Lindsey O’Donnell Welch
@lindseyodwelch.bsky.social
Cybersecurity writer
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Why WarGames is Still Predicting the Future 40 Years Later decipher.sc/2025/10/17/w... #decipher #deciphersec
Why WarGames is Still Predicting the Future 40 Years Later - Decipher
WarGames may be 42 years old but its prescience about our current technocracy and race to take humans out of the loop is as clear as ever
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October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Why WarGames is Still Predicting the Future 40 Years Later decipher.sc/2025/10/17/w... #decipher #deciphersec
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Catch up on all the week's security news, including the NPM package compromises, the Wyden letter to the FTC, and the new Apple memory safety push, in our latest podcast episode.
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NPM Package Compromises, Sen. Wyden’s Ransomware Letter, and Apple’s Memory Safety Advance
Dennis and Lindsey discuss the targeted compromises of NPM packages (1:00) and the pointed letter that Sen. Ron Wyden sent to the FTC chairman asking for Mic...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Catch up on all the week's security news, including the NPM package compromises, the Wyden letter to the FTC, and the new Apple memory safety push, in our latest podcast episode.
decipher.sc/videos/npm-p...
decipher.sc/videos/npm-p...
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When we launched in 2018, the first piece on the site was part one of our four-part oral history of the L0pht. We were able to rescue that series from the archives. Here's that first part again. Enjoy!
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‘We Got to Be Cool About This‘: An Oral History of the LØpht, Part 1 - Decipher
In the beginning, there was a hat factory. Factory is probably too grand a word for it, but the space that would eventually become the first home of L0p...
decipher.sc
September 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
When we launched in 2018, the first piece on the site was part one of our four-part oral history of the L0pht. We were able to rescue that series from the archives. Here's that first part again. Enjoy!
decipher.sc/2025/07/24/w...
decipher.sc/2025/07/24/w...
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New pod! We talked through the Salesloft fallout, the potential for a long tail from the incident, and a new shared vision on SBOM from CISA, NSA, and many foreign gov cyber agencies.
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The Salesloft Drift Fallout and SBOM Guidance From CISA and NSA
YouTube video by Decipher
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September 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New pod! We talked through the Salesloft fallout, the potential for a long tail from the incident, and a new shared vision on SBOM from CISA, NSA, and many foreign gov cyber agencies.
youtu.be/HCxV7Fsh7v0?...
youtu.be/HCxV7Fsh7v0?...
So much of what was said here still rings true 10 years later
Our last podcast before yesterday, was with @brianraftery.bsky.social of @theringer.com.web.brid.gy and it was on the Sony hack. One of our favorite episodes ever. Worth another listen!
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open.spotify.com/episode/4IFW...
The Sony Hack Ten Years Later With Brian Raftery
open.spotify.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
So much of what was said here still rings true 10 years later
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“The federal judiciary has repeatedly proven itself incapable of protecting the highly sensitive and confidential information with which it has been entrusted." @wyden.senate.gov
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Wyden Slams Federal Judiciary After Court Hack - Decipher
In a scathing letter, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) blasted the federal judiciary for its handling of a (second) hack of the federal courts’ case management system...
decipher.sc
September 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“The federal judiciary has repeatedly proven itself incapable of protecting the highly sensitive and confidential information with which it has been entrusted." @wyden.senate.gov
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decipher.sc/2025/09/03/w...
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365 days since our last podcast episode, me and @lindseyodwelch.bsky.social are back and so is @deciphersec.bsky.social! Join us! We have lots of cool stuff on the way.
Hello friends! We're very excited to let you know....
WE ARE BACK!
Our first video and podcast is live now, and our new site is live as well.
Please have a look, share, and follow us wherever you find fine internet content!
youtu.be/2cg7ljpvzdg?...
WE ARE BACK!
Our first video and podcast is live now, and our new site is live as well.
Please have a look, share, and follow us wherever you find fine internet content!
youtu.be/2cg7ljpvzdg?...
Decipher Lives!
YouTube video by Decipher
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September 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
365 days since our last podcast episode, me and @lindseyodwelch.bsky.social are back and so is @deciphersec.bsky.social! Join us! We have lots of cool stuff on the way.
Reposted by Lindsey O’Donnell Welch
Hello friends! We're very excited to let you know....
WE ARE BACK!
Our first video and podcast is live now, and our new site is live as well.
Please have a look, share, and follow us wherever you find fine internet content!
youtu.be/2cg7ljpvzdg?...
WE ARE BACK!
Our first video and podcast is live now, and our new site is live as well.
Please have a look, share, and follow us wherever you find fine internet content!
youtu.be/2cg7ljpvzdg?...
Decipher Lives!
YouTube video by Decipher
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Hello friends! We're very excited to let you know....
WE ARE BACK!
Our first video and podcast is live now, and our new site is live as well.
Please have a look, share, and follow us wherever you find fine internet content!
youtu.be/2cg7ljpvzdg?...
WE ARE BACK!
Our first video and podcast is live now, and our new site is live as well.
Please have a look, share, and follow us wherever you find fine internet content!
youtu.be/2cg7ljpvzdg?...
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Invisible until it breaks: The risk of cutting costs and undervaluing cybersecurity
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June 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Invisible until it breaks: The risk of cutting costs and undervaluing cybersecurity
www.fastcompany.com/91352486/inv...
www.fastcompany.com/91352486/inv...
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Government internet shutdowns are quite common to silence dissent, but I think this is the first time that a government has shut down the internet in its own country as a defensive measure against cyberattacks.
NEW: Iran's government has now admitted it took down the internet in the country, arguing it was to protect against Israeli cyberattacks.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
I spoke to two Iranians who live abroad and can't communicate with their loved ones back home.
"I haven’t heard from them in two days," said @ammir.bsky.social.
Iran's government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks | TechCrunch
The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobite as reasons to shut down internet access to virtually all Iranians.
techcrunch.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Government internet shutdowns are quite common to silence dissent, but I think this is the first time that a government has shut down the internet in its own country as a defensive measure against cyberattacks.
I didn’t know the depths to which Twitter could go in it’s unhinged dumpster fire cesspool-ness, but it surpassed my expectations this month
June 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I didn’t know the depths to which Twitter could go in it’s unhinged dumpster fire cesspool-ness, but it surpassed my expectations this month
First time getting warm+butter as a New Englander used to cold+mayo. It was eye opening
June 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
First time getting warm+butter as a New Englander used to cold+mayo. It was eye opening
Everyone needs a cybersecurity guy
June 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Everyone needs a cybersecurity guy
Missed this week's @huntress.com Tradecraft Tuesday episode on infostealers? You can catch up on YouTube⤵️
www.youtube.com/live/pzjzdeA...
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Tradecraft Tuesday | Infostealers: A Crash Course
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May 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Missed this week's @huntress.com Tradecraft Tuesday episode on infostealers? You can catch up on YouTube⤵️
www.youtube.com/live/pzjzdeA...
www.youtube.com/live/pzjzdeA...
Post-exploitation activities observed stemming from the Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server flaw, in a nutshell:
www.huntress.com/blog/post-ex...
www.huntress.com/blog/post-ex...
May 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Post-exploitation activities observed stemming from the Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server flaw, in a nutshell:
www.huntress.com/blog/post-ex...
www.huntress.com/blog/post-ex...
A win is a win
May 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A win is a win
🎉 May Tradecraft Tuesday 🎉 Excited to talk about infostealers next week with Greg Linares as part of the @huntress.com May Tradecraft Tuesday.
May 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🎉 May Tradecraft Tuesday 🎉 Excited to talk about infostealers next week with Greg Linares as part of the @huntress.com May Tradecraft Tuesday.
I’m a big believer that the worst of human nature comes out in two places: on social media and on roundabouts
May 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’m a big believer that the worst of human nature comes out in two places: on social media and on roundabouts
Tech these days
May 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Tech these days
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You have unlocked visual derision Taylor
April 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You have unlocked visual derision Taylor
Some good takeaways from @huntress.com’s recent Tradecraft Tuesday ft. Patrick Wardle:
-The impact of Apple bringing TCC events to Endpoint Security
-#Mac malware persistence techniques vs BTM
-Security alert inundation for #macOS users
Catch up here⤵️
www.huntress.com/blog/say-hel...
-The impact of Apple bringing TCC events to Endpoint Security
-#Mac malware persistence techniques vs BTM
-Security alert inundation for #macOS users
Catch up here⤵️
www.huntress.com/blog/say-hel...
Say Hello to Mac Malware | Huntress
In this month’s Tradecraft Tuesday, we talked about how threat actors are finetuning their macOS malware in order to maintain persistent access and avoid detection by Apple’s security features.
www.huntress.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Some good takeaways from @huntress.com’s recent Tradecraft Tuesday ft. Patrick Wardle:
-The impact of Apple bringing TCC events to Endpoint Security
-#Mac malware persistence techniques vs BTM
-Security alert inundation for #macOS users
Catch up here⤵️
www.huntress.com/blog/say-hel...
-The impact of Apple bringing TCC events to Endpoint Security
-#Mac malware persistence techniques vs BTM
-Security alert inundation for #macOS users
Catch up here⤵️
www.huntress.com/blog/say-hel...