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SwiftOnSecurityis apseudonymouscomputer securityexpert andinfluenceronTwitter,inspired fromTaylor Swift.[1][2][3]As of May 2024, they have over 405,400 followers.[4]The account was originally created to post Taylor Swift-relatedmemesabout theHeartbleedbug. The name was chosen due to Swift's caution with regard to digital security, and the account's original focus on cybersecurity.[5]The account has been cited in news articles about computer security.[6][7]They are aMicrosoft MVP,and work as anendpoint monitoringlead for aFortune 500company.[8]Their blog contains general computer security advice, with a large amount dedicated toWindowsandphishing.[9]

Atlassian vulnerability[edit]

In December 2019, SwiftOnSecurity tweeted about an issue inAtlassiansoftware that embedded theprivate keyof adomain.This turned out to be asecurity vulnerability,and was assignedCVE-2019-15006.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^Conger, Kate (September 5, 2019)."The Work Diary of Parisa Tabriz, Google's 'Security Princess'".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  2. ^Whittaker, Zack."When security meets sarcasm: Taylor Swift brings infosec to the masses".ZDNet.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  3. ^Zimmerman, Jess (June 18, 2015)."Parody Twitter accounts have more freedom than you and I ever will | Jess Zimmerman".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  4. ^"SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) | Twitter".Twitter.RetrievedDecember 27,2022.
  5. ^Hern, Alex (January 29, 2019)."How Taylor Swift became a cybersecurity icon".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  6. ^"Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords".TechCrunch.June 2, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  7. ^"Google Busy Removing More Malicious Chrome Extensions from Web Store".threatpost.com.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  8. ^"About this site".Decent Security.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  9. ^"Decent Security".Decent Security.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  10. ^Thomas, Claburn."Atlassian scrambles to fix zero-day security hole accidentally disclosed on Twitter".The Register.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.

External links[edit]

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