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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

Ransomware Payments Hit $1.1B Record in 2023

With ransomware payments hitting an all-time high in 2023, CISOs “need to concentrate on making their organizations a hard target.”

Ransomware

U.S. Cracks Down on Spyware With Visa Restriction Policy

The U.S. will impose visa restrictions on individuals that use or financially benefit from commercial spyware in a "novel and creative measure."

Spyware

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 2/2

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

Source Code, Podcast

CISA: Federal Agencies Must Disconnect Vulnerable Ivanti Appliances

Federal agencies must disconnect Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure appliances - which have actively exploited vulnerabilities in them - from agency networks within the next 48 hours.

Ivanti, CISA

Executives Navigate Operational Technology Security Challenges

While boards of directors and C-Suite executives are better understanding the value of operational technology security, challenges remain in the complexity of these systems and potential impact should threat actors attack them.

Critical Infrastructure