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Reporting security issues
-To report security vulnerabilities in Magento software or web sites, please email security@magento.com. Please do not report security issues through GitHub. Be sure to encrypt your email with our encryption key if it includes sensitive info. Learn more about reporting security issues here.
+To report security vulnerabilities in Magento software or web sites, please e-mail security@magento.com. Please do not report security issues using GitHub. Be sure to encrypt your e-mail with our encryption key if it includes sensitive information. Learn more about reporting security issues here.
-Stay up to date on the latest vulnerabilities and patches for Magento by signing up for Security Alert Notifications.
+Stay up-to-date on the latest vulnerabilities and patches for Magento by signing up for Security Alert Notifications.