r/cybersecurity is a subreddit with 1.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses cybersecurity, career, automation, advice, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review edr, siem, and antivirus.
This subreddit is for discussing cybersecurity topics, research, and emergent threats/findings.
Popular Themes in r/cybersecurity
#1
Advice Requests
: "Im wanting to get into DFIR. I just have this absolute fascination for data recovery and techniques and etc. where do i start or find classes etc?"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Can I find a job with Security+ and CySA+, along with 1 year of intensive experience working as a SOC Analyst? Can anyone help or recommend any websites or companies where I could apply? Thanks in advance!"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Hired as a SOC analyst at a job that does absolutely nothing"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "We were building an AI Security startup. We killed the startup idea and released the red-team engine instead — OpenHunterAI"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cybersecurity
#1
Cybersecurity
2 posts
#2
Career
2 posts
#3
Automation
1 post
#4
Advice
1 post
#5
Ai
1 post
#6
Openai
1 post
#7
Security
1 post
#8
Cloud
1 post
Products Discussed in r/cybersecurity
Edr
129 reviews
#1
CrowdStrike
4.3★ from 56 reviews
#2
Microsoft
3.8★ from 21 reviews
#3
SentinelOne
3.7★ from 15 reviews
Siem
121 reviews
#1
Splunk
4.3★ from 12 reviews
#2
Wazuh
4.8★ from 9 reviews
#3
Rapid7
4.1★ from 8 reviews
Antivirus
31 reviews
#1
Microsoft Defender
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#2
CrowdStrike
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#3
SentinelOne
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/cybersecurity
#1
News - General
: "Popular travel app used by 23M lets anyone spy on users, including soldiers"
17 posts
#2
Career Questions & Discussion
: "What's a security control your company enforces that you're convinced is pure security theater?"
17 posts
#3
Personal Support & Help!
: "I actually feel stuck!"
14 posts
#4
AI Security
: "Is AI shrinking the patch window faster than our dependency management practices can adapt?"
13 posts
#5
Business Security Questions & Discussion
: "What penetration testing companies would you consider the “big 4” of the industry?"
10 posts
#6
Other
: "Is Reverse Engineering actually worth starting in 2026, and where is the field heading with AI?"
4 posts
#7
Certification / Training Questions
: "Im wanting to get into DFIR. I just have this absolute fascination for data recovery and techniques and etc. where do i start or find classes etc?"
4 posts
#8
New Vulnerability Disclosure
: "GitLab's critical flaw is already drawing internet-wide probes"
3 posts
#9
News - Breaches & Ransoms
: "Odd website reporting data breaches with no cite, nor references on where they are getting their breach information."
3 posts
#10
Threat Actor TTPs & Alerts
: "Is ClickFix becoming one of the more effective social engineering techniques?"
3 posts
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Yearly
+250k members(19.7%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026