[spiznnx]

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.

[bertil]

I 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]

No 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.

[TZubiri]

Well there's the computer "virus" metaphor. Arguably one of the most mainstream concepts of information security. There's also attack "vector".

[stjohnswarts]

I haven't heard anyone using that homophobic edgelord word in probably a decade. Maybe a time traveler?