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'''SwiftOnSecurity''' is a [[Pseudonym|pseudonymous]] [[computer security]] expert and [[influencer]] on [[Twitter]] who pretends to be [[Taylor Swift]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Conger|first=Kate|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/business/parisa-tabriz-google-work-diary.html|title=The Work Diary of Parisa Tabriz, Google’s ‘Security Princess’|date=2019-09-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-02-23|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The name was chosen due to Taylor Swift’s extreme caution to digital security.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hern|first=Alex|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2019/jan/29/digital-security-taylor-swift-facetime-privacy-bug-breaches|title=How Taylor Swift became a cybersecurity icon|date=2019-01-29|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-23|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The account is frequently cited in news articles about computer security.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2019/06/02/password-expiration-is-dead-long-live-your-passwords/|title=Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://threatpost.com/google-busy-removing-more-malicious-chrome-extensions-from-web-store/128435/|title=Google Busy Removing More Malicious Chrome Extensions from Web Store|website=threatpost.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>
'''SwiftOnSecurity''' is a [[Pseudonym|pseudonymous]] [[computer security]] expert and [[influencer]] on [[Twitter]] who pretends to be [[Taylor Swift]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Conger|first=Kate|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/business/parisa-tabriz-google-work-diary.html|title=The Work Diary of Parisa Tabriz, Google’s ‘Security Princess’|date=2019-09-05|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-02-23|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/when-security-meets-sarcasm-infosec-taylor-swift-cybersecurity/|title=When security meets sarcasm: Taylor Swift brings infosec to the masses|last=Whittaker|first=Zack|website=ZDNet|language=en|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref> The name was chosen due to Taylor Swift’s extreme caution to digital security.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hern|first=Alex|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2019/jan/29/digital-security-taylor-swift-facetime-privacy-bug-breaches|title=How Taylor Swift became a cybersecurity icon|date=2019-01-29|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-02-23|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The account is frequently cited in news articles about computer security.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2019/06/02/password-expiration-is-dead-long-live-your-passwords/|title=Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://threatpost.com/google-busy-removing-more-malicious-chrome-extensions-from-web-store/128435/|title=Google Busy Removing More Malicious Chrome Extensions from Web Store|website=threatpost.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>


In December 2019, SwiftOnSecurity tweeted about an issue in [[Atlassian|Atlassain]] software, regarding the usage of [[Self-signed certificate|self-signed certificates]]. This turned out to be a [[Vulnerability (computing)|security vulnerability]] and was assigned [[Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures|CVE]]-2019-15006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/05/atlassian_zero_day_bug/|title=Atlassian scrambles to fix zero-day security hole accidentally disclosed on Twitter|last=at 00:55|first=Thomas Claburn in San Francisco 5 Dec 2019|website=www.theregister.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>
In December 2019, SwiftOnSecurity tweeted about an issue in [[Atlassian|Atlassain]] software, regarding the usage of [[Self-signed certificate|self-signed certificates]]. This turned out to be a [[Vulnerability (computing)|security vulnerability]] and was assigned [[Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures|CVE]]-2019-15006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/05/atlassian_zero_day_bug/|title=Atlassian scrambles to fix zero-day security hole accidentally disclosed on Twitter|last=at 00:55|first=Thomas Claburn in San Francisco 5 Dec 2019|website=www.theregister.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>
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Revision as of 12:21, 23 February 2020

SwiftOnSecurity is a pseudonymous computer security expert and influencer on Twitter who pretends to be Taylor Swift.[1][2] The name was chosen due to Taylor Swift’s extreme caution to digital security.[3] The account is frequently cited in news articles about computer security.[4][5]

In December 2019, SwiftOnSecurity tweeted about an issue in Atlassain software, regarding the usage of self-signed certificates. This turned out to be a security vulnerability and was assigned CVE-2019-15006.[6]

References

  1. ^ Conger, Kate (2019-09-05). "The Work Diary of Parisa Tabriz, Google's 'Security Princess'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  2. ^ Whittaker, Zack. "When security meets sarcasm: Taylor Swift brings infosec to the masses". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  3. ^ Hern, Alex (2019-01-29). "How Taylor Swift became a cybersecurity icon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  4. ^ "Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  5. ^ "Google Busy Removing More Malicious Chrome Extensions from Web Store". threatpost.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  6. ^ at 00:55, Thomas Claburn in San Francisco 5 Dec 2019. "Atlassian scrambles to fix zero-day security hole accidentally disclosed on Twitter". www.theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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