r/webappsec
962 members
r/webappsec is a subreddit with 962 members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses security, application, web, appsec, and testing.
This is a subreddit focused on web application security. This includes building secure web applications, testing the security of web applications, and anything else related.
Popular Themes in r/webappsec
#1
Advice Requests
: "Learning Web App-Sec at PentesterLab"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "tool or service that monitors and alerts if a vulnerability is found in any 3rd party dependencies we use in our system?"
2 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Head of AppSec @ Lookout - pre-IPO/San Francisco (Strong Engineers ideal, people management XP not a necessity. Come help us build out and own this team! Massive growth)"
2 posts
#4
News
: "Preloading HSTS at Mozilla Firefox Beta"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Meet The EVE: Next Generation clientless learning tool for network and security engineers, is now live!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/webappsec
#1
Security
: "Security Comparison: AngularJS vs Backbone.js vs Ember"
23 posts
#2
Application
: "Web/Application security advice"
23 posts
#3
Web
: "Learning Web App-Sec at PentesterLab"
22 posts
#4
Appsec
: "Videos and slides from OWASP Appsec EU 2016"
21 posts
#5
Testing
: "Web Application Security Testing & Audit Services | Application Security Check List"
5 posts
#6
Mozilla
: "Preloading HSTS at Mozilla Firefox Beta"
2 posts
#7
Ctf
: "Hacking the Hard Way at the DerbyCon Ctf (X-post from /r/netsec)"
2 posts
#8
Owasp
: "Videos and slides from Owasp AppSec EU 2016"
2 posts
#9
Heroku
: "Kickstart Application Security on Heroku with the Templarbit Buildpack"
2 posts
#10
Devops
: "3 steps to secure, open source Devops"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/webappsec
Yearly
+33 members(3.6%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026