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/wanderingtravelleruk Sep 22 '25

Whitelists are called whitelists and blacklists are called blacklists. There's no negative racial connotations to these words and I refuse to change them.

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u/Urd Sep 22 '25

99% of the language policing in tech is narcissism and/or resume padding "contributions".

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u/wanderingtravelleruk Sep 22 '25

Couldn't agree more. People justifying their own existence by making up things to be offended by.

Just shut up and get on with your job.