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, struggling, security, 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 is going on in the cybersecurity job market?"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best platforms for continuous security validation in 2026?"
3 posts
#3
News
: "Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Cybersecurity Analyst (solo role) for 4 years… everyone else getting promoted except me. What am I missing?"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Final-year cybersecurity student looking for ideas for my graduation project"
2 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Career Advice: Pentesting to GRC"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/cybersecurity
#1
Cybersecurity
38 posts
#2
Struggling
36 posts
#3
Security
24 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
Certification
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
: "Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint"
46 posts
#2
Business Security Questions & Discussion
: "Meta Glasses"
24 posts
#3
Personal Support & Help!
: "What is going on in the cybersecurity job market?"
21 posts
#4
Career Questions & Discussion
: "How do incident response handlers or SOC analysts handle multiple different priorities at once?"
21 posts
#5
Certification / Training Questions
: "Did anyone else lose their ability to study after college?"
13 posts
#6
News - Breaches & Ransoms
: "Teen hackers jailed after live-streaming the 16-hour TfL attack"
11 posts
#7
Other
: "MOD REQUEST: Can you ban the excessive AI posters please?"
10 posts
#8
Threat Actor TTPs & Alerts
: "KQL Queries for new Chaotic Eclipse Zero day 'Legacy Hive'"
10 posts
#9
New Vulnerability Disclosure
: "Hacking Apple - SQL Injection to Remote Code Execution"
9 posts
#10
AI Security
: "How are you guys actually securing Claude / AI code tools? (E5/Purview shop)"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/cybersecurity
Yearly
+247k members(19.9%)
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Last updated: July 18, 2026