Cyber security, or more broadly information security, has been in the news time and again over the last few weeks. 

• In this blog post, we provide you with some tips on how to prevent a ransomware attack.
• You can read all about business continuity and the impact of a server failure on your company in this article.
• In our white paper on IT Outsourcing, you can find out how collaboration can help you to innovate safely.
• And anyone who wants even more on the subject of security can browse the articles from the famous Red Team.

In an area related to security, there has been much written recently about the General Data Protection Regulation that comes into force in 2018.

• To find out how much of an impact the GDPR will have on your company, you should read this article.
• If you want to read up on the role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO), then this is the blog post to start with.
• In this article, our expert explains everything there is to know about the impact of the GDPR on the financial sector and about Identity Access Management.
   

A topic of a totally different sort, but just as essential, is the importance of agile development.

• You can read here how agile development makes sure that you stop wasting money on software you never use.
• If you want to go digital, but don't know how you can combine that with your mainframe, then you need to read this post.
• This white paper about the Realdolmen DevOps Factory and agile development explains why collaboration is the business model of the future.

Perhaps you have a nice seating area in your office where you can find a bit of space and time during the quieter summer months and finally read a couple of management books? Or maybe you like to brush up your knowledge by the side of the pool? In any case, we want to make sure to share our top picks with you:

• The network always wins by Peter Hinssen is such a popular hit with our experts that we have already devoted two blog posts to it. It is a handbook for digital transformation that offers organizations assistance on how to survive in a fast-changing world.
• B4B, How Technology and Big Data Are Reinventing the Customer-Supplier Relationship by JB Wood, Todd Hewlin and Thomas Lah walks you through the biggest transformation facing the business world: moving away from box-shifting and moving up to a results-based commitment that is relevant to your customers' business management. B2B becomes B4B.
• Finally, Getting Things Done by David Allen has been a bestseller worldwide for 10 years. In the revised version currently available, David Allen describes a productivity method that helps you concentrate in what is the most important thing right now. His method is more action-oriented than classic time management.

We wish you a great summer with plenty of interesting reading.