r/WindowsSecurity is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses windows, security, cybersecurity, active directory, and pentesting.
Expert-level Windows security discussions for security professionals: hardening, security updates, policies, standards, privacy, tips, tools, red team, blue team, and other related topics.
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Popular Themes in r/WindowsSecurity
#1
Advice Requests
: "Microsoft-eventlog-mindmap: Set of Mindmaps providing a detailed overview of the different #Microsoft auditing capacities for Windows, Exchange, Azure,... included threat hunting for email forwarding rules"
6 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "GitHub - AidenPearce369/ADReaper: A fast enumeration tool for Windows Active Directory Pentesting written in Go"
4 posts
#3
News
: "🚨 Docker Full Privilege Escalation (CVE-2022-25365): "Breaking Docker Named Pipes SYSTEMatically" 🚨"
4 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "random user"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "AppLocker Rules as Defense Evasion: Complete Analysis"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/WindowsSecurity
#1
Windows
: "Microsoft-eventlog-mindmap: Set of Mindmaps providing a detailed overview of the different #Microsoft auditing capacities for Windows, Exchange, Azure,... included threat hunting for email forwarding rules"
189 posts
#2
Security
: "[DOCUMENTATION] Setting System-Wide Security Using DCOMCNFG"
185 posts
#3
Cybersecurity
: "Survey: How AI Tools Like CrowdStrike & Darktrace Are Changing Cybersecurity (For My Senior Research Paper)"
51 posts
#4
Active Directory
: "How to prevent Kerberoasting: Kerberoasting is an incredibly powerful and reliable attack against Active Directory. In some situations it can result in an attacker becoming Domain Admin nearly instantaneously. Here's how to prevent this attack: 🧵"
49 posts
#5
Pentesting
: "bloodyAD: Active Directory Privilege Escalation Framework #Pentesting #ActiveDirectory #CyberSecurity #Infosec"
43 posts
#6
Ad
: "AdLab - Custom PowerShell Module To Setup An Active Directory Lab Environment To Practice Penetration Testing"
40 posts
#7
Powershell
: "ADLab - Custom Powershell Module To Setup An Active Directory Lab Environment To Practice Penetration Testing"
33 posts
#8
Exploitation
: "Windows Kernel Exploitation Tutorial Part 1: Setup 2: Stack Overflow 3: Memory Overwrite 4: Pool Overflow 5: NULL Pointer Dereference"
28 posts
#9
Rt
28 posts
#10
Infosec
: "bloodyAD: Active Directory Privilege Escalation Framework #Pentesting #ActiveDirectory #CyberSecurity #Infosec"
27 posts
Flair Used in r/WindowsSecurity
#1
Tool
: "Using Hidden Storage Applications to Complement Windows Security Hardening"
23 posts
#2
Vulnerability
: "🚨 Docker Full Privilege Escalation (CVE-2022-25365): "Breaking Docker Named Pipes SYSTEMatically" 🚨"
11 posts
#3
Whitepaper
: "Windows 11 Hardening Guidelines"
2 posts
#4
Video
: "Windows Red Team Privilege Escalation Techniques - Bypassing UAC & Kernel Exploits [YouTube]"
1 post
#5
Reverse Engineering
: "Is it possible to monitor SSPI calls?"
1 post
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Last updated: August 14, 2026