When it comes to corporate IT security an argument can be made that the most difficult job falls into the laps of CIOs. They are usually caught between a rock and a hard place as they navigate what can only be described as an unfriendly sea.
The BMO Financial Group found some silver linings in a dark cloud after "human error" allowed two servers with confidential customer data to be momentarily offered on eBay last week.
Data storage vendor EMC Corp. has agreed to buy Legato Systems Inc., a maker of storage management software, in a stock transaction valued at US$1.3 billion, according to the companies.