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, security, struggling, struggles, and struggle, 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
: "What areas of cybersecurity are underexplored or under-taught?"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Automated app patching recommendations"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I absolutely despise my current role and I'm worried I'm stuck"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I have a tech YouTube channel with 125,000 subscribers. I'm looking for a cybersecurity/tech influencer, or someone interested in becoming a cybersecurity/tech influencer to join the channel. Where would be the best place on reddit to find that?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cybersecurity
#1
Cybersecurity
: "Reason 815 of Why Not to Get Into Cybersecurity"
42 posts
#2
Security
: "The CISA Alert: Security Beyond Solitary Confinement"
36 posts
#3
Struggling
36 posts
#4
Struggles
21 posts
#5
Struggle
21 posts
#6
Tool
12 posts
#7
Job
7 posts
#8
Tired
7 posts
#9
Worst
5 posts
#10
Vulnerability
4 posts
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
: "Since every VP and CxO is going to ask about this, NO, no one hacked a Delta flight WiFi. https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/def-con-dingus-suspected-of-trying-to-take-over-delta-in-flight-wi-fi/5286331"
31 posts
#2
Business Security Questions & Discussion
: "Working with Israeli cyber security companies - how can I resolve concerns around ethics?"
30 posts
#3
Career Questions & Discussion
: "What is going on with hiring right now!?"
18 posts
#4
Personal Support & Help!
: "I keep failing technical interviews because of theoretical questions, not the actual technical work"
15 posts
#5
Other
: "For folks in here, it's important to know that people who are currently looking for a job is much more likely to be on Reddit than someone who already has a job"
10 posts
#6
Certification / Training Questions
: "Is CompTIA Security+ necessary if focusing purely on the Cloud Security (Azure)"
9 posts
#7
Threat Actor TTPs & Alerts
: "Over 2,500 Organizations Impacted by LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack"
7 posts
#8
News - Breaches & Ransoms
: "Hackers Breach Polish Power Plant Controls via Private Cellular Network and Shut Turbine"
6 posts
#9
Research Article
: "Over 181,000 AI meeting recordings left wide open in note taking app"
6 posts
#10
Corporate Blog
: "Zoomsday: Zero-click RCE in Zoom, from any meeting participant to any other (CVE-2026-53413)"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/cybersecurity
Yearly
+251k members(20.0%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026