Wed Feb 19 2020: Supply Chain problems, New Extortionware, and the CISO job

Today

Apple announces decreased earnings

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/02/investor-update-on-quarterly-guidance/

https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-coronavirus-apple-amazon-google-close-offices-travel-china-spread-2020-1#airbnb-6

https://www.axios.com/apple-coronavirus-tech-industry-de444fa4-97b5-4430-bd38-8ea8ee31724e.html

Yet another new type of extortion ware

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/02/pay-up-or-well-make-google-ban-your-ads/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2020/02/13/insidious-new-ransomware-demands-explicit-pictures-as-payment/#727ebe587942

AND

Chief Security Officer: is this a good job?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/average-tenure-of-a-ciso-is-just-26-months-due-to-high-stress-and-burnout/

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