Computer security expert on Twitter
SwiftOnSecurity is a pseudonymous computer security expert and influencer on Twitter , Mastodon , and Bluesky ,[ 1] Taylor Swift .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The account was originally created to post Taylor Swift-related memes about the Heartbleed bug.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Microsoft MVP , and work as an endpoint monitoring lead for a Fortune 500 company.[ 9] [failed verification Their blog contains general computer security advice, with a large amount dedicated to Windows and phishing .[ 10] [failed verification
As of May 2024, they have over 405,400 followers.[ 11]
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 .[ 12]
References
^ "SwiftOnsecurity: 'Oh lord' . Bluesky Archived from the original on November 14, 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 . Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. 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" . The Guardian ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved February 23, 2020 . ^ "Post by SwiftOnSecurity" . BlueSky . September 4, 2025.{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: url-status (link )^ 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 Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .^ "Google Busy Removing More Malicious Chrome Extensions from Web Store" . threatpost.com . October 13, 2017. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .^ "About this site" . Decent Security . Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .^ "Decent Security" . Decent Security . Retrieved February 23, 2020 .^ "@SwiftOnSecurity " on Twitter
^ Thomas, Claburn. "Atlassian scrambles to fix zero-day security hole accidentally disclosed on Twitter" . The Register Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
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