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Like a Hammer, It Can Build, It Can Break: Large Language Model Uses, Perceptions, and Adoption in Cybersecurity Operations on Reddit

Aditi Ganapathi, Chih-Yi Huang, Gail-Joon Ahn, Jaron Mink, Kashyap Thimmaraju, Souradip Nath

Security practitioners use LLMs for low-risk productivity tasks in cybersecurity but grant them limited autonomy due to reliability and security concerns.

arxiv:2604.09998 v2 · 2026-04-11 · cs.CR · cs.AI

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Overall, our findings reveal nuanced patterns in LLM tools adoption, highlighting independent use of LLMs for low-risk, productivity-oriented tasks, alongside active interest around enterprise-grade, security-focused LLM platforms. Although practitioners report meaningful gains in efficiency and effectiveness in LLM-assisted workflows, persistent issues with reliability, verification overheads, and security risks sharply constrain the autonomy granted to LLM tools.

C2weakest assumption

That posts on three public Reddit forums between December 2022 and September 2025 accurately capture the range of real-world security practitioner behaviors, perceptions, and adoption decisions without significant self-selection or platform-specific bias.

C3one line summary

Security practitioners use LLMs independently for low-risk productivity tasks while showing interest in enterprise platforms, but reliability, verification needs, and security risks limit broader autonomy.

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First computed	2026-06-19T16:09:58.100607Z
Builder	pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1
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886e27e1624af64267ca481d085b3df42c63da11617b564f4433481e2fb7dae6

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arxiv: 2604.09998 · arxiv_version: 2604.09998v2 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2604.09998 · pith_short_12: RBXCPYLCJL3E · pith_short_16: RBXCPYLCJL3EEZ6K · pith_short_8: RBXCPYLC

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