r/netsecstudents

161k members
r/netsecstudents is a subreddit with 161k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses security, cybersecurity, study, ai, and looking for, 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
: "Cybersecurity student feeling lost choosing between offensive, defensive, or research — looking for advice"
11 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "atomicvulns — a web security lab with one vulnerability per app (OWASP Top 10 2021, open source)"
8 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Final-year Cyber Security project idea, would this impress employers for SOC / detection roles"
7 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "I built an SSH honeypot and would love feedback from people with cybersecurity experience"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "IT Students Looking for a Real-World FYP Project / Industry Collaboration"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/netsecstudents

#1

Security

: "CyberSecurity student feeling lost choosing between offensive, defensive, or research — looking for advice"
32 posts
#2

Cybersecurity

: "Cybersecurity student feeling lost choosing between offensive, defensive, or research — looking for advice"
24 posts
#3

Study

8 posts
#4

Ai

: "Detecting real cloud runtime threats in Ai workloads without drowning in noise"
8 posts
#5

Looking For

7 posts
#6

Project

5 posts
#7

Tool

: "Pingo – An Android network Toolkit built from 18 years in MSP and cybersecurity"
5 posts
#8

Struggling With

5 posts
#9

Job

5 posts
#10

Ctf

: "I built a free cybersecurity learning app with Ctf labs, AI tutor & roadmaps — would love your feedback"
5 posts

Products Discussed in r/netsecstudents

#1
ZOC
4.0 from 1 review

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Yearly
+20k members(14.0%)

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Last updated: September 20, 2026