Re A cybersecurity style guide

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Geoff Kuenning <geoff () cs hmc edu>
Date: Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [IP] Fwd: A cybersecurity style guide
To: <dave () farber net>


It's unfortunate that they get one of their front-page examples
wrong.

Anybody who understands English style knows that hyphenation
depends on context.  In phrases, hyphenation is a grouping
operator.  In my favorite example, an "acting department chair"
holds a temporary job, while an "acting-department chair" is the
permanent head of the theater division.

So the correct usage is "Denial of service is an approach to
preventing other people from using their computers.  A
denial-of-service attack can take many forms."  It's hyphenated
when used as a modifier, and not hyphenated otherwise.

See, for example, the Chicago Manual of Style.

Despite claiming to answer the question on the front page, the
guide itself takes no position.

> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Date: Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 9:25 PM
> Subject: A cybersecurity style guide
> To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org>, Dave Farber <
> dave () farber net>
>
>
> (x-posted)
>
> Download the Bishop Fox Cybersecurity Style Guide (Version One)
> Here
>
> How do you pronounce SQL? Should you write denial of service
> with hyphens?
> Is it pen testing or pentesting? In the evolving world of
> information
> security, it’s hard to know who to turn to for answers to
> questions like
> these.
>
> Through research and internal discussions over the last two
> years, we’ve
> come to a consensus about how to answer these kinds of questions
> for
> ourselves. We’ve compiled 1,775 security terms into one document
> that we’re
> calling the Cybersecurity Style Guide, and we’re very excited to
> share
> Version 1 of that guide with you today....
>
> < - >
https://www.bishopfox.com/blog/2018/02/hello-world-introducing-the-bishop-fox-cybersecurity-style-guide/
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