Coronavirus: IBM Says No to RSA, Facebook Cancels Marketing Meeting, Black Hat Asia Postponed
(February 14, 15, & 17, 2020)
IBM said it will not attend the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week due to concerns about the coronavirus. RSA Conference executives say the event will go on as planned, from February 23-28. In related stories, Facebook has cancelled a marketing summit that was to have taken place in San Francisco in early March, and the organizers of Black Hat Asia have postponed a conference that was scheduled to be held in late March in Singapore.
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SC Magazine: IBM pulls out of RSA over coronavirus fears
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ibm-pulls-out-of-rsa-over-coronavirus-fears/
The Register: Roses are red, IBM is Big Blue. It's out of RSA Conference after coronavirus review: IBMers will not attend infosec event over 'health concerns'
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/14/ibm_rsa_cancel/
Infosecurity Magazine: IBM Confirms #RSAC Withdrawal Over Coronavirus Fears
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ibm-rsac-withdrawal/
SF Chronicle: Facebook cancels SF conference as coronavirus concerns grow, flights end
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Facebook-cancels-SF-conference-as-coronavirus-15056782.php
CNET: Coronavirus prompts Facebook to cancel marketing summit
https://www.cnet.com/news/coronavirus-prompts-ibm-rsa-conference-facebook-to-cancel-california-summit/
Portswigger: Black Hat Asia 2020 postponed due to coronavirus epidemic
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/black-hat-asia-2020-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-epidemic