SwiftOnSecurity
SwiftOnSecurity is a pseudonymous computer security expert and influencer on Twitter, Mastodon, and Bluesky,[1] inspired by 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. Archived from the original on November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Conger, Kate (2019-09-05). "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 2020-02-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Whittaker, Zack. "When security meets sarcasm: Taylor Swift brings infosec to the masses". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Jess (2015-06-18). "Parody Twitter accounts have more freedom than you and I ever will". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ "@SwiftOnSecurity" on Twitter
- ↑ Hern, Alex (2019-01-29). "How Taylor Swift became a cybersecurity icon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ "Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords". TechCrunch. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved 2020-02-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Google Busy Removing More Malicious Chrome Extensions from Web Store". threatpost.com. October 13, 2017. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "About this site". Decent Security. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Decent Security". Decent Security. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ 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 2020-02-23. Unknown parameter
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External links
- SwiftOnSecurity on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- SwiftOnSecurity on the Fediverse
- decentsecurity.com, the blog of SwiftOnSecurity
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