r/datasecurity

2k members
r/datasecurity is a subreddit with 2k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses data security, ai, security, data breach, and cloud.
All Things Data Security -- News, Technology, Vendor Diligence, Data Breaches, SOC2, ISO27001, PCI DSS, GDPR Compliance and Best Practices.

Popular Themes in r/datasecurity

#1
Advice Requests
: "Is incogni worth it?"
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best DDR (Data Detection & Response) software tools"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "What do you have to say regarding data theft on web2? This issue has been become a trend on social media. Not more than 5months ago, data of more than 501 million users were leaked. How do these people lay hands on people's data? Solcial is having a network build to ensure data security of users."
7 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "This camera works great once you are done with the settings. Easy to setup and use. Highly recommend it for outdoor security surveillance needs!"
6 posts
#5
News
: "Shadow AI"
4 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Context-Aware Security"
3 posts
#7
Opportunities
: "Extending Detect and Respond for Proactive, Scalable Security"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/datasecurity

#1

Data Security

: "Data Security when integrating with 3rd party services"
7 posts
#2

Ai

: "From POC to Production: How to Secure Ai at Scale?"
6 posts
#3

Security

: "Context-Aware Security"
5 posts
#4

Data Breach

: "This is the real story of the Afghan biometric databases abandoned to the Taliban"
4 posts
#5

Cloud

4 posts
#6

Data Centric Security

: "Data-Centric Security"
3 posts
#7

Dlp

: "Are we actually closing the gap between Dlp policy and real-world behavior?"
3 posts
#8

Data Privacy

: "Integrating ISO27701 in PIMS to Improve Data Privacy."
2 posts
#9

Malware

2 posts
#10

Zero Day

2 posts

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Yearly
+2k members(302.8%)

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Last updated: August 4, 2026