May 4, 2022 – All active GitHub users who contribute code will be required to enable at least one form of two-factor authentication by the end of 2023.

May 4, 2022 – The FBI released a public service announcement revealing that business email compromise (BEC) attacks caused domestic and international losses of more than $43 billion between June 2016 to December 2021, with a 65% increase in losses between July 2019 and December 2021.

May 4, 2022 – More than $43 billion has been lost through Business Email Compromise and Email Account Compromise scams since 2016, according to data.

May 5, 2022 – In an announcement shared earlier today, Github said that all users who upload code to the site will need to enable one or more forms of 2FA by the end of 2023 to continue using the platform.

May 5, 2022 – The FBI has disclosed that more than $43 billion has been lost from business email compromise attacks between June 2016 and December 2021, with BEC attack-related losses spiking by 65% from July 2019 to December 2021.

May 5, 2022 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation says business email compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) losses have surpassed $43 billion globally.

May 5, 2022 – In a new public service announcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the amount of money lost to business email compromise (BEC) scams continue to grow each year, with a 65% increase in the identified global exposed losses between July 2019 and December 2021.

May 5, 2022 – Cisco on Thursday released its Cloud Controls Framework (CCF), a set of comprehensive international and national security compliance and certification requirements combined into one framework.

May 6, 2022 – The amount of money lost to business email compromise scams continues to grow each year, with a 65% increase in identified global exposed losses between July 2019 and December 2021.

May 6, 2022 – Amazon has shut down Alexa.com. While it may not be immediately obvious, the decision to kill off the popular web traffic analysis and website ranking service does have some impact on the cybersecurity industry.

May 10, 2022 – All developers contributing code on GitHub will be required to enable at least one form of two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of next year, with the site well into its efforts to move developers over in cohorts every few months.

May 10, 2022 – SecurityWeek reports that the imminent shutdown of the Alexa Top Sites and Web Information Service APIs on Dec. 15 following the retirement of Alexa.com at the beginning of the month is a major hit for cybersecurity.

May 12, 2022 – The number of bug bounty programs offered by enterprises and government agencies continues to expand—presenting more opportunities for technologists to make extra money on a side hustle, explore a potential career change, or simply bask in the knowledge that they discovered a major flaw in a prominent website.

May 12, 2022 – CREST, a leading international non-profit cybersecurity accreditation and certification organization, announced plans this week to partner with Immersive Labs to help CREST members develop their defensive and offensive cybersecurity skills.

May 13, 2022 – The Iran-linked Cobalt Mirage crew is running attacks against America for both financial gain and for cyber-espionage purposes, according to Secureworks’ threat intelligence team.

May 13, 2022 – The Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) researchers are investigating attacks by the Iranian COBALT MIRAGE threat group, which has been operating since at least June 2020. Linked to the Iranian COBALT ILLUSION threat group, COBALT MIRAGE uses persistent phishing campaigns to gain access.

May 16, 2022 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported losses from business email compromise (BEC) attacks increased by 65% between July 2019 and December 2021.

May 2o, 2022 – IBM has been warning about the cybersecurity skills gap for several years now and has recently released a report on the lack of artificial intelligence (AI) skills across Europe.

May 24, 2022 – But there was a substantial drop in the overall number of critical vulnerabilities that the company disclosed last year, new analysis shows.

May 16, 2022 – Even shutting down your iPhone might not keep it safe from hackers, but experts say most people don’t have much to worry about.

May 25, 2022 – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 41 vulnerabilities to its catalog of known exploited bugs this week, one of the largest batches of additions to the list since CISA began compiling it in November.