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Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Executive Editor

Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch is an award-winning journalist who strives to shed light on how security issues impact not only businesses and defenders on the front line, but also the daily lives of consumers.

In her previous position at Threatpost, Lindsey covered all aspects of the cybersecurity industry - from data privacy regulatory efforts to the evolution of underground cybercriminal marketplaces. Prior to that, Lindsey specialized in writing about microprocessors, enterprise business technology and the Internet of Things at CRN. In Lindsey’s spare time, she enjoys playing tennis and traveling.

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Featured Articles

701 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Stolen Citrix Credentials Led to Change Ransomware Attack

UnitedHealth Group's CEO revealed that attackers behind the hack gained initial access by leveraging compromised credentials for a Citrix application that didn’t have multi-factor authentication enabled.

Credentials

DHS Releases AI Security Guidance for Critical Infrastructure

The DHS guidelines outline how critical infrastructure entities can best be secured against the various risks associated with AI.

DHS, AI

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 4/26

Welcome back to Source Code, Decipher's weekly news wrap podcast with input from our sources.

Podcast, Source Code

NSA Advisory Sheds Light on Securely Deploying AI Systems

New guidelines from the NSA highlight best security practices for deploying and operating AI systems.

AI

Ransomware Task Force: We Need to Disrupt Operations at Scale

The Ransomware Task Force’s most recent report shows how the industry needs to rely on more than takedown operations in order to have more effective, long-term impacts in combating ransomware.

Video