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Gary Hinson

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May 26, 2026, 1:34:10 AMMay 26
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Hyperglossary friends,

I have just finished listing 562 additions to the published Cybersecurity Hyperglossary - about 500 new terms plus abbreviations - on the website's changes page.  

You won't be surprised to hear there are several new AI-related cybersecurity-related terms, plus a few resiience and disaster recovery terms, among others.  And, of course, I'm not stopping there ... so when you spot errors and omissions on that page or in the book, please let me know.  [Please ignore the sequencing issues in the book and website.  'Alphabetical' is not as straightforward and obvious as I thought.]  

The new definitions I've provided are succinct 'plain English' summary versions of the full entries, omitting the hyperlinks to related terms, further explanation and the quoted and cited references - which explains why some of the added terms are a little odd and quite obscure: they make more sense in the context of the original reference sources.  Allegedly.  A few are plain weird.

Aside from my ongoing personal quest to track down, capture and define even more new terms, I'm wondering now whether and how provide updates to existing hyperglossary entries on the website.  The main issue I have is the sheer number of changes I've already made since the manucript was submitted to T&F in April last year.  Mostly they are little tweaks, extra hyperlinks and examples, meaning it would be laborious and slow to document them, even taking advantage of 'track changes' or document comparison.  A secondary issue is that I don't want to give away everything on the Web, for free, given the seething pit of vipers that is Internet piracy.  [T&F's anti-piracy team notwithstanding.]   

So I'm idly pondering the idea of providing access to a private member's area of the website for trusted readers only - you lot, in other words - and maybe paying subscribers, through which I can share the updated content without diving right in to that vipers' pit.

What do you think?

I haven't broached the subject of a second printed edition with T&F or some other publisher, yet, largely because I don't yet have the sales figures for the first.  Another book may not be economically viable.  It may have disappeared without trace, which would explain the disappointing dearth of reader reviews on Amazon and elsewhere.  

And trout fishing remains an attractive option.   

Kind regards/Ngā mihi,

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Nigel Landman

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May 26, 2026, 4:33:03 AMMay 26
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You have plugged a massive gap in the cyberworld, not that it will appreciate it, with your hard work and patience, Gary.

[Opinion]

The industry has been plagued with the output of marketing teams, along with the lack of basic communication or understanding  between one authoritative body and another. Why does cybersecurity, or cyber security, require different definitions? Does ‘space’ in cyberspace differ across the world, or does it mean the same?

The NIST Glossary is good, but very much context driven by a FIPS or an SP, and in real terms directed at US Federal agencies but useful for everyone else. The difference between the NIST glossary and your hyperglossary is that yours is open and not tied, necessarily, to any one standard or exam body or country’s point of view. You acknowledge them all, one way or another, but then turn their efforts into something that is digestible.   

Although retired and losing the plot, I now have three essential references – your Hyperglossary, NIST Glossary, and University of Bristol’s (and others) CyBOK project.  

[What should you do?]

1.      Fishing, take a break – if possible.  

2.      Paywall – a good idea, likely to deter but not necessarily prevent piracy – one subscription, but how many users?

3.      A private members area – again a good idea. A template, from which you can easily grab or incorporate into your own editing format,  for member suggestions, may help.

Whatever you do, have fun, take a break, and thank you for the excellent work.

Go Boks, when next you play the Accreditation Bodies.

Nigel.


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Rob Slade, greatgrandpa and widower

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May 26, 2026, 10:11:49 AMMay 26
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For when you get back from fishing:
frictionless - for both AI and scams

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Gary Hinson

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May 26, 2026, 1:07:45 PMMay 26
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:-)

Thanks both.  It's too dark for fishing at 5am so instead I've had a go at capturing Rob's suggestion:

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That's the result of just half a coffee so far.  No doubt I will reconsider and revise in due course.  Feel free to increase the friction markedly - more light than heat please.

Meanwhile, I'm thinking about how best to weave 'frictionless' into the hyperglossary, linking to the new entry.

Kind regards/Ngā mihi,
Gary  

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