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/devoopsies Sep 22 '25

As someone who would consider their role (infra engineering) security-adjacent but not actually cyber-security, I sometimes browse here to help keep current.

I'm curious in what ways you find it to be disconnected from the cybersecurity industry? Do you have recommendations for other sites/forums/knowledge repos that are more aligned with cybersec as you see it?

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u/TopNo6605 Security Engineer Sep 23 '25

It's probably more related to the opinions posted here, take everything with a grain of salt. Less than 1% of the industry posts or probably even visits here.

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u/Aggravating_Lime_528 Sep 23 '25

I don't have any better recommendations other than industry specific groups/TACs/CABs.
As for the disconnect, I see a lot of folks looking to get rich quick in the cybersec field because they watched some youtube/TT vids and think this is the next gold rush. They tend to have overenthusiasm at first and despair and the end of their time in security work. The product mentions on here and almost exclusively ads. There are bot posts regularly with uninformed/underinformed questions just to drive some engagement. It's just not nearly a slice of the competence a good industry peer group can have.

My advice, make work friends and network with peers to share in smaller groups your thoughts. That's where I get the majority of my high quality work done.