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Is this a common slang in infosec? I've never seen it used like this and it has highly insensitive connotations for me in other contexts.
by spiznnx 3y ago
Is this a common slang in infosec? I've never seen it used like this and it has highly insensitive connotations for me in other contexts.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- bertil 3y agoI had to google to check, and I’ve found so many interpretations that I feel like a linguist would have a field day with that word alone.
- linuxdude314 3y agoNo it’s not and its use should not be perpetuated in this context. It’s definitely the homophobia you are perceiving. No one misses the edge lords of yesteryear.
- stjohnswarts 3y agoI haven't heard anyone using that homophobic edgelord word in probably a decade. Maybe a time traveler?
- chayesfss 3y ago[dead]
- TZubiri 3y agoWell there's the computer "virus" metaphor. Arguably one of the most mainstream concepts of information security. There's also attack "vector".