SwiftOnSecurity

SwiftOnSecurity is a pseudonymous computer security expert and influencer on X, Mastodon, and Bluesky, inspired by Taylor Swift.

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. The account has been cited in news articles about computer security. They are a Microsoft MVP, and work as an endpoint monitoring lead for a Fortune 500 company. Their blog contains general computer security advice, with a large amount dedicated to Windows and phishing.

As of November 2026, they have over 416,894 followers on X and 93,142 followers on the fediverse.

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.

References

↑ "SwiftOnsecurity: 'Oh lord'". Bluesky. November 13, 2024. Archived from the original on November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
↑ 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.
↑ Whittaker, Zack. "When security meets sarcasm: Taylor Swift brings infosec to the masses". ZDNet. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
↑ Zimmerman, Jess (June 18, 2015). "Parody Twitter accounts have more freedom than you and I ever will". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
↑ "Post by SwiftOnSecurity". BlueSky. September 4, 2025.
↑ Hern, Alex (January 29, 2019). "How Taylor Swift became a cybersecurity icon". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
↑ "Password expiration is dead, long live your passwords". TechCrunch. June 2, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
↑ "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.
↑ "About this site". Decent Security. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
↑ @SwiftOnSecurity (January 14, 2022). "🧵BUSINESS LAPTOP PERFORMANCE: What's possible, what I consider acceptable, and what's not okay. I am one of three Windows Security leads at an F500 now, with 10 years prev of Helpdesk/SysEng experience. I internally own the performance of our Windows agents and machine config" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "Decent Security". Decent Security. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
↑ @SwiftOnSecurity (October 21, 2016). "DecentSecurity guide to computer maintenance has been updated, among improvements are a note on Win7 hotfix rollup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "@SwiftOnSecurity" on X (formerly Twitter)
↑ "SwiftOnSecurity". infosec.exchange. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
↑ 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.

External links

SwiftOnSecurity on Bluesky
SwiftOnSecurity on X
SwiftOnSecurity on the Fediverse
decentsecurity.com, the blog of SwiftOnSecurity

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[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". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[5] "Post by SwiftOnSecurity". BlueSky. September 4, 2025.

[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] @SwiftOnSecurity (January 14, 2022). "🧵BUSINESS LAPTOP PERFORMANCE: What's possible, what I consider acceptable, and what's not okay. I am one of three Windows Security leads at an F500 now, with 10 years prev of Helpdesk/SysEng experience. I internally own the performance of our Windows agents and machine config" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[11] "Decent Security". Decent Security. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[12] @SwiftOnSecurity (October 21, 2016). "DecentSecurity guide to computer maintenance has been updated, among improvements are a note on Win7 hotfix rollup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[13] "@SwiftOnSecurity" on X (formerly Twitter)

[14] "SwiftOnSecurity". infosec.exchange. Retrieved November 10, 2026.

[15] 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.