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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

703 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

CISA Pushes Organizations to Patch Known Confluence Bug

CISA and the FBI are urging network administrators to apply patches for the Atlassian Confluence bug (CVE-2023-22515) immediately.

Vulnerability

Threat Actors Deliver DarkGate Malware via Skype, Teams Chats

The global campaign, which occurred between July and September, mostly targeted organizations in the Americas region.

Microsoft, Microsoft Teams

Decipher Podcast: Dr. Christopher Mitchell

Dr. Christopher Mitchell, the CISO for the City of Houston, joins the Decipher podcast to discuss how he inspires his team and drives collaboration related to security within his organization.

CISO

Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Flaws in WordPad, Skype For Business

The two important-severity flaws are publicly known and are part of Microsoft’s regularly scheduled Patch Tuesday releases, which overall included more than 100 fixes.

Microsoft

MGM Resorts Details Compromised Data, Financial Hit After Cyberattack

More details about the impacts of the cyberattack hitting MGM Resorts have been disclosed.

Cyberattack