What are security communities?

Security communities are online groups for security professionals. Join one of these online communities to discuss the happenings in the security industry and learn best practices from your peers.

Where do most security communities live?

Skool is the most common platform in this report (45% of 11 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

91% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical security community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 14K members and the median is 4K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Live Chat is the most common (64%). Others that show up often include forum, courses, and job board.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Security topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Security Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 11 security communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, security has many smaller groups and a few very large outliers pulling averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically

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Communities: 11
Platforms: 6
Avg members: 14K
Median members: 4K

Where Security Communities Are Hosted

Skool
5(45%)
LinkedIn
2(18%)
X / Twitter
1(9%)
Facebook
1(9%)
WhatsApp
1(9%)
Independent Platforms
1(9%)

Format mix

Private membership
5(45%)
Other platforms
3(27%)
Forum / feed-based
2(18%)
Chat communities
1(9%)

Private membership is most common (45%), but other platforms is also well represented (27%).

Skool leads (45% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(18%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
5(45%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
3(27%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
0(0%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (14K vs 4K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Security Differs From Other Categories

Security is smaller, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Security	Hive Index average
Free to join	91%	84%
Median members	4K	25K
Average members	14K	672K
Paid or apply-to-join	9%	16%
Live chat	64%	41%
Topic pageviews / mo	163	827

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Live Chat
64%
Forum
36%
Courses
18%
Job Board
18%
Newsletter
18%

Niche Features

Online/Offline Events
9%
Paid Community
9%

Live Chat appears on 64% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 23

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Skool	5	45%	1	4%
LinkedIn	2	18%	2	9%
WhatsApp	1	9%	19	83%
Independent Platforms	1	9%	1	4%

Share is calculated within this topic.

WhatsApp gets 83% of clicks but only 9% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
19(83%)
Other platforms
2(9%)
Private membership
1(4%)
Forum / feed-based
1(4%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
20(87%)
Online/Offline Events
19(83%)
Forum
3(13%)
Courses
2(9%)
Job Board
2(9%)
Newsletter
2(9%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
20(87%)
Huge
2(9%)

Top-clicked listings

WhiteHat Hub
19(83%)
Cyber Security Europe
2(9%)
Cyber Careers Community
1(4%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and other platforms communities.

Trends

Founded year

Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Security. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.

FAQ

: Security communities are online groups for security professionals. Join one of these online communities to discuss the happenings in the security industry and learn best practices from your peers.
: Skool is the most common platform in this report (45% of 11 listings).
: 91% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 14K members and the median is 4K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Live Chat is the most common (64%). Others that show up often include forum, courses, and job board.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Security topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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