alt Hacker NewsIt's so firmly established that, just like crypto, making a stink about it says more about the objector. I don't like it either! "Cyber" is cringe, and "crypto" should mean "cryptography". But I'm not the king of usage, and both those terms have new meanings.
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spacechild1 • yesterday at 9:03 PM
Is it really? I actually didn't understand the headline because I have never seen "cyber" been used this way. It's pretty stupid and I think we have all the rights to push back.
foobarian • yesterday at 6:03 PM
At least this site managed to not get shut down because it appears to foster timely communication to cybercriminals :D
z500 • yesterday at 6:08 PM
At least we hardly ever have to hear anyone say "cyberspace" anymore
Each time I see “cyber” used in a headline (so far it happened once) without any other hints that it’s about security, I am initially confused. What is wrong with the term “infosec”, exactly? Clear, logical, well-known and most widely used term to mean—you guessed it—information security.
There does not have to be a term committee or term police for colloquial use, but to me referring to somebody calling it out when terminology makes no sense as “making a stink” says something about the objector.