Press Releases

09/19/2016

DRI Plans Activated, Resilience Proved in Response to Chelsea Bombing

DRI International activated its business continuity and crisis response plans this weekend after a bomb rocked Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. The b ... Continue Reading

Tags : Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Crisis Management

07/21/2015

DRI President Featured Author on Cloud Technologies

DRI President Al Berman is a featured author in CIO Review's June special edition on enterprise risk management. In his article, he discusses the rise ... Continue Reading

Tags : Business Continuity Disaster Recovery Risk Management

07/09/2015

DRI Weighs in on Tech Troubles at United Airlines, Wall St. Journal, and NYSE

Technical glitches managed to take down the New York Stock Exchange, the Wall Street Journal, and United Airlines – all within hours of each other. ... Continue Reading

Tags : Business Continuity Disaster Recovery

06/16/2015

‘Dance for Nepal’ Benefit to Raise Proceeds for Earthquake Victims; Elite Members of New York Dance Community Volunteer Talent

All Proceeds from Event Will Be Donated to The DRI Foundation Nepal Relief Fund New York, NY- June 16, 2015 - The DRI Foundation, the charity arm ... Continue Reading

Tags : Disaster Recovery DRI Foundation Nepal earthquake Dance for Nepal

04/29/2015

DRI Foundation Sets Up Nepal Relief Fund in Wake of Earthquake

A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake has devastated Nepal, claiming more than 3,600 lives and counting. Thousands of homes have been destroyed and more ... Continue Reading

Tags : Disaster Recovery DRI Foundation Nepal earthquake

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DRI in the News

Humboldt and wildfires provide lessons to disaster recovery professionals

“Organizations, large and small, find that many things ranging from severe weather to social media can suddenly impact their operations,” states Chloe Demrovsky, International President, Disaster Recovery Institute.

After Disaster Strikes, Technology Planning Is Critical to Helping Hospitals Rebuild

Given the emergency response role that healthcare institutions play in the wake of natural disasters, Al Berman, president of the Disaster Recovery International Foundation and past president of Disaster Recovery Institute International, says it’s important for those plans to be as comprehensive as possible.

“Hospitals suffer probably twice as much from disasters as everybody else,” Berman says. “They have to deal with their own problems, and they have to deal with everyone else’s.”

Gender parity in BCM

DRI CEO Chloe Demrovsky presents research aimed at achieving a better understanding of – and drawing attention to – the unique needs, interests and challenges of women in the professional field of business continuity management

Trust is not a strategy for cybersecurity

Berman noted that cyber hacking has matured to become a sophisticated industry seeking to penetrate devices and systems through the weakest link in the chain, with the goal of profitability. “It is a business and we have to deal with it as a business,” he explains.

Holding It All Together

Nature has a way of reminding us that we are at its mercy. While we’ve made remarkable technological advances to guard ourselves, our businesses, and our complex supply chains against natural disasters, nature remains a formidable foe.

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