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08/23/2016

University of St. Thomas to Host DRI One-Day Conference in Houston, TX

DRI International is proud to announce the next in its series of one-day regional conferences, which will be held at the Cameron School of Business at ... Continue Reading

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04/15/2015

DRI Hosts First Collegiate Conference at the University of Maryland

On April 10, 2015, the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business partnered with Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International to h ... Continue Reading

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03/12/2015

DRI Launches Collegiate Conference Series

NEW YORK – March 3, 2015 – Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI), the leading nonprofit business continuity professional organization, h ... Continue Reading

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DRI in the News

What Does a Certified Risk Manager (CRM) Do?

The CRMP requires more than two years of experience, where the CRM suggests two years of experience. It’s designed for individuals with a more specialized background in risk management than the CRM. The CRMP validates that the professional has the experience and knowledge necessary to put in place and manage a business risk management program. DRI International is the certifier.

Should CEOs Take Aim at Controversies Like Gun Control?

Clearly, these CEOs feel they have to take a stand, have weighed the potential business impact and are trying to be proactive. It is too soon to see whether their gamble will be good or bad for business, but it is undoubtedly a high-risk bet."

For Forbes Magazine, DRI President and CEO Chloe Demrovsky considers a complicated subject: should business leaders comment on hot-button issues like gun control?

Why Ransomware Attacks On Local Government Matter

“Deliberate information technology (IT) disruption is considered a top risk to all organizations both in terms of likelihood and potential impact, according to a survey of resilience professionals by DRI International. While IT disruption can occur as the result of a variety of incidents—from natural disasters to update errors—intentional disruptions, like ransomware, magnify the potential damage. With money being the primary motivator, it is unsurprising that the biggest data breaches of the 21st century have been mostly perpetrated against private companies rather than government actors.”

DRI President and CEO Chloe Demrovsky looks at the impacts on budgets, data security, privacy, and more for Forbes Magazine.

After El Paso And Dayton: Resilience In The Face Of Trauma

Strong leadership will be required to address this traumatic topic in a caring and meaningful way. To help prepare, every kind of organization needs to have an emergency action plan for how to address active shooter terrorism and other forms of workplace violence.

Disaster recovery as a service is growing, but tape won’t die

Up to half of organizations could not survive if a natural disaster or severe malware attack eliminated or cut access to primary data stores because they don’t have a disaster recovery plan in place, according to Al Berman, CEO of the Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) Foundation. Short of a company standing up a dedicated DR data center – as large financial services companies can afford to do –-- “the low hanging fruit” for most companies large and small is to subscribe to a DRaaS plan, Berman said.

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