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Cynthia Brumfield

Cynthia Brumfield is a veteran communications and technology analyst who is now focused on
cybersecurity. She runs a cybersecurity news and information site, Metacurity.com.

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The silhouette of a man is seen with the city of Caracas in the background on January 9, 2026. Experts say that while President Donald Trump says that cyber weapons were used to plunge Caracas into darkness, multiple military elements were used in the operation. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

The Caracas operation suggests cyber was part of the plan – just not the whole operation

Cybersecurity

A photo-illustration of computer code fading into a digital representation of a human head. — (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

The slow rise of SBOMs meets the rapid advance of AI

Government

Behind the struggle for control of the CVE program

Research

CVE Foundation eyes year-end launch following 11th-hour rescue of MITRE program

Cybersecurity

AI can help defenders stop nation-state threat actors at machine speed

Despite challenges, the CVE program is a public-private partnership that has shown resilience

Cybersecurity

Infosec pros: We need CVSS, warts and all

Threats

A laptop displays a message after being infected by a ransomware as part of a worldwide cyberattack on June 27, 2017. (Rob Engelaar / ANP / AFP)

Intelligence bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat

Cybersecurity

Why NIST’s privacy framework could help security efforts

Government