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Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI) is the oldest and largest nonprofit that helps organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters by providing education, accreditation, and thought leadership in business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience and related fields. Founded in 1988, DRI has certified 20,000+ resilience professionals in 110+ countries and at 95 percent of Fortune 100 companies. DRI offers 15 individual certifications, including the globally-recognized CBCP certification, and certifies organizations as resilient enterprises. DRI offers training programs ranging from introductory to masters level across a variety of specialties in multiple languages; online and in-person continuing education opportunities; and an annual conference dedicated to the resilience profession. DRI supports charitable activities through the DRI Foundation.

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DRI International certifies individuals and provides various levels of active professional certification in a number of areas. Our certifications are the standards of excellence in business continuity management whether you are a practitioner, vendor or auditor.

BCP IT/DR - International

WEB-BASED EST, CANADA,
27 Jan - 28 Jan

BCLE 2000

Las Vegas,
30 Jan - 02 Feb

CRLE 2000

Las Vegas,
30 Jan - 02 Feb

BCLE 2000

Web Based, Pacific Time,
30 Jan - 02 Feb

CRLE 2000

Web Based, Pacific Time,
30 Jan - 02 Feb

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February 2-5, 2025
Las Vegas, Nevada

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DRI International Releases 10th Annual Predictions Report, Highlighting Risk and Resilience Trends for 2025

New York, NY – Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, the leading nonprofit in business continuity and resilience training, has published its 10th Annual Predictions Report – resilience predictions for the profession, by the profession. The report provides an in-
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Collaborative Partner Spotlight for Winter-Spring 2025

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Continuity Planners Association
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Announcing the 2025 DRI Awards of Excellence Finalists!

Each year, the DRI International Awards of Excellence program honors the leaders and innovators in the fields of continuity management, technology recovery, and crisis and risk management. We’re pleased to announce this year’s finalists! Consultant of the Year Javed Ab
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DRI International Releases 10th Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report

Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, the leading nonprofit in business continuity and resilience education and certification has published its Tenth Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report. The report provides an independent analysis of current and emerging
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Collaborative Partner Spotlight for November

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Continuity Professionals of Ohio – On N
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Cyber Resilience: Q&A With Rob Zegarra

As part of this year’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we spoke with Roberto Zegarra, DRI Director of Education and instructor of the Cyber Resilience course, which has been recently updated to address current cyber concerns. Q: From your perspective, what is the cur
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Join DRI for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month — a perfect time to promote cyber resilience in your organization. DRI is here with resources you can use! Register for Training – Take the first step toward a Cyber Resilience certification and sign up now for our info
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Collaborative Partner Spotlight: October-November

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Resiliency Professionals of Wisc
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Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Fall 2024

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Resiliency Professionals of Wisc
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Collaborative Partner Spotlight: Activities and Events for Fall 2024

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Continuity Professionals of Ohio – CPOâ
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What Certified Professionals are saying about DRI

Quote UpThis is a very, very intelligent community that really does a lot to keep the lights on in businesses, and I don't think they get a lot of credit for it. The IT department at a lot of big corporations doesn't believe there's a chance their system really can go down and they really need to have a business continuity plan, and the education and the feedback that we get from the people at DRI shows t...
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Certified Business Continuity Vendor, United States

Quote UpI think most people look at business continuity at the natural events - hurricanes, tornadoes, things like that - and don't realize there are a lot of other risks behind that, cyber risks right now being number one, but there are a lot of other aspects of business continuity that one needs to think about, especially the people and processes, not just the technology.
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Certified Business Continuity Lead Auditor, United States

Quote UpIt's beyond the essentials. You have to have plans to be compliant, or that it's an insurance to ensure your business knows what to do. It's really about continued services to your customers. At the end of the day, you've provided something essential to a customer, and you need to be sure it continues to be that for them, because if it's not there then they're going to go somewhere else.
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Certified Business Continuity Professional, United States

  • 2025 looks bright and shiny with Las Vegas on the horizon for #DRI2025

  • Mark your calendars for #DRI2025, coming to one of our favorite host venues, the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Feb. 2-5!

  • Congratulations to DRI Board of Directors member Louis Drapeau, for being recognized at the #DRI2024 Awards of Excellence Gala as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Honor Roll Award!

  • We had a great time at DRI2024! Fusion's Steve Greenstein led a session titled "Unveiling the Crucial Role of Third-Party Risk Management in Business Continuity.

  • Hearing about how @MDMEMA is integrating the @DRI_Intl Professional Practices (https://drii.org/resources/professionalpractices/EN) into their state continuity of operations program at #DRI2024

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