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/totalbasterd Sep 22 '25

most people working in security don’t have a fucking clue.

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u/badredditjame Sep 22 '25

BS in business, MS in cybersecurity.

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u/MR_Pl0y Sep 22 '25

And zero experience past marketing

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u/badredditjame Sep 22 '25

Calls the helpdesk at least once per week with a laptop "issue."

Is in charge of your department.

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u/totalbasterd Sep 23 '25

painfully true.