diff --git a/website/pages/docs/security/security-models/core.mdx b/website/pages/docs/security/security-models/core.mdx
index 6cd8dede83..1287314685 100644
--- a/website/pages/docs/security/security-models/core.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/docs/security/security-models/core.mdx
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ description: >-
 Consul enables automation of network configurations, service discovery, and secure network connectivity across any 
 cloud or runtime.
 
-Consul utilizes a lightweight gossip and RPC system which provides various essential features. Both of these systems 
-provide security mechanisms which should be utilized to enable confidentiality, integrity and authentication.
+Consul uses a lightweight gossip and RPC system which provides various essential features. Both of these systems 
+provide security mechanisms which should be used to enable confidentiality, integrity and authentication.
 
 Using defense in depth is crucial for Consul security, and deployment requirements may differ drastically depending on 
 your use case. Some security features for multi-tenant deployments are offered exclusively in the enterprise version. 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ environment and adapt these configurations accordingly.
     environments. Consul OSS clusters always operate within the “default” namespace.
 
 - **Gossip Encryption** - A shared, base64-encoded 32-byte symmetric key is required to [encrypt Serf gossip 
-  communication](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/consul/gossip-encryption-secure) within a cluster utilizing 
+  communication](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/consul/gossip-encryption-secure) within a cluster using 
   AES GCM. The key size determines which AES encryption types to use; 16, 24, or 32 bytes to select AES-128, AES-192, 
   or AES-256 respectively. 32-byte keys are ultimately preferable and is the default size generated by the `keygen` 
   command. This key should be 
diff --git a/website/pages/docs/security/security-models/nia.mdx b/website/pages/docs/security/security-models/nia.mdx
index 0e83de152a..f085a4f921 100644
--- a/website/pages/docs/security/security-models/nia.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/docs/security/security-models/nia.mdx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description: >-
 ## Overview 
 
 Consul Network Infrastructure Automation (NIA) enables declarative workflows to handle Day-2 network security
-infrastructure tasks for network, security, and operations teams. NIA utilizes [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/)
+infrastructure tasks for network, security, and operations teams. NIA uses [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/)
 to propagate Consul catalog changes, and relevant configuration to network appliances, or network APIs.
 
 ### Personas