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Comment by fulafel

10 years ago

I'd argue it's poorly thought out application of language and terminology, since thinking like the attacker and studying their methods has always been in the core of everything infosec. And the title already seprately includes penetration testing. It just sounds like "the best defense is a good offense". But I guess good terminology is too much to ask from the cyber-buzzword enthusiasts.

"Offensive" security predates "cyber" by a lot (see, for instance, USENIX WOOT), and I don't know a lot of vuln researchers who object to it. Unlike "cyber".