(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp on Friday said it had canceled its participation in the RSA cyber security conference due to coronavirus-related concerns. "The health of IBMers is our primary concern as we continue to monitor upcoming events and travel relative to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)", the company said in a tweet https://twitter.com/IBMSecurity/status/1228462366326755328The event is scheduled to take place Feb. 24–28 in San Francisco. RSA said in a statement that it would proceed as scheduled despite IBM's decision to no longer participate in the conference as a Platinum Sponsor. The number of individuals, including those from IBM, who have canceled their registration is about 0.79% of the total number of expected attendees, RSA said.

Source: International New York Times February 15, 2020 00:45 UTC