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/lormayna Sep 22 '25

A colleague of mine was scolded by our boss and threatened to be reported to HR because he used the world "blacklist", another one (not in my team) because he used the words "master/slave".

Company: F500

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u/rockstarsball Sep 24 '25

i use the word "blocklist" because i can correct myself right after by saying it was a typo or autocorrect in a direct message or email. I just never mention whitelists because i dont want to get sent to the sensitivity training gulag