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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

NIST Cybersecurity Framework Gets ‘Significant Update’

The cybersecurity framework is getting an overhaul as NIST aims to better incorporate supply chain risk management and governance.

Nist, Government, Governance

CISOs Navigate Legal Risks After Former Uber Executive’s Conviction

High-profile legal cases have set CISOs on edge about the liabilities they face while working through major security incidents at organizations.

CISO, Ciso Concerns

Decipher Podcast: Source Code RSA Conference Edition

This week at the RSA Conference, software supply-chain security, CISO liabilities and public-private sector partnerships were some of the key topics.

Podcast, Source Code

PaperCut Flaws Exploited to Deploy Clop, LockBit Ransomware

Microsoft has attributed exploitation attempts of CVE-2023-27350 and CVE-2023-27351 to a Clop ransomware affiliate.

Ransomware, Lockbit, Clop, Microsoft

Google Disrupts Massive CryptBot Malware Operation

A new court order allows Google to take down current and future domains tied to the distribution of the CryptBot infostealer.

Malware