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?

LinkedIn is the most common platform in this report (50% of 4 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

100% 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 5K members and the median is 959. 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?

Forum is the most common (75%). Others that show up often include job board, newsletter, and courses.

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 4 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 LinkedIn, while a few large groups pull member averages up.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2025-12-26

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Communities: 4
Platforms: 3
Avg members: 5K
Median members: 959

Where Security Communities Are Hosted

LinkedIn
2(50%)
X / Twitter
1(25%)
Facebook
1(25%)

LinkedIn leads (50% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
0(0%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(50%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
1(25%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
1(25%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
0(0%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (5K vs 959), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
75%
Job Board
50%
Newsletter
50%
Courses
25%
Live Chat
25%

Forum appears on 75% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 3

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
X / Twitter	1	25%	1	33%
Facebook	1	25%	2	67%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Facebook gets 67% of clicks but only 25% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Forum / feed-based
2(67%)
Other platforms
1(33%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
2(67%)
Forum
1(33%)

Top-clicked listings

UK Security
2(67%)
Cybersecurity
1(33%)

Most clicks go to forum / feed-based 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.
•Last updated 2025-12-26

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.
: LinkedIn is the most common platform in this report (50% of 4 listings).
: 100% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 5K members and the median is 959. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (75%). Others that show up often include job board, newsletter, and courses.
: 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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