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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]

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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

  1. ↑ "SwiftOnsecurity: 'Oh lord'". Bluesky . November 13, 2024. Archived from the original on November 14, 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. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. 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 . Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "About this site". Decent Security. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. 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 . Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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