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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

742 articles by Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch

CISA: RansomHub Ransomware Has Hit 210 Victims

A new advisory by CISA and the FBI warned of recent attacks by RansomHub and said that the group and its affiliates have successfully hit over 210 victims since its inception in February.

Ransomware

New Backdoor Used By Iranian State-Sponsored Group

The backdoor is being used for intelligence gathering campaigns against U.S. organizations in the government, communications equipment, oil and gas and satellite sectors.

Iran

U.S. Government Warns of Iran-Based UNC757 Attacks

CISA and the FBI are warning of activity by the Iran-based UNC757 group, which includes the targeting of known Check Point and Palo Alto Networks vulnerabilities.

Iran

The Problem With Vulnerability Management: ‘We Can’t Just Patch All the Things’

The vulnerability management space continues to be a big challenge for organizations.

Vulnerability Management

Chinese APT Exploits Versa Networks Zero-Day Flaw

The vulnerability impacts versions of Versa Director prior to 22.1.4, and Versa Networks recommends that impacted users update to the fixed version as soon as possible.

Apt