A Base to Stand On: Distinguishing OpSec and Security Culture
July 15, 2024
Sometimes related terms become synonyms, and sometimes that can be fine. English is full of them, like “amazing” and “awesome” — no one misses the difference between these words.
Sometimes though, allowing the difference between terms to get lost also causes us to lose a useful piece of meaning. Operational security (OpSec) and security culture are two terms that have similar but distinct meanings, and both are required parts of an anarchist practice of security against repression.