diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
index 4b449cb97e..0ba2ac4f12 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security/chapter.sgml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       to system and Internet security in general as well.  The Internet
       is no longer a <quote>friendly</quote> place in which everyone
       wants to be your kind neighbor.  Securing your system is imperative
-      to protect your data, intellecutal property, time, and much more
+      to protect your data, intellectual property, time, and much more
       from the hands of hackers and the like.</para>
 
     <para>FreeBSD provides an array of utilities and mechanisms to