SwiftOnSecurity is a pseudonymous computer security expert and influencer on Twitter who pretends to be Taylor Swift. [1] [2] [3] As of September 2022, they have over 375,500 followers. [4] 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. [5] The account has been cited in news articles about computer security. [6] [7] They are a Microsoft MVP, and work as an endpoint monitoring lead for a Fortune 500 company. [8] Their blog contains general computer security advice, with a large amount dedicated to Windows and phishing. [9]
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. [10]
SwiftOnSecurity is a pseudonymous computer security expert and influencer on Twitter who pretends to be Taylor Swift. [1] [2] [3] As of September 2022, they have over 375,500 followers. [4] 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. [5] The account has been cited in news articles about computer security. [6] [7] They are a Microsoft MVP, and work as an endpoint monitoring lead for a Fortune 500 company. [8] Their blog contains general computer security advice, with a large amount dedicated to Windows and phishing. [9]
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. [10]