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Computer Security - IT security news, articles and tools

IT security news, articles and tools.

52k subscribers43 posts / mo in Sep 202637 authors / mosince 2008

r/ComputerSecurity has 52k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 43 posts a month from 37 people. Top topics: Virus_Malware_Security, WiFi Security & Hacks and VPN Usage & Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/ComputerSecurity has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +1.6% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Sep 202652k
Growing52k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Sep 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−63%vs Sep 2025 · −24% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202643
QuieterPeaked at 149 in Aug 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ComputerSecurity

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Virus_Malware_Security1.7%
  2. WiFi Security & Hacks1.6%
  3. VPN Usage & Issues1.1%
  4. Cybersecurity Attacks & Ransomware0.9%
  5. Password Managers0.8%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research

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