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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

649 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

Biden’s Cyber EO Ushered in Era of ‘Renewed Focus,’ But Challenges Remain

Government officials cited progress a year after Biden's executive order, but stressed that "there's more work to do."

MFA, Zero Trust

DoJ: Venezuelan Doctor Behind Thanos Ransomware Builder

A 55-year-old Venezuelan cardiologist is allegedly behind the Jigsaw v.2 ransomware and the Thanos builder.

Ransomware

Exploitation Attempts Start for Zyxel RCE Bug

A recently patched Zyxel firewall bug can allow bad actors to launch remote code execution attacks.

Rce

Iran-Linked Threat Group Targeted U.S. Orgs in Financially Motivated Attacks

A local government and philanthropic company have been targeted by the known Cobalt Mirage Iran-linked threat group in recent months.

Cybercrime

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 5/13

Welcome back to Source Code, Decipher’s weekly security news podcast.

Source Code, Podcast