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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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704 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 10/28

Welcome to Source Code: Decipher's behind the scenes look at the weekly news with input from our sources.

Source Code, Podcast

CISA Releases Critical Infrastructure Security ‘Performance Goals’

The voluntary goals aim to provide a security baseline, in particular for small- and medium-sized critical infrastructure organizations.

CISA

DoJ Charges Alleged Raccoon Infostealer Operator

The DoJ said that a 26-year-old Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovky, had been arrested in March by Dutch authorities as an alleged operator of the Raccoon Stealer malware.

Malware, DOJ

FTC Cracks Down on Drizly, CEO For Lax Security Practices

A newly proposed order against Drizly will also bind its CEO to specific data security-related requirements after a 2020 data breach.

FTC, Data Security

FBI, CISA Warn Healthcare Sector of Daixin Ransomware Attacks

The Daixin group has been targeting healthcare organizations with double extortion ransomware attacks, U.S. government agencies warned.

Healthcare, CISA, Ransomware