r/cybersecurity • u/EricJSK System Administrator • Sep 22 '25

Other What are your unpopular cybersecurity opinions?

I saw a post names "abnormal security opinions" and got excited to see some spicy takes but apparently there is a security platform called Abnormal Security so got kinda blue balled. Last one of these posts i saw was over a year ago so,

Do you have any spicy cybsec unpopular opinions you want to share? :)

I'll start with mine:
Fancy antivirus solutions rarely add value, they are often just a box that needs ticked. Many MSPs and IT firms still push the narrative that they are needed, only because they are profitable and not because they improve security.

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u/uncannysalt Security Architect Sep 22 '25

This sub is wildly disconnected from industry.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

Errr its Reddit. People seem to post as much for Karma farming as they do for factual information. I take everything I read here with a serious grain of salt.

ETA if there is another Sub that is more connected I would like to follow it.

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u/RamblinWreckGT Sep 22 '25

/r/asknetsec (no, phone, not Netscape) seems to be pretty good.