diff --git a/share/man/man7/security.7 b/share/man/man7/security.7
index cb21256f08cd..92cb84ebc43c 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/security.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/security.7
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ Many of the root holes found and closed to date involve a considerable amount
 of work by the attacker to cleanup after himself, so most attackers do install
 backdoors.  This gives you a convenient way to detect the attacker.  Making
 it impossible for an attacker to install a backdoor may actually be detrimental
-to your security because it will not close off the hole the attacker found to
-break in the first place.
+to your security because it will not close off the hole the attacker used to
+break in in the first place.
 .Pp
 Security remedies should always be implemented with a multi-layered
 .Sq onion peel
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ last layer of your security onion is perhaps the most important \(em detection.
 The rest of your security is pretty much useless (or, worse, presents you with
 a false sense of safety) if you cannot detect potential incursions.  Half
 the job of the onion is to slow down the attacker rather than stop him
-in order to give the detection side of the equation a chance to catch him in
+in order to give the detection layer a chance to catch him in
 the act.
 .Pp
 The best way to detect an incursion is to look for modified, missing, or