r/SecurityCareerAdvice↗
Security Career Questions
Like CSCareerQuestions, only cooler. This is a place to connect those seeking to learn with those who have walked the path before. Ask your questions about cybersecurity careers here, and mentors can choose to answer as they have time. Ask. Mentor. Grow.
118k subscribers515 posts / mo in Sep 2026456 authors / mosince 2018
r/SecurityCareerAdvice has 118k members (+36% over the last 12 months). It gets about 515 posts a month from 456 people. Top topics: Cybersecurity Career Navigation, Cybersecurity Careers & Learning and Online Education & Degrees.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Cybersecurity Career Navigation12%
- Cybersecurity Careers & Learning6.3%
- Online Education & Degrees2.9%
- Cybersecurity Certifications & Career Paths2.7%
- Pentesting Guides & Tips2.6%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Medium
- Vercel Security Checkpoint
- roadmap.sh
- Wolfram
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