r/cybersecurity is a subreddit with 1.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses cybersecurity, career, security, automation, and advice, 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
: "My 80-Year-Old Aunt Was Scammed Out of $80,000 Using an AI Clone of Her 90-Year-Old Brother’s Voice. We Need Help."
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What threat modelling tool is ideal for modelling business environment?"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Just had the WORST interview ever!"
1 post
#4
Self-Promotion
: "We built a free tool to combat "container rot" by auto-generating SBOMs from Docker images and x-raying dependencies. Looking for honest dev feedback!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cybersecurity
#1
Cybersecurity
2 posts
#2
Career
2 posts
#3
Security
2 posts
#4
Automation
1 post
#5
Advice
1 post
#6
Ai
1 post
#7
Openai
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
Business Security Questions & Discussion
: "a guy in one of the "Big Three" auditing firms says they don't use cloud despite having o365"
28 posts
#2
News - General
: "Vanderbilt University shuts down devices after cyber attack"
18 posts
#3
Career Questions & Discussion
: "Is it worth it to join the military as a SIGINT for Top Secret clearance to further my career in cybersecurity?"
15 posts
#4
Personal Support & Help!
: "My 80-Year-Old Aunt Was Scammed Out of $80,000 Using an AI Clone of Her 90-Year-Old Brother’s Voice. We Need Help."
10 posts
#5
AI Security
: "A New AI Tool From Google DeepMind Proved the Signal Protocol Is Secure"
7 posts
#6
Certification / Training Questions
: "Are all CTFs just AI slop now?"
6 posts
#7
Other
: "Searching for Wally/Waldo around the world, using unsecured cameras and AI."
5 posts
#8
Threat Actor TTPs & Alerts
: "Google patches Chrome zero-day already exploited in attacks"
4 posts
#9
Research Article
: "Cracking Server 2022 NTLMv1-SSP Hashes with Rainbow Tables"
3 posts
#10
New Vulnerability Disclosure
: "France blames Iran for supermarket refrigerator cyberattacks, weighs sanctions"
2 posts
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Yearly
+256k members(19.6%)
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Last updated: November 12, 2026