Passive Voice and Hacker Zombies

Originally published April 18, 2018  |  Laureen Hudson Note: this is a repost of a blog I wrote back in 2018, working for the late, great AlienVault in their Content department. Any references to AlienVault Editorial should be assumed to be in past tense. Passive voice in written communication is a huge part of the InfoSec […]

Infosec Language Grows Up: The Bishop Fox Cybersecurity Style Guide

small figure with red pencil navigating a maze to lead three other people out of the maze.

Originally published March 13, 2018  |  Laureen Hudson Note: this is a repost of a blog I wrote back in 2018, working for the late, great AlienVault in their Content department. Any references to AlienVault Editorial should be assumed to be in past tense. On February 15, Bishop Fox released their Cybersecurity Style Guide. I am absolutely […]

When Bad Language Happens To Good Systems

Originally published January 25, 2018  |  Laureen Hudson Note: this is a repost of a blog I wrote back in 2018, working for the late, great AlienVault in their Content department. Any references to AlienVault Editorial should be assumed to be in past tense. In my last blog, I wrote about how words are created and then […]

Shakespeare’s Netymology

first page of Shakespeare's "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark"

Originally published January 18, 2018  |  Laureen Hudson Note: this is a repost of a blog I wrote back in 2018, working for the late, great AlienVault in their Content department. Any references to AlienVault Editorial should be assumed to be in past tense. One of the coolest things about editing in the tech space, for […]

Cryptocurrency Isn’t Crypto

old school cyphers

Originally published January 11, 2018  |  Laureen Hudson Note: this is a repost of a blog I wrote back in 2018, working for the late, great AlienVault in their Content department. Any references to AlienVault Editorial should be assumed to be in past tense. For the love of all things glittery, you guys, here I am […]

Agile Development, Agile Documentation

hands holding a stack of paper separated with binder clips and sticky notes

Originally published December 18, 2017  |  Laureen Hudson Note: this is a repost of a blog I wrote back in 2017, working for the late, great AlienVault in their Content department. Any references to AlienVault Editorial should be assumed to be in past tense. I remember when software documentation was linear and waterfall. No, really. Those […]

It’s Only A Hacker If It’s Linus Himself

word cloud prominently featuring the word Linux

Originally published December 12, 2017  |  Laureen Hudson Note: this is a repost of a blog I wrote back in 2017, working for the late, great AlienVault in their Content department. Any references to AlienVault Editorial should be assumed to be in past tense. Anyone who’s worked in any field related to internet security for any […]