r/netsec↗
Technical Information Security Content & Discussion
/r/netsec is a community-curated aggregator of technical information security content. Our mission is to extract signal from the noise — to provide value to security practitioners, students, researchers, and hackers everywhere.
576k subscribers278 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)214 authors / mosince 2007
r/netsec has 576k members (+6.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 278 posts a month from 214 people. Top topics: Windows Security Exploits, Linux Security Vulnerabilities and WiFi Security & Hacks.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Windows Security Exploits2.1%
- Linux Security Vulnerabilities2.0%
- WiFi Security & Hacks1.3%
- Malware Discussions1.2%
- Ransomware Attacks & Threats0.7%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- arXiv.org e-Print archive
- Medium
- Microsoft
- Mozilla
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