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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

707 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Atlassian Confluence Hardcoded Credentials Bug Actively Exploited

Researchers urged impacted organizations to “take steps immediately to mitigate the vulnerability" in Atlassian's Confluence Server and Data Center.

Atlassian

Cyber Mercenary Leveraged Windows Zero Day in Subzero Malware Attack

Microsoft exposed an Austria-based private-sector offensive actor that has been observed both selling the Subzero malware to third parties, but also using its own infrastructure in some attacks.

Hack for Hire

U.S. Government Grapples With Cyber Incident Reporting Pain Points

The U.S. government wants cyber incident reporting to be more consistent, but it must work through several challenges, including the stigma around the repercussions of reporting.

Government Agencies

TSA Updates Security Requirements For Pipeline Operators

The revised Security Directive aims to give natural gas and oil pipeline operators more flexibility in how they implement security measures.

TSA, Operational Technology

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 7/22

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

Podcast, Source Code