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San Francisco is the site of the RSA 2020 conference, which took place despite cancellations from IBM, Verizon and AT&T. As San Francisco declared a state of emergency and the federal government warned Americans that novel coronavirus will spread within the US, RSA 2020 still soldiered on at the Moscone Center. On the first day of the security event, organizers sent a message through the conference app, encouraging attendees to knock elbows instead of shake hands.
As a result, thousands of events around the world are being canceled, postponed or turned into online-only events in the wake of the coronavirus and the looming threat of COVID-19. Shopify Unite 2020 developers conference was set for May 6-8 in Toronto and now the in-person portion is canceled and it will be an online-only event.
As a result, thousands of events around the world are being canceled, postponed or turned into online-only events in the wake of the coronavirus and the looming threat of COVID-19. Shopify Unite 2020 developers conference was set for May 6-8 in Toronto and now the in-person portion is canceled and it will be an online-only event.
RSA Yet another big brand has pulled out of RSA Conference, due to take place next week, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus panic. "We have decided not to participate in RSA Conference 2020 after careful consideration and discussions. We value our participation in industry events like RSA and greatly support the measures taken by event organizers to protect attendees," an AT&T spokesperson told The Register.
The warning from WHO confirms earlier reports from security firms such as Sophos that scammers were attempting to use images, graphics, and realistic-looking domains as part of various phishing and others malicious campaigns. On Tuesday, security firm Check Point published a report about a spike in the number of domains being registered related to coronavirus.
One site registered in Russia offers a coronavirus cure for $300. Check Point Research found a spike in coronavirus domain name registrations earlier this month as hackers increase malicious activity around the illness. Check Point listed "Vaccinecovid-19.com" as an example of a malicious site.
Globally, the coronavirus has infected more than 75,000 people and led to over 2,000 deaths. Business travelers should avoid panic, says pandemic expert Regina Phelps, who offers preventive health tips for those headed to international events such as the RSA 2020 conference.
IBM has withdrawn as a sponsor for next week's RSA Conference 2020 as worries over the coronavirus outbreak continue. "We learned today that IBM has made the decision to no longer participate in RSA Conference 2020 as a Platinum Sponsor," RSA Conference organizers say in a statement.
IBM has pulled out of annual security shindig RSA Conference, due to be held in San Francisco at the end of this month, to avoid its staff catching the novel coronavirus that's spreading worldwide. "The health of IBMers continues to be our primary concern as we monitor upcoming events and travel relative to Novel Coronavirus," Big Blue told The Register in a statement in the past hour.
Cybercriminals were already using convincing but fake emails from the WHO, CDC and Japanese government to trick people into downloading PDF, MP4 and Microsoft Word DOCX files. The shipping and manufacturing industry have taken massive hits because of the quarantines in China, and cybercriminals have sought to exploit that by bombarding companies with malware, spam and fake emails with links to sites like Office 365, Adobe and DocuSign hoping to steal emails and passwords.