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netsecstudents: Subreddit for students studying Network Security and its related subjects

A place to share resources, ask questions, and help other students learn Network Security specialties of all kinds. Please read the rules before posting: https://www.reddit.com/r/netsecstudents/about/rules/

163k subscribers149 posts / mo in Sep 2026118 authors / mosince 2013

r/netsecstudents has 163k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 149 posts a month from 118 people. Top topics: Pentesting Guides & Tips, Cybersecurity Careers & Learning and Cybersecurity Career Navigation.

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Size and growth

How r/netsecstudents has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+13%in 12 months · +2.6% in 3 months
Oct 2026162k
Growing162k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+86%vs Sep 2025 · −3.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026149
BusierPeaked at 159 in Jun 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/netsecstudents

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Pentesting Guides & Tips3.6%
  2. Cybersecurity Careers & Learning2.4%
  3. Cybersecurity Career Navigation1.7%
  4. Online Education & Degrees1.2%
  5. Cybersecurity Certifications & Career Paths0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Medium
  2. Codelivly
  3. Vercel Security Checkpoint
  4. roadmap.sh
  5. Hack The Box

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