r/netsecstudents

163k members
r/netsecstudents is a subreddit with 163k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses security, looking for, study, project, and struggling with, and they frequently recommend/review remote desktop software.
A place to share resources, ask questions, and help other students learn Network Security specialties of all kinds. Please read the rules before posting: https://www.reddit.com/r/netsecstudents/about/rules/

Popular Themes in r/netsecstudents

#1
Advice Requests
: "2024 cyber grad here. did a 1-year internship AND a 1-year contract, but the ATS bots are still humbling me daily. need a referral before i completely crash out."
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a mobile app pentester for a subcontracted engagement (Andriod + iOS)"
5 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I built a free, open-source cybersecurity knowledge base: 1,000 pages covering offensive, defensive, GRC, OSINT and careers"
3 posts

Popular Topics in r/netsecstudents

#1

Security

: "Arena, a cyberSecurity lab in the browser, no VM"
19 posts
#2

Looking For

: "I'm Looking For a part-time job"
9 posts
#3

Study

8 posts
#4

Project

5 posts
#5

Struggling With

5 posts
#6

Job

5 posts
#7

Cybersecurity

5 posts
#8

Cybersec

3 posts
#9

Mentor

3 posts
#10

Ctf

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/netsecstudents

#1
ZOC
4.0★ from 1 review

Member Growth in r/netsecstudents

Yearly
+20k members(13.8%)

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Last updated: October 15, 2026