/r/netsec
/r/netsec is a community-curated aggregator of technical information security content. Our mission is to extract signal from the noise — to provide value to security practitioners, students, researchers, and hackers everywhere.
A community for technical news and discussion of information security and closely related topics.
"Give me root, it's a trust exercise."
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Content Guidelines
/r/netsec only accepts quality technical posts. Non-technical posts are subject to moderation.
Content should focus on the "how."
Check the new queue for duplicates.
Always link to the original source.
Titles should provide context.
Ask questions in our Discussion Threads.
Hiring posts must go in the Hiring Threads.
Do not submit prohibited topics.
» Our fulltext content guidelines
Discussion Guidelines
Don't create unnecessary conflict.
Keep the discussion on topic.
Limit the use of jokes & memes.
Don't complain about content being a PDF.
Follow all reddit rules and obey reddiquette.
» Our fulltext discussion guidelines
Prohibited Topics & Sources
No populist news articles (CNN, BBC, FOX, etc.)
No curated lists.
No question posts.
No social media posts.
No image-only/video-only posts.
No livestreams.
No tech-support requests.
No full-disclosure posts.
No paywall/regwall content.
No crowdfunding posts.
» Our fulltext list of prohibited topics & sources
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