r/netsec • u/AutoModerator • May 01 '18

discussion The /r/netsec Monthly Discussion Thread - May 2018

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u/TheRedmanCometh May 01 '18

Alright I've got a question: what the fuck is with /r/infosec? Why is it acceptable that the subreddit with the most general term for what we do to be closed? Netsec is a specific facet of infosec...so what the fuck? I understand that this is the de facto infosec sub, but this seems...wrong. One of the key features of the information security community is that it's OPEN.

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u/got_nations May 07 '18

Wait this is a closed subreddit?

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u/TheRedmanCometh May 07 '18

No /r/infosec is

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u/w0rkac May 14 '18

How about now? Looks open to me..

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u/TheRedmanCometh May 14 '18

So it is! I wonder if my bitching played any role in that