Mike Holcomb

Subscribers 27.8K

Videos 186

Views 717.8K

Channels Like Mike Holcomb

Mike Holcomb covers OT/ICS cybersecurity topics through tutorials and penetration testing content, with titles focusing on securing industrial networks, discovering hidden threats, and learning how attackers operate. The channel presents tutorial-style videos and walkthroughs, emphasizing practical OT/ICS security skills, and uploads new content regularly, with recent videos showing view counts around several hundred to a couple thousand per video and an average around 1.2K views per video.

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We found 37 YouTube channels similar to Mike Holcomb

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#1

SANS ICS Security view on YouTube ▶

93% relevance

Subscribers 16.9K

Videos 291

Views 2.1M

Appearances 40

SERP 100%

Similarity 88%

ICS security best practices industrial control system security ICS threat hunting

Very high search overlap (ICS security best practices, industrial control system security) with a 93% match, and content similarly focused on ICS security, making their audience and topics align closely with Mike Holcomb's.

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#2

Techwem

64% relevance

Subscribers 8.3K

Videos 123

Views 321.4K

Appearances 20

SERP 36%

Similarity 83%

OT cybersecurity ICS security best practices industrial control system security

Substantial audience overlap on OT/ICS topics (OT cybersecurity, ICS security), with a 64% match driven by content similarity (83%) though lower search alignment (36%), indicating similar content but somewhat different discovery.

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#3

S4 Events

60% relevance

Subscribers 8.9K

Videos 761

Views 921.8K

Appearances 12

SERP 25%

Similarity 84%

ICS security best practices PLC security testing ICS wireless security

Shares core ICS security topics (ICS security best practices, PLC security testing) with a 60% match, where content similarity is high (84%) but search overlap is moderate (25%), suggesting overlapping material but less cross-channel discoverability.

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#4

RealPars view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 494

Views 89.1M

Appearances 15

SERP 41%

Similarity 73%

OT cybersecurity ICS security best practices industrial control system security

Broadly similar OT/ICS security focus (OT cybersecurity, industrial control system security) yielding a 60% match, with strong content alignment (73%) though search overlap is moderate (41%), indicating parallel topics but different audience reach.

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#5

Insane Cyber

58% relevance

Subscribers 2.0K

Videos 193

Views 108.0K

Appearances 3

SERP 13%

Similarity 89%

ICS threat hunting industrial cybersecurity training industrial cyber defense

Overlaps on ICS threat hunting and industrial cyber defense (high content similarity at 89%), giving a 58% overall match with low-to-moderate search overlap (13%), implying similar material presented differently to audiences.

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#6

RealTimeAutomation

55% relevance

Subscribers 18.6K

Videos 98

Views 2.1M

Appearances 2

SERP 14%

Similarity 83%

OT network security OT security fundamentals

Both cover OT network/security fundamentals (OT network security, OT security fundamentals) producing a 55% match, with solid content similarity (83%) but limited search overlap (14%), pointing to aligned topics but distinct discovery paths.

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The top competitors by match strength are SANS ICS Security (93% match) and Techwem (64% match). SANS ICS Security overlaps with Mike Holcomb on ICS security best practices, industrial control system security, and ICS threat hunting, while Techwem shares queries around OT cybersecurity and ICS security best practices. RealPars (60% match) and S4 Events (60% match) also compete on similar topics like OT/ICS security and PLC/ICS wireless security. RealPars has a substantially larger subscriber base (1.2M) than Mike Holcomb (27.8K), highlighting a size difference, though all three channels address overlapping OT/ICS security queries. Overall, the competitors equate to channels that focus on OT/ICS security training and hands-on defense/penetration topics.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Mike Holcomb?

SANS ICS Security (93% match, 16.9K subscribers) and Techwem (64% match, 8.3K subscribers) are Mike Holcomb's biggest competitors on YouTube. S4 Events (60% match, 8.9K subscribers) is another top competitor. They share a focus on OT/ICS cybersecurity topics and industrial control system security content.

What type of content does Mike Holcomb make?

Mike Holcomb creates educational videos about OT/ICS cybersecurity and penetration testing, with titles such as Level Up Fast in OT/ICS Cybersecurity! and Uncover the HIDDEN Threats in OT/ICS Cybersecurity. He uploads with an average of about 1.2K views per video; the channel’s recent uploads include multiple OT/ICS security topics, and the listed videos have views like 5.1K, 710, 605, 589, and 489.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Mike Holcomb?

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