Computing podcast - IT implications of the banking crisis, and the FSA clamps down on IT security

We discuss the effect of shotgun mergers and acquisitions on financial services IT staff, and examine the industry regulator's plan to fine directors for information security breaches

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In the latest Computing podcast, we examine the issues behind the big stories this week.

With the financial services sector plunging ever deeper into an M&A maelstrom, IT leaders are having their systems integration skills and due diligence expertise tested as never before - we examine the challenges.

And board-level executives found responsible for information security lapses in retail banks are to be personally fined as part of a new drive by the Financial Services Authority to “pierce the corporate veil” - we discuss the implications.