper Hits Stryker, Google Zero-Days Patched"
6 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "We spend our careers fighting vendor lock-in. Then the entire US intelligence apparatus standardized on one private platform."
4 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Is anyone hiring?"
2 posts
#6
Ideas
: "I condensed OWASP, Twelve-Factor, and security fundamentals into a checklist for people building apps with AI who aren't developers"
1 post
#7
Self-Promotion
: "EMBA firmware analysis framework v2.0.2 available - Party the big 2k"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Infosec
#1
Security
: "What’s the common Security mistake you’ve seen AI generate ?"
71 posts
#2
Ai
: "How are you tracking Ai usage inside approved SaaS apps when users don’t even realize it’s happening?"
69 posts
#3
Cybersecurity
: "New Cybersecurity Security Architecture Call for"
41 posts
#4
Vulnerabilities
: "Don't Take Wednesday Off When You Manage Vulnerabilities"
8 posts
#5
Vulnerability
: "Container vulnus are out of control and best Vulnerability management tools aren't helping"
6 posts
#6
Cyber
: "Cyber health checkup"
5 posts
#7
Data
: "AI Data governance platforms for insider threats - detection tool or expensive monitoring layer"
5 posts
#8
Edr
: "clawEdr - Production-Level hardening for OpenClaw"
4 posts
#9
Data Security
4 posts
#10
Phishing
: "Hot take, click rate is a vanity metric and report rate is the only Phishing-training number worth anything"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/Infosec
Yearly
+8k members(28.4%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026