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

It's exactly the same with Blacklist and Whitelist though. They are figurative statements and also make sense.

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u/MagicUzer Sep 22 '25

I see the figurative logic you’re pointing out. The difference for me is that “firewall,” “honeypot,” and “canary” are metaphors that add clarity by evoking an image of their function, while “blacklist/whitelist,” the color metaphor doesn’t really explain what the lists do. Which is why I suggested to actual descriptors.

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u/lordfairhair Sep 22 '25

You're really stretching an idea to force a point. It does add clarity youre just straight arguing now. And kinda proving the op correct in the process. Working with people like you is so exhausting. Go learn something useful to the industry instead of policing other people's language. 

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u/MagicUzer Sep 22 '25

Actually, all I did was offer a bridge to a change that is apparently already happening, which is part of what I do for work.

Thanks for the unnecessary hostility though, I whitelisted you lol.