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{{Short description|Computer security expert on Twitter}}
'''SwiftOnSecurity''' is a [[pseudonym]]ous [[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|url-status=live|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|date=|website=[[ZDNet]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zimmerman|first=Jess|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/18/parody-twitter-accounts-more-freedom|title=Parody Twitter accounts have more freedom than you and I ever will {{!}} Jess Zimmerman|date=2015-06-18|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=2020-02-23|url-status=live|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> As of September 2022, they have over 375,500 followers.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) {{!}} Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/swiftonsecurity |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=[[Twitter]] |language=en}}</ref> The name was chosen due to Taylor Swift's caution with regard 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 has been 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|last=|first=|date=2 June 2019|website=[[TechCrunch]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|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> They are a [[Microsoft Most Valuable Professional|Microsoft MVP]], and work as an [[Endpoint security|endpoint monitoring]] lead for a [[Fortune 500]] company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://decentsecurity.com/about|title=About this site|website=Decent Security|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref> Their blog contains general computer security advice, with a large amount dedicated to [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[phishing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://decentsecurity.com/|title=Decent Security|website=Decent Security|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref>
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