r/opsec is a subreddit with 80k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses security, opsec, privacy, threat, and anonymity.
OPSEC is the process and practice of Operations Security. Although it has roots in the military, OPSEC can be applied to any venture requiring secrecy and survival, from business security to personal safety. OPSEC is a mindset of critical thinking and safe habits. Read the sidebar below for more information!
Popular Themes in r/opsec
#1
Solution Requests
: "How to make a cheap Android smartphone (under $100) secure for human rights evidence collection?"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to securely send sensitive human rights evidence files via email when recipients don’t use PGP?"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Ultra Paranoid"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/opsec
#1
Security
: "I lost my crypto to a PowerShell-based hack — learn from my mistake."
65 posts
#2
Opsec
: "Whitehouse Renovations: terrible Opsec?"
63 posts
#3
Privacy
: "What do you feel safe posting online?"
44 posts
#4
Threat
10 posts
#5
Anonymity
: "Selfhosted VPNs for anonimity from governments is stupid"
9 posts
#6
Anonymous
: "Need help with being Anonymous from my definitely-not-authoritarian government"
8 posts
#7
Tor
: "Stay hidden: Alternatives to VPNs? Original purpose, trust issues & layering (VPN→Tor, Tor→VPN, etc.)"
7 posts
#8
Phone
7 posts
#9
Vpn
: "Selfhosted Vpns for anonimity from governments is stupid"
7 posts
#10
Human Rights
: "How to make a cheap Android smartphone (under $100) secure for Human Rights evidence collection?"
7 posts
Flair Used in r/opsec
#1
Beginner question
: "OPSEC for Scientists who don't want to get on a do-not-fund list?"
100 posts
#2
Advanced question
: "My country might turn into the next China. Is it worth buying a graphene os phone?"
25 posts
#3
How's my OPSEC?
: "Metafaker. A clientside tool that strips and spoofs image EXIF metadata with realism."
24 posts
#4
Countermeasures
: "How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government"
13 posts
#5
Risk
: "Scattered Spiders member arrested based on Windows GDID"
11 posts
#6
Vulnerabilities
: "Location tracking for 2 years, cannot figure it out!"
10 posts
#7
Threats
: "Stalker got flight info"
9 posts
#8
Solved
: "locked down my digital life. forgot about my physical address being public."
1 post
Member Growth in r/opsec
Yearly
+21k members(35.6%)
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Last updated: September 4, 2026