I almost always start conversations with ‘infosec is bad at naming things’. Ex: explain Jack the Ripper to someone, explaining what a pentest is, Autopsy training on my resume I hate using terms that alienate people who aren’t insiders.
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“Juice Jacking” is particularly bad.
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Yes! I get the urge to name things in a funny or interesting way… but I miss the boring terms from other industries sometimes
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Replying to @sbrunston
There was an attorney lamenting a new trend in lawsuits that have puns in them. I can’t find it now, but it seems infosec is not the only field with jokesters and miscreants.

Mar 31, 2022 · 11:49 PM UTC

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