New digital technologies are increasingly transforming the way organisations work. Data centres play an important role in this transformation and are therefore considered critical national infrastructure in a growing number of countries. Without data centres, online digital services as we know them are unavailable, digital devices cannot be operated without connectivity and big data cannot be exchanged.

With the collection ‘Multidisciplinary aspects of digital security’, the Netherlands Association of Information Professionals (KNVI) once again shows the value of its professionals’ focal area. Authors from a range of professions in information technology, information management and information governance have examined and described the topic from different angles of approach.