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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

Barracuda: ESG Appliances With Actively Exploited Flaw Must Be Replaced

After deploying two patches, Barracuda said that businesses impacted by an actively exploited flaw must immediately replace their ESG appliances.

Email, Exploit, Flaw

VMware Fixes Critical Network Monitoring Tool Flaws

Several versions of VMware's network monitoring tool have flaws that could enable an attacker with existing network access to remotely execute code.

Vmware

Google Patches Type Confusion Zero Day in Chrome

The type confusion bug is the third zero day that Google has addressed this year.

Zero Day, Google, Google Chrome

North Korean Attackers Target Google Account Credentials

The North Korean Kimsuky group has targeted think tanks, academic institutions and news media organizations in order to steal their credentials and gather intelligence.

Kimsuky, North Korea

UNC4857 Exploits MOVEit Transfer Flaw in Data Extortion Attacks

Threat actors continue to target the critical-severity file transfer bug to launch data exfiltration attacks, and researchers say organizations should potentially expect ransom emails in the coming weeks.

Zero Day, Exploit