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-The `Security Datasets` project is an open-source initiatve that contributes malicious and benign datasets, from different platforms, to the infosec community to expedite data analysis and threat research.
+The `Security Datasets` project is an open-source initiative that contributes malicious and benign datasets, from different platforms, to the infosec community to expedite data analysis and threat research.
 
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