r/cybersecurity is a subreddit with 1.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice 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
: "Looking for others interested in taking the CREST CRIA course at NTUC LearningHub (Singapore) or Firebrand UK"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/cybersecurity
#1
Cybersecurity
38 posts
#2
Struggling
36 posts
#3
Security
25 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
Business Security Questions & Discussion
: "How to Secure a VPS properly"
11 posts
#2
Personal Support & Help!
: "Some advice on how to improve my penetration testing workflow."
8 posts
#3
News - General
: "Phishing poses as big-brand job interview to steal Google accounts"
7 posts
#4
Other
: "Le site pechotonbac.fr est-il un faux site de résultats du bac ? Mon navigateur le bloque en phishing"
4 posts
#5
Career Questions & Discussion
: "Has anyone here successfully moved from GRC into defensive security?"
3 posts
#6
Threat Actor TTPs & Alerts
: "Windows Service - Playbook & Detection Strategies"
3 posts
#7
AI Security
: "Can random people on the internet make Gemini repeat its training data?"
2 posts
#8
Research Article
: "Making a wazuh server in python from scratch for fun and maybe profit"
2 posts
#9
New Vulnerability Disclosure
: "Januscape (CVE-2026-53359): 16 year old Critical Linux KVM Guest-to-Host Escape, PoC Public"
2 posts
#10
News - Breaches & Ransoms
: "AI genomförde ransomwareattack på egen hand"
1 post
Member Growth in r/cybersecurity
Yearly
+246k members(19.9%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026