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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

704 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

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

Atlassian Warns Confluence Users of Critical Hardcoded Credentials Bug

After an external party publicly disclosed the hardcoded password on Twitter, Atlassian said the issue is "likely to be exploited in the wild."

Flaw, Atlassian

Threat Actor Targets Financial Entities With Evilnum Malware

The threat actor has been observed targeting companies with operations supporting foreign exchanges and cryptocurrency, and organizations in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) industry.

Malware

Justice Department Seizes $500K From North Korean Ransomware Group

U.S. authorities seized a half million dollars and disrupted the activities of a North Korean state-sponsored group.

North Korea, Ransomware