SwiftOnSecurity

SwiftOnSecurity is a pseudonymous computer security expert and influencer on Twitter, Mastodon, and Bluesky,^[1] inspired from Taylor Swift.^[2]^[3]^[4] As of May 2024, they have over 405,400 followers.^[5] The account was originally created to post Taylor Swift-related memes about the Heartbleed bug. The name was chosen due to Swift's caution with regard to digital security, and the account's original focus on cybersecurity.^[6] The account has been cited in news articles about computer security.^[7]^[8] They are a Microsoft MVP, and work as an endpoint monitoring lead for a Fortune 500 company.^[9] Their blog contains general computer security advice, with a large amount dedicated to Windows and phishing.^[10]

Atlassian vulnerability

In December 2019, SwiftOnSecurity tweeted about an issue in Atlassian software that embedded the private key of a domain. This turned out to be a security vulnerability, and was assigned CVE-2019-15006.^[11]

References

^ "SwiftOnsecurity: 'Oh lord'". Bluesky. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ Conger, Kate (September 5, 2019). "The Work Diary of Parisa Tabriz, Google's 'Security Princess'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ Whittaker, Zack. "When security meets sarcasm: Taylor Swift brings infosec to the masses". ZDNet. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ Zimmerman, Jess (June 18, 2015). "Parody Twitter accounts have more freedom than you and I ever will | Jess Zimmerman". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ "SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) | Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ Hern, Alex (January 29, 2019). "How Taylor Swift became a cybersecurity icon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ "Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords". TechCrunch. June 2, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ "Google Busy Removing More Malicious Chrome Extensions from Web Store". threatpost.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ "About this site". Decent Security. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ "Decent Security". Decent Security. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ Thomas, Claburn. "Atlassian scrambles to fix zero-day security hole accidentally disclosed on Twitter". The Register. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

External links

SwiftOnSecurity on Twitter
SwiftOnSecurity on the Fediverse
decentsecurity.com, the blog of SwiftOnSecurity

[1] "SwiftOnsecurity: 'Oh lord'". Bluesky. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[2] Conger, Kate (September 5, 2019). "The Work Diary of Parisa Tabriz, Google's 'Security Princess'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[3] Whittaker, Zack. "When security meets sarcasm: Taylor Swift brings infosec to the masses". ZDNet. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[4] Zimmerman, Jess (June 18, 2015). "Parody Twitter accounts have more freedom than you and I ever will | Jess Zimmerman". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[5] "SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) | Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[6] Hern, Alex (January 29, 2019). "How Taylor Swift became a cybersecurity icon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[7] "Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords". TechCrunch. June 2, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[8] "Google Busy Removing More Malicious Chrome Extensions from Web Store". threatpost.com. October 13, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[9] "About this site". Decent Security. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[10] "Decent Security". Decent Security. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[11] Thomas, Claburn. "Atlassian scrambles to fix zero-day security hole accidentally disclosed on Twitter". The Register. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

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