Executive Summary
We analyzed 10 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 listings cluster on Skool, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 10
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 14K
- Median members
- 4K
Where Security Communities Are Hosted
- Skool: 5 communities (50%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (20%)
- X / Twitter: 1 communities (10%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (10%)
- WhatsApp: 1 communities (10%)
- 5(50%)
Skool - 2(20%)
LinkedIn - 1(10%)
X / Twitter - 1(10%)
Facebook - 1(10%)
WhatsApp
Format mix
- 5(50%)Private membership
- 3(30%)Other platforms
- 1(10%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(10%)Chat communities
Private membership is most common (50%), but other platforms is also well represented (30%).
Skool leads (50% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 2 communities (20%)
- Large: 5 communities (50%)
- Huge: 3 communities (30%)
- Massive: 0 communities (0%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 2(20%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 5(50%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 3(30%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 9 communities (90%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (10%)
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 | 90% | 84% |
| Median members | 4K | 25K |
| Average members | 14K | 668K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 10% | 16% |
| Live chat | 70% | 41% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 146 | 842 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Live Chat: 7 communities (70%)
- Forum: 3 communities (30%)
- Courses: 2 communities (20%)
- Job Board: 2 communities (20%)
- Newsletter: 2 communities (20%)
- 70%Live Chat
- 30%Forum
- 20%Courses
- 20%Job Board
- 20%Newsletter
Niche Features
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (10%)
- Paid Community: 1 communities (10%)
- 10%Online/Offline Events
- 10%Paid Community
Live Chat appears on 70% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 5
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skool | 5 | 50% | 2 | 40% |
| 1 | 10% | 3 | 60% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
WhatsApp gets 60% of clicks but only 10% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 3(60%)Chat communities
- 2(40%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 5(100%)Live Chat
- 3(60%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(20%)Paid Community
Clicks by access model
- 4(80%)Free to join
- 1(20%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 3(60%)WhiteHat Hub
- 1(20%)Cyber Careers Community
- 1(20%)BowTiedCyber Hoodies
Most clicks go to chat communities and private membership 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.
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