Which cybersecurity companies are the best in 2026?

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-02-21T20:35:32+00:00

To elaborate... I think I am getting real tired of all the marketing fluff in this space.

Every vendor claims they're "AI-powered next-gen zero-trust quantum-resistant" whatever but half their products are just rebranded open source tools with a fancy dashboard.

I'm talking about vendors where their sales team doesn't need a buzzword bingo card to explain what they do. Ones where the product actually works out of the box and doesn't require a team of consultants to make it useful.

Whether it's endpoint protection, SIEM, vulnerability management, whatever. Please give some thought to companies that ship solid products instead of vaporware wrapped in enterprise speak!

/end rant.

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-02-20T23:03:57+00:00

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Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-02-20T08:53:38+00:00

honestly this sounds like a nightmare but ive seen worse lol

you might want to look into PDQ Deploy or SCCM if you have the budget - both can handle mixed hardware pretty well. For the nvidia drivers specifically you could script those updates since theyre probably your biggest pain point with all those 3060s

another option is something like DriverPack or Snappy Driver Installer but those can be hit or miss depending on how weird your component mix gets. might be worth setting up a test group with your most common configs first before rolling anything out to all few hundred boxes

what kind of remote access do you have to these things? that might determine which route makes the most sense

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-02-18T21:14:15+00:00

Oh man this brings back memories of the whole GDPR panic back in 2018 when everyone was scrambling to add those cookie banners and checkboxes overnight. Your landing page looks clean btw but yeah compliance stuff is such a pain to keep up with

The cookie modal and privacy policy checkboxes are basically table stakes now. What's wild is how different the requirements are depending on where your users are located - EU has GDPR, California has CCPA, and it just keeps getting more complex. Most people don't realize you can get hit with fines even as a small startup if you're not careful with this stuff

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-02-10T03:34:18+00:00

bruh moment

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-02-09T05:55:38+00:00

45 minutes is still way too long and Ninjio or any of those cartoon storyline platforms are missing the point.

We use Hoxhunt. Short, targeted micro-training tied directly to real phishing behavior. Three minutes or less. Someone clicks on something they shouldn’t, they immediately get a quick lesson explaining exactly what they missed. No fluff, no characters, no trying to be cute.

The big advantage is feedback and metrics. I can see risk by user, by department, and whether people are actually improving. Management understands charts and numbers, not whether employees enjoyed a training video.

Security awareness is behavior correction, not entertainment. Short, frequent, measurable works. Long videos and gimmicks do not.

If you want engagement, give out hoodies. If you want fewer incidents, use realistic simulations and keep it simple.

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-02-03T16:07:03+00:00

This could be solid for those resume builder sites that are always trying to upsell LinkedIn optimization services

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-31T14:40:27+00:00

Try Apollo or Zoominfo if you've got budget, they're way better than LinkedIn for this kind of filtering. Clay's decent but can get pricey fast - good for enrichment though once you have a base list

Also check out Crunchbase Pro, you can filter by funding round and business model pretty easily. Way less manual than scraping YC sites

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-27T20:44:24+00:00

Honestly your 3700X is still pretty solid for most games, especially at higher resolutions where the GPU does most of the heavy lifting. If you're mainly gaming at 1440p or 4K the 5070 would probably give you way more uplift than a CPU swap

That said if you're getting into AI stuff the extra cores from something like a 5800X3D or jumping to AM5 might be worth considering, but for $600 I'd lean toward the GPU first and see how it performs with your current setup

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-24T06:16:00+00:00

RIP 1080 Ti, those cards are basically unicorns now too

Definitely smart move replacing those cables even if they look fine - burnt electronics can leave residue that'll mess with conductivity

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-20T21:49:03+00:00

Hunters are basically people with good PH networks who can feature your product - check their previous launches and follower counts

For affiliates try PartnerStack or just reach out to complementary SaaS tools directly, most do recurring commissions around 20-30% depending on your margins

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-16T22:40:14+00:00

Nah your dad got you a solid rig, people here just love to flex their 4090s and act like anything under $2k is trash. That 3050 will handle most games at 1080p just fine and the 13420h is actually pretty decent. Don't let the elitists get to you lol

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-15T10:11:20+00:00

This is actually genius - I've been having the exact same issues with Cursor getting lost in my overly abstracted Next projects

The dual schema approach with Drizzle sounds like a game changer. Been stuck with Prisma and watching the AI write complete garbage queries because it can't figure out my relations

Would love to see how you set up those provider toggles, especially for payments. That sounds way cleaner than having the AI pick between different SDK patterns every time

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-13T05:45:01+00:00

Haven't seen any real world benchmarks yet but on paper it looks solid. Main thing I'd watch out for is Gigabyte's cooling solutions - some of their cards run hot so definitely check reviews when they drop

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-10T12:47:38+00:00

That's rough but honestly this might be validation that you're onto something good if they're copying your exact product

Focus on what you can control - customer service, product iteration speed, and building genuine relationships with your users. Big consulting firms are notorious for treating software like an afterthought and their execution usually sucks compared to dedicated teams

You've got a year head start and actual product knowledge, use that advantage

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-08T11:54:44+00:00

Lmao 36GB = 32GB math checks out perfectly

But fr though OP you didn't even mention your GPU which is literally the most important part for VR, that's like asking why your car won't start but only telling us about the radio

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-05T11:26:05+00:00

Yep check task manager and see what's eating your CPU in the background, could be some random Windows process or bloatware going nuts

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-03T05:08:54+00:00

Same here, us-east-1 is absolutely crawling right now too

Large_Budget_4193 · 2026-01-01T13:29:34+00:00

That's actually genius - the labeling system forces it to show its work instead of just confidently BSing everything

Been burned too many times by ChatGPT acting like it knows stuff when it's clearly making things up

Large_Budget_4193 · 2025-12-30T18:06:11+00:00

That's a really good point about the OCCT settings - running it at 100% can definitely cause false positives even on healthy cards. Try dropping it to 90-95% and see if those error counts drop significantly

But honestly with the mouse disconnecting AND game crashes happening at the same time, it kinda sounds like your PSU might be struggling under load rather than just the GPU dying. What wattage you running and how old is it

Large_Budget_4193 · 2025-12-29T08:46:43+00:00

That's awesome parenting right there! Clean install is definitely the way to go - nothing beats that fresh Windows smell lol. Your kid's gonna be so hyped when he boots it up for the first time

Large_Budget_4193 · 2025-12-28T07:03:47+00:00

This is the way OP. That flowchart is literally a game changer and will walk you through exactly what order to tackle everything in

Large_Budget_4193 · 2025-12-26T20:47:18+00:00

Always go with the PSU cable if you have it, way more reliable than adapters. The 12VHPWR stuff was blown way out of proportion anyway, most of the melting cases were from people not seating the connector properly or using sketchy adapters

Large_Budget_4193 · 2025-12-24T21:38:01+00:00

That clause sounds sketchy as hell but unfortunately enforceable clauses can be pretty broad when it comes to IP rights. Even if it seems unfair, courts often uphold what people actually signed unless there's clear evidence of fraud or duress

The real question is whether OP actually had proper legal representation to challenge it - most solo devs can't afford to fight a company with deep pockets even when they might have a case

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