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The disruptions making headlines today—ransomware attacks, supply chain breakdowns, and cascading third-party failures—are exposing the limits of traditional scenario testing. But with every challenge comes an opportunity: to reimagine how resilience programs are built, tested, and improved. In this webinar, Fusion’s David Halford and Mandy Leavell, explore how innovations in AI and data science are transforming scenario testing into a more powerful tool for resilience. They examine the full testing lifecycle—scenario design, tabletop exercises, gap analysis, and reporting—and highlight where programs often fall short. You’ll see how organizations can leverage AI to automate complex tasks, expand testing scope, uncover hidden vulnerabilities, and turn reporting into data-driven insights executives understand and value. Whether you’re evolving tabletop exercises, strengthening preparedness, or reframing resilience as a measurable business advantage, this session will equip you with practical strategies to test smarter, prepare faster, and prove the value of your program in moments that matter most. Key takeaways: - Why traditional scenario testing struggles to keep up with today’s disruptions - How AI and data science expand scenario design, testing, and reporting capabilities - Practical steps to reduce bias, overcome resource constraints, and close gaps faster - How to shift from reactive exercises to proactive, data-driven resilience strategies - Ways Fusion helps organizations transform scenario testing into a strategic advantage NOTE: This is a sponsored webinar with content produced by Fusion Risk Management. The information contained in this presentation represents the views and opinions of Fusion Risk Management and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DRI International.

Many organizations assume they are resilient — but without a well-structured, rigorous testing program, how can you be sure? A truly resilient organization doesn’t just test once a year and hope for the best. Instead, it implements a comprehensive, continuous testing strategy to uncover gaps, validate preparedness, and build confidence in its ability to withstand disruptions. Jamie Goodloe, Lead Business Continuity Consultant at Riskonnect, breaks down the essential elements of an effective testing program — one that moves beyond a check-the-box approach and provides real, actionable insights. You’ll learn how to: - Break down testing silos across IT and the business - Design and implement a holistic testing strategy - Define and identify critical roles to support your testing program - Accomplish end-to-end testing in a hybrid environment - Translate testing results into resilient posture metrics NOTE: This is a sponsored webinar with content produced by Riskonnect. The information contained in this presentation represents the views and opinions of Riskonnect and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DRI International.

Business continuity isn’t just about having a plan — it’s about building a culture of resilience that empowers organizations to adapt and thrive in the face of disruptions. To truly build resilience, organizations must move beyond a process-driven approach and cultivate a readiness mindset across all departments. In this webinar, you will learn how to foster proactive resilience, gain executive and employee buy-in, and integrate continuity planning into daily operations for long-term success. Fusion’s Principal Customer Success Manager Kurt Blomdahl and Senior Client Service Advisor Mark Elsenheimer explores how to shift from traditional business continuity practices to a resilience-first strategy. This discussion highlights real-world incidents, practical implementation strategies, and ways to sustain business continuity efforts as organizations evolve. NOTE: This is a sponsored webinar with content produced by Fusion Risk Management. The information contained in this presentation represents the views and opinions of Fusion Risk Management and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DRI International.

Members of DRI's Future Vision Committee present the major findings from the 2024 DRI Trends Report and the 2025 DRI Predictions Report. Lyndon Bird provides an overview of the reports' findings, while key issues are discussed by individual members: - Eric McNulty focuses on the the current global risk situation and how priorities might change in the near and medium term. The change in U.S. administration is likely to modify many aspects of U.S. policy (domestically and globally). The presenter will assess how this may affect resilience management issues such as climate change, ESG, and global supply chains. - Richard Knowlton discusses why once again "cyber events” have topped our list of importance in terms of threats to resilience. He will provide an overview of how he sees the main cyber threats and how well governments and companies are in dealing with them. - Steven Lei explains that natural disasters are a constant theme in our resilience surveys. He will cover the lessons learned in the LA fires, together with a wider perspective about what needs to done to better protect citizens and companies from increasing temperature extremes and other climate changes.

In an era where cyber threats can rapidly escalate into full-scale crises, the ability to respond effectively and efficiently is key to an organization’s resilience. This session will explore how integrating incident response and crisis management capabilities can significantly enhance an organization’s overall cyber resilience. Attendees will learn how to build a seamless framework that bridges the gap between technical incident response teams and crisis management functions, ensuring coordinated action during high-pressure situations. We will discuss strategies for developing comprehensive incident response playbooks, conducting realistic tabletop exercises, and building cross-functional communication channels that facilitate swift decision-making. The session will also address how organizations can leverage data from incident responses to inform crisis management strategies, enabling proactive planning and continuous improvement. By combining technical remediation with stakeholder communication and reputation management, organizations can mitigate not just the immediate impact of incidents but also long-term business consequences. By the end of this session, participants will gain practical insights into creating a unified incident response and crisis management approach, empowering their organizations to navigate and recover from cyber incidents with resilience and confidence. NOTE: This is a sponsored webinar with content produced by BDO. The information contained in this presentation represents the views and opinions of BDO and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DRI International.

Scientific analysis of past and current knowledge will give some indication of what might happen in the future, but it is no guarantee of specific outcomes. Met with this challenge annually, the DRI International Future Vision Committee (FVC) considers myriad potential outcomes from a vast number of everchanging variables. For those who enjoy the excitement and challenge of rapidly adapting to new circumstances, 2025 will be your year. Those wishing for a period of calm likely will be disappointed.

The DRI International Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report is now in its tenth year. It provides a comprehensive view of risk and resilience trends. Written by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), it delivers an independent analysis of current and emerging risks as perceived by professionals directly involved in managing resilience.

Changes in the way we experience disruption mean that business continuity practitioners must respond with confidence in times of crisis with an airtight response plan in place. But to go a step further, for today's teams to be truly prepared for anything, organizations need to be consistently improving their programs with an eye towards resilience. In this webinar, learn how nurturing a culture of resilience within your organization not only prepares your teams for unexpected challenges but also strengthens overall adaptability and agility in the face of disruptions. Join Fusion Risk Management's Kurt Blomdahl and Catey O'Malley to learn how a successful business continuity program improves business resiliency. Moreover, this session will underscore the importance of regular testing and exercising as vital practices for validating and refining your business continuity plans. They will illustrate how these foundational pillars collectively support a robust framework for resilience, ultimately showcasing the tangible value of a well-structured BC program. NOTE: This is a sponsored webinar with content produced by Fusion Risk Management. The information contained in this presentation represents the views and opinions of Fusion and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DRI International.

Be prepared for anything. With the increasingly complex threats facing organizations today, along with added pressure from evolving regulations, your organization must be able to thrive through any kind of disruption. That’s why scenario testing should be a pillar in every organization’s resilience program. Going beyond simply testing for success, a good program tests for vulnerabilities so teams can identify gaps, make improvements, and proactively mitigate relevant risks. In this webinar, Fusion Risk Management’s Lead Data Scientist Davis DeRodes and Sr. Product Marketing Manager Mandy Leavell will illustrate how a strategic, data-driven scenario testing program can assess your organization’s ability to deliver critical business services during a crisis, as well as boost confidence in your strategic decision-making. NOTE: This is a sponsored webinar with content produced by Fusion Risk Management. The information contained in this presentation represents the views and opinions of Fusion and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DRI International.

Enabling your organization’s resilience capabilities can be a daunting task. Risk domains traditionally sit in siloed functions and resiliency plans struggle to gain footing across an enterprise. An organization’s disjointed areas of resilience may hinder efforts to empower employees to make sound resilience-based decisions. In this session, we will explore how properly leveraging technology promotes greater stakeholder engagement and increases connectivity across an organization. We will focus on the following elements crucial to the adoption of technology following its implementation: - Engage stakeholders through change management: Handing out access to a technology does not mean stakeholders will use it. Emphasize user experience to ensure scalability of your resilience capabilities. Training and supporting users on how to use the technology will help propel your program forward. - Always be automating: Look for opportunities to automate to improve data quality. This shift allows users to concentrate more on analyzing data rather than collecting it, which leads to saving time and resources and improving reporting. - Don’t set it and forget it: Continuously review your evolving business objectives and needs to confirm your technology remains suitable and effective. Many organizations implement technologies hoping to bolster the success and reach of their resilience program, but they forget new technology alone won’t enhance a program. Start by assessing current technology use, next identify automation opportunities, then plan for regular technology effectiveness reviews to ensure resilience capabilities are continuously optimized. NOTE: This is a sponsored webinar with content produced by BDO. The information contained in this presentation represents the views and opinions of BDO and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DRI International.

56.7% of senior management indicate that cyber security is their top concern in 2024, but many fail to incorporate it into their overall resilience efforts. Information security alone is not enough – you need to prepare both proactively and reactively as a broader cyber resilience strategy. Unfortunately, there are many issues holding organizations back, including confusion on roles and responsibilities, outcomes, and what the “end game” looks like. Join Jim Kastle, Chief Information Security Officer at Kimberly-Clark and Brian Zawada, General Manager, Business Continuity & Resilience at Riskonnect, as they discuss how information security contributes to cyber resilience and ultimately, at the most strategic level, business resilience.

In 2023, we celebrated our 35th year serving this exciting profession of service. Because milestones are always a time for reflection, we’d like to dedicate this edition of our annual review to look back at some of the accomplishments of this venerable institution not just from this year but also to provide a review of all the various ways in which we support you every year.

DRI International's Ninth Annual Predictions Report offers resilience predictions for the profession by the profession, focusing on topics ranging from geopolitics to technology to the environment, and more. Providing a roadmap of the issues resilience professionals may face in the coming year, the report was developed by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), a group of international thought leaders in the field. It was based in part on more than 500 survey responses from across all industries and sectors, the largest in the report’s history.

DRI International has published its Ninth Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report. The report provides an independent analysis of current and emerging risks as viewed by those directly involved in resilience management. Supported by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), a group of international thought leaders in the field, it is based on a survey of more than 500 professionals across all industries and sectors, the largest response in the report’s history.

DRI Canada's quarterly magazine includes articles on Hurricane Dorian, London's incident command training, the RIE Toronto Symposium, and more.

This edition of DRI Canada's magazine includes articles on supplemental BCM software, implementing the Professional Practices, telecommunications, and more.

Join DRI Australia and New Zealand's Rod Crowder, CBCP, for this webinar discussing how the Covid-19 pandemic brought about rapid change for businesses and industries across the world, who were forced to implement years of planned digital solutions in a matter of weeks or months. The unexpected need to transition large numbers of employees to a work-from-home model required a major rethink to business and IT delivery models, with risks quickly transitioning from premises and office environments to data centres, networks, software applications and data security. In this webinar, we will discuss how this transition has impacted business continuity planning and how it is evolving to keep pace with the emerging digital-era.

Creato e mantenuto da Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, le Pratiche Professionali per il Business Continuity Management (BCM) sono un corpus di conoscenze progettato per assistere lo sviluppo, l'implementazione e il mantenimento dei programmi di business continuity e anche uno strumento per la valutazione dei programmi esistenti.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

Creadas y mantenidas por el Instituto de Recuperación Ante Desastres Internacional (Disaster Recovery Institute International - DRI), las Prácticas Profesionales para la Gestión de Continuidad del Negocio son un cuerpo de conocimiento diseñado para ayudar en el desarrollo, implementación y mantenimiento de programas de continuidad del negocio. También pretende servir como una herramienta para realizar evaluaciones de los programas existentes.

Créé et maintenu par Disaster Recovery Institute International, Les Pratiques Professionnelles pour la Gestion de la Continuité des Activités est un ensemble de connaissances conçu pour aider à l'élaboration, à la mise en œuvre, et le maintien d’un programme de gestion de la continuité des activités. Il est également destiné à servir d’outil pour effectuer des évaluations des programmes existants.

De “Professional Practice” is samengesteld en wordt onderhouden door Disaster Recovery Institute International. De “Professional Practices voor Business Continuity Management” is een kennisdocument en is een leidraad voor de ontwikkeling, implementatie en het onderhoud van business continuity programma's. Het document is ook bedoeld als een leidraad voor het uitvoeren van evaluaties van bestaande business continuity programma's.

Criadas e mantidas pelo Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, as Práticas Profissionais para a Gestão da Continuidade de Negócios são um conjunto de conhecimentos que visam auxiliar no desenvolvimento, implementação e manutenção de programas de continuidade de negócios. Também podem ser utilizadas como uma ferramenta para a realização de avaliações de programas existentes.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI) International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

Natural disasters, civil unrest, transportation disruption and crime are just a few of the threats that can affect your operations in an instant. How do you actively monitor everything? The answer is threat intelligence. Threat intelligence is increasingly becoming an important early-warning part of broader business continuity programs. This webinar explains the value of threat intelligence, how it connects to broader continuity and resilience program outcomes, and how you can incorporate it into your program. You'll discover how to get ahead of risk and learn from the threats that are actively affecting your operations, locations, and people. NOTE: This is a sponsored webinar with content produced by Riskonnect. The information contained in this presentation represents the views and opinions of Riskonnect and does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of DRI International.

The International Glossary for Resilience is a language guide designed to improve communications and increase clarity across the business continuity, disaster recovery, and resilience community.

Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) has become a major topic of discussion. How should the resilience community navigate ESG to better manage sustainability and develop best practices for their organizations? A new report from DRI International and the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard (NPLI), based on input from a wide range of business sectors, will shed more light on the subject.

As part of the DRI Webinar on incorporating business continuity into statewide emergency management, Alex Abdun-Nabi, Emergency Preparedness Manager for Capital Metro (CAPMET), Austin's public transportation system, discusses his experiences incorporating private sector resilience practices into public sector operations.

With natural disasters on the rise and cyber attacks on the nightly news, are state governments ready to meet the challenges and risks of the modern world? For the state of Maryland, the answer to that question is a resounding YES! In this live webinar, hear how Maryland state emergency managers are taking a uniquely effective approach to improving resilience: Training! A two-year program aims to increase resiliency by cross-training staff in business continuity, IT disaster recovery, and cyber resilience. Learn from Maryland OEM's Brian Bauer and Ken Maloney how it’s working, as well as how this approach also benefits both the private sector and public-private partnership initiatives.

A recent experience by the Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) offers a road map that illustrates the challenges and rewards for integrating continuity into public sector planning, and in the process, creating cohesive plans and people skilled in carrying them out.

Operational Resilience (OpRes) seems to be the new buzzword in the industry. Is there something interesting about it, or is it just the next flavor of the day? In this session, three industry leaders will discuss their take on Operational Resilience. They will present an overview of recent drivers for OpRes, namely regulatory requirements in the Financial Services Industry (FSI) and the increasing pressures of unhindered operations in an interconnected customer-centric world. They will then outline what it means for organizations inside and outside the regulated industry. Finally, they will wrap up with challenges to consider when thinking about adopting Operational Resilience capabilities in your organization.

2022 was a landmark year at DRI International. Our community is not only rebounding from the pandemic but also has been growing by every metric. From our popular Cyber Resilience training and certification program which continues to break records, to finding unique ways to serve you through organizational certification and custom training programs to continuing strong demand for our core Business Continuity programs, it is clear that the resilience profession is growing in visibility and prestige. We are continuing to find fresh ways to engage with you across every platform and can’t wait to see more of you in person again in 2023 whether at DRI2023: The Business Continuity Conference, a newlyreturning DRI Collegiate Conference, or an in-person class.

DRI International's Eighth Annual Predictions Report offers resilience predictions for the profession by the profession. Providing a roadmap of the issues resilience professionals may face in the coming year, the report was developed by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), a group of international thought leaders in the field. It was based in part on nearly 500 survey responses from across all industries and sectors, the largest in the report’s history.

The DRI International Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report is now in its eighth year and continues to provide a global view of resilience trends. Written by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), it gives an independent analysis of current and emerging risks as perceived by professionals directly involved in managing resilience. The FVC consists of international thought leaders and experts in all aspects of resilience management. The key input is the annual survey of certified resilience professionals which provides much of the base data for the conclusions,

DRI has partnered with CRJ to provide DRI Certified Professionals access to a PDF version of the most current issue. To access the ‘Flipping Book' version of the current digital issue plus access to the CRJ 15 year back issue library will require a separate subscription. CRJ offers DRI Certified Professionals a digital subscription for only $15 and hard copy subscription for only $100, a significant discount from the list price. To take advantage of this offer, go to https://crisis-response.com/discounted_subscriptions and enter the discount code DRI15 or DRI100.

De acuerdo con el reporte de la Contraloría General de La República de Costa Rica sobre la continuidad de la entrega de servicios por Covid, el Banco Nacional de Costa Rica es la única institución pública en el país que alcanzó un nivel óptimo en la Continuidad Institucional. Este Webinar busca mencionar las acciones y caso de éxito que han hecho que el Banco Nacional de Costa Rica lidere procesos exitosos para dotar de resiliencia a sus procesos, beneficiando al cliente final con productos y servicios de alta calidad. El expositor, Randall Villalobos, CBCP, es el Gerente de Continuidad de Negocio del Banco Nacional, banco líder en el mercado financiero costarricense con un enfoque a la experiencia del cliente y con la innovación como su estandarte. Randall es líder con amplia experiencia en desarrollo e implementación de proyectos. Es líder con conocimientos de normas y mejores prácticas internacionales como las del DRI Int., respaldado por la experiencia en su implementación y mejora en las organizaciones. Ha sido el encargado de la Oficina de Continuidad de Negocio del Banco Nacional desde el 2013 y hasta la actualidad.

There are many ways to describe the global events that have unfolded over the course of the last year. Overwhelming, uncertain and pivotal come to mind. But also courageous, caring and resilient are a few ways that we might describe our collective experience as resilience professionals. Our goal at DRI International is always to provide you with learning-focused opportunities that will add value to your certification, help you grow as professionals and empower you to give back to your community. In 2021, that goal felt more meaningful than ever. We worked hard to bring you quality virtual programming to support you through your response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the seemingly never-ending onslaught of cyberattacks, severe weather events, supply chain disruptions and the like. Read on to learn about just a few highlights from our activities over the last year.

What does 2022 hold for the resilience community? Find out with the DRI Future Vision Committee's 7th Annual Predictions Report - resilience predictions for the profession by the profession. This report looks at what to expect in the coming year, including the continuing pandemic response, climate change, global inflation, power grid attacks and much more.

DRI International has joined with Harvard’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI) to develop a new report, “Covid-19: An Analysis of Leadership Styles and Outcomes.” This research uses the coronavirus pandemic to inform future preparedness and response efforts. Researchers interviewed executives from a variety of industries to gain understanding of their “meta-leadership” capabilities, a holistic view of the challenges leaders take when managing complex crisis situations.

The DRI International Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report is now in its 7th year and continues to provide a global view of resilience trends. Supported by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), it gives an independent analysis of current and emerging risks as perceived by professionals directly involved in managing resilience.

Communication is key -- especially in a crisis! In this webinar, you'll hear from crisis communications experts who will draw on their experiences to help you get a handle on what to say -- and what not to say -- as well as how to craft messaging that will inform others while serving your organization. Featured presenters: - Suzanne Bernier, CEM, CBCP, MBCI, CMCP, President, SB Crisis Consulting - Bob Jensen, Senior Managing Director, Strat3 LLC - Jessica Kindig, Exercise Program Manager, Indiana Department of Homeland Security

For DRI’s latest webinar we look at the relationship between organizational and operational resilience, and the regulations in-between, with three of the UK’s top professionals: - Dr Aaron Gracey, Managing Director of Squared Apples, will introduce listeners to the concept of Organisational Resilience and how organisations should start to review how they develop their frameworks in order to incorporate the capability. - Mike Price, Managing Director of Resilius Consulting, will introduce listeners to two new policy and regulatory landscape changes. While they target principally the finance sector, he will explain why they have wider implications into others. - Steve Yates, CBCP, Director of Acertia Unlimited, will close the presentation by delineating the relationship between organizational and operational resilience.

During the mindfulness webinar, presenter Karina de Allicon led an exercise following the LABEL technique: - Label the challenging thought or emotion - Allow it to be here - Breathe - Explore how the thought or emotion manifests itself in the body - Listen to the sounds around you

2020 was a difficult year for everyone and the crisis is far from over. I want to acknowledge the ongoing challenge presented by Covid-19 and share what DRI is doing to continue assisting you. We know that our resilience professionals around the world are still actively responding to the public health crisis. Our continuity community is rising to the mounting challenges brought on by this pandemic. We have tremendous faith in your skills and dedication and we are beyond proud to be associated with such tireless and innovative professionals. Please know that we are here for you during this unprecedented global response.

What does the future hold for the resilience community? Find out with the DRI Future Vision Committee's 6th Annual Predictions Report - resilience predictions for the profession by the profession. This report looks at what to expect in 2021, including the COVID-19 vaccine rollout financial challenges, extreme weather, global unrest, and much more.

Has India Managed to Convert the Pandemic Threat Into an Opportunity? The answer to this is two parts: 1) The decisions taken by the Indian government in dealing with the threats/risks, analyzed by Rakesh Pande, and 2) The operational industry insight by Harsha Sastry, providing a brief of industry responsiveness and uncertainties, and strategies adopted to secure people, assets, environments, business operations and the overall federation enabling continuity and resilience overall.

Supported by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), the annual Risk and Resilience Trends Report gives an independent analysis of both external issues (current and emerging risks) and internal concerns (resilience management as a profession). The FVC consists of international thought leaders and experts in all aspects of resilience management.

El DRI se complace en anunciar el siguiente webinar gratuito en español del 2020. Este es un evento que se entrega como un beneficio para nuestros profesionales certificados y a la comunidad de Continuidad de Negocio.

As a business leader, you may be tasked with advising about or making reopening decisions in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With the health of both your business and employees at stake, this is not a simple undertaking, and the choices you make now will have far-reaching-and potentially future-defining-consequences. Before committing to any one course of action, you and your team will need to answer many fundamental questions, such as: - When, and how, can we return to the workplace? - What are the most effective ways to protect our team and customers? - What are the six key parameters that inform return to the workplace decisions? - How should we interpret and apply emerging evidence and public health guidance? Dr. Lisa Koonin will provide these answers and more!

Is the coronavirus pandemic actually the death of the city or will our superstar megacities bounce back brighter than ever? Experts have debated the issue without consensus, so I decided to go directly to a leader who is not only an expert on cities, but also on what makes them resilient to shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic. As the Founding Principal of Resilient Cities Catalyst and the former President of 100 Resilient Cities, Michael Berkowitz has made a career of assessing what ails cities and how to free them from those constraints. Does he think it’s possible to get out of a challenge as big as this?

Summer is drawing to a close, schools are reopening (maybe), and the pandemic feels like it’s going to slog on forever. The future is wildly uncertain and yet the days drag on predictably. How can we create moments of serendipity to break up the monotony? To find out, I spoke with Dr. Christian Busch, Director of the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University and author of The Serendipity Mindset about how we can pursue moments of serendipity or “smart luck”. I hope that his words bring you some optimism and inspiration.

Community management expert Lisa Orloff provides an overview of effective disaster exercises to assess your business continuity plan. The webinar reviews the key learning objectives of successful models including DRI's Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management, The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Plan and World Cares Centers Boots on the Ground X. The training is meant to be flexible, scalable, and adaptable so that participants can adapt what is useful to the size and type of organization.

Hiring the right business continuity professionals will enable your organization to withstand any crisis and come through even stronger. Because of the importance of these positions, more and more organizations are exclusively recruiting certified business continuity professionals. As the oldest and largest nonprofit institute representing business continuity management and resilience fields, DRI International has developed a guide to help you entitled Hiring a Business Continuity Professional.

Juan Carlos González Cardozo, CBCP, consultor, conferencista e instructor internacional en materia de Gestión del Riesgo Empresarial, Resiliencia Organizacional, Gestión de Continuidad del Negocio y Gestión de Crisis conversa sobre los lineamientos estratégicos de la Gestión de Continuidad del Negocio en momentos de Pandemia, como orientación a la Dirección de las organizaciones en la preservación de sus operaciones y en la mitigación de los efectos del Covid-19.

While organizations are overwhelmed meeting the challenges of a pandemic, cyber criminals have found a perfect opportunity to attack. On May 14 at 2pm ET, DRI welcomes Dr. Pano Yannakogeorgos of the NYU Center for Global Affairs for an up-to-the-minute look at cybersecurity in the age of COVID-19. The Faculty Lead of MS Global Security, Conflict & Cyber, Dr. Yannakogeorgos will cover recent examples of how hackers have taken advantage of the crisis, how governments and grassroots efforts have responded, and the risks of shifting to remote work without cybersecurity procedures in place, before addressing questions from attendees.

En este momento seguramente ha sido bombardeado con material sobre COVID-19. Desde una amplia gama de proyecciones para la propagación del contagio, hasta consejos sobre cuánto tiempo lavarse las manos, el uso y la eficacia de máscaras quirúrgicas, retórica política y personas en negación, el flujo de información nunca cesa. El objetivo de este documento técnico es alejarse de lo dramático y dirigirse a los aspectos más prácticos de la situación actual y los problemas que enfrentaremos ahora y en el futuro.

Businesses will have to show they have adequate safety measures in place when they reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, according the CEO of a nonprofit that helps businesses with disaster recovery in an interview with CNBC.

From a safe social distance, I’ve been fielding frantic calls from organizations that don’t have a business continuity plan to help them respond to the spread of the COVID-19 global pandemic. I’ve also gotten calls from those who do, but there is nothing in it for a pandemic scenario, which manifests itself differently from natural disasters or cyberattacks. If you don't have a business continuity plan in place, these basic steps will help get you started.

Join us for a presentation and discussion on COVID-19 and what it means for businesses with Megan Coffee, MD, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, NYU Langone. She offers an up-to-the-minute presentation on the current state of COVID-19 response and answer questions from the audience in a special live Q&A.

Working from home during a crisis can be challenging. Here are a few pointers to help you set yourself – and your new workspace – up for success.

By now you have certainly been bombarded with material about COVID-19. From a vast array of projections for the spread of the contagion, to tips on how long to wash your hands, to the use and effectiveness of surgical masks, to political rhetoric and deniers, the flow of information never ceases. The objective of this white paper is to veer away from the dramatic and head toward the more practical aspects of the current situation and the issues that we will be facing now and in the future.

“Why are markets so spooked? The economic concerns are not so much about the virus itself. They are about the prolonged impact of supply shortages paired with wavering consumer confidence and reduced spending due to response measures. With case numbers growing in Italy, supply chain fears increase. The spread of Covid-19 and attempts to contain it are now affecting European industrial hubs as well manufacturing in China, South Korea and Japan, which could cause prolonged shortages across a variety of sectors. As for the U.S., it’s a matter of when, not if. Are we prepared?” DRI President and CEO Chloe Demrovsky addresses the resilience community and its pandemic preparedness status for Forbes.

A preparedness program is more than a plan. It is a management program designed to safeguard employees, protect facilities, minimize business interruption, prevent environmental contamination, and protect brand, image, and reputation. The only way to determine whether your preparedness program meets the needs of your company is to conduct an audit.

Future Vision Committee members including Lyndon Bird, David Porter, and Boris Issavi will discuss highlights from the Fifth Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends and Predictions reports. Discover how your job will be impacted by world events – including cyber threats, natural disasters, and much more – and what you can do about them.

Introducción a la Resiliencia Cibernética, como una figura que integra soluciones dentro de la organización y se plantea cómo la gestión de riesgos bajo la premisa de la resiliencia cibernética, permite innovar y aumentar la competitividad empresarial, brindándole conceptos y casos reales de aprendizaje.

“The headline-making coronavirus that originated in China continues to spread with nearly 3,000 confirmed cases and 80 deaths across 12 countries according to the World Health Organization. The potential business impacts could be devastating. What should all businesses be doing now?” DRI President and CEO Chloe Demrovsky looks at how careful pandemic planning can mitigate travel bans, supply chain issues, and more for Forbes.

2019 was a truly remarkable year. Our community is growing in exciting ways. From the launch of our popular new Cyber Resilience training and certification program to surging growth in the Public Sector track and continued record numbers in our core Business Continuity programs, the future looks bright for the resilience profession. We are bursting with even more ideas for how to serve you and can’t wait to get you more involved in 2020. Since it is the time of year to look back as well as forward, I want to take a moment to celebrate a landmark year for DRI and our larger community. I am very proud to release this year-at-a-glance report to showcase all of this activity. Read on to see exactly what DRI has done for you lately.

Since 2015, the DRI International Future Vision Committee (FVC) has produced an annual set of predictions. These predictions are drawn from a wide range of subject areas, including political, economic, and social issues as well as environmental and technological developments.

The DRI International Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report is now in its fifth year. It continues to provide a global perspective and comprehensive trends analysis of the resilience profession from both an internal and external perspective. It provides expert opinion on the key trends and changes that have happened in the past year.

Since its inception, the DRI Foundation’s Veterans Outreach Program has had a tremendous impact on connecting transitioning military service members with resilience careers, and these efforts are only growing. Learn more about how this program can benefit your organization – and the resilience community. You’ll hear first-hand the lessons learned from transitioning from the military to the private sector, what resilience professionals can learn from their colleagues with military service experience, advice for both companies hiring veterans and veterans thinking about careers in BCM/resilience careers, and much more.

Take a look at how a major public event - in this case, the 2012 London Olympics prepares for and plans against mega-sized risks. This presentation will take you through the steps that were used during the preparation, planning and execution of the London Olympics and Paralympics Games, for which such “Mega Events” are classified as the “Greatest Show on Earth.”

Join DRI for a discussion of the latest trends and issues facing resilience professionals. Patrick Alcantara will discuss the latest risks and resilience trends in Asia and Oceania from our Future Vision Committee. In his presentation, he will give an overview of the most pressing economic and political concerns facing resilience professionals. Patrick will be joined by Lim Sek Seong of Marsh Risk Consulting who will share their perspective on the risk and organizational landscape and trends in the region.

Listen to an impressive panel of MBCPs answer your questions from various industries and with a wide range of expertise during our “Ask the MBCPs” webinar.

Adrián Sanchez, CBCP, profesional con 15 años de experiencia profesional en BCM y Resiliencia, será el expositor principal del webinar sobre la resiliencia desde una perspectiva integral en la organización y se darán recomendaciones para impulsar la resiliencia organizacional.

The DRI International Career Survey was intended to assess how the role of the resilience professional is changing. We wanted to know how resilience professionals feel about their roles, where they sit within organizations, and how they interact with related disciplines. What we found reaffirmed our belief that there is still considerable confusion about the exact makeup of a resilience professional and even resilience management itself, despite broader acceptance of the common goal of improved organizational resilience.

Complex and often confounding, all things cyber resilience are challenging continuity and resilience professionals worldwide. We go beyond the theoretical to provide thoughtful answers to your real-world questions.

In recognizing the critical importance of effective communications within the resilience community, DRI created a committee to develop a new reference document that combines the most common business continuity and resilience terms and definitions into a single guide. Most terms were relatively straightforward in their definition, and others required more discussion and analysis by the committee. The analysis of one term, incident, became a long-term discussion, with no consensus reached. The Glossary Committee presents this white paper on defining incident to showcase the continuing effort for effective communications in our community.

Join Future Vision Committee members Lyndon Bird, Richard Knowlton, and Patrick Alcantara, along with DRI President Chloe Demrovsky, for highlights from the Fourth Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends and Predictions reports. Discover how your job will be impacted by world events - including sustainability, cyberthreats, and more - and what you can do about them.

One way of promoting our relevance to the wider business community is to look at what might happen and evaluate how well we can deal with it to minimize impact. Most professionals will have developed tests and exercises based on scenarios – these give realism, focus, and interest to our resilience programs. Predictions are really an extension of that – a look at the wider world and how such trends and possible events might threaten our ability to respond.

“GDPR: Considerations for Continuity Professionals" is DRI's first webinar designed for European audiences. We will be discussing GDPR and its implications across business continuity. We will hear first from Lyndon Bird, DRI’s Chief Knowledge Officer, who will provide background on the regulation and its considerations. Lyndon will be joined by Ovidiu Diaconescu, who will be discussing cross-border data transfers, and Luuk Akkermans who will expand on the impact of GDPR on supplier contracts.

Join cybersecurity expert Wade Richmond for an information-packed hour of important information on one of the profession’s hottest topics. Explore aspects of cybersecurity and business continuity, with the goal of integrating the two and achieving the ultimate goal -- cyber resilience. Learn how to talk to top management about these issues and sell them on the concept of cyber resilience.

Organizations today are confronted by a wide range of cyberattacks, so it comes as no surprise that cyberattacks and data breaches have consistently ranked high on the list of key issues identified for the resilience community according to the DRI International Global Risk and Resilience Trends Reports, issued annually by DRI’s Future Vision Committee. This year’s report revealed that although the top issues remain the same, there appears to be an even greater focus on technological risk. Given the development of technologies and the growth of business data, this is likely to remain the case moving forward … which may provide new opportunities for hackers to cause such massive disruptions.

The DRI International Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report provides a global perspective and comprehensive trends analysis of how resilience professionals view their industry and the external factors that are shaping it. It provides insight into the key trends and changes that have been observed since the last report, and has been extended this year to give an even more detailed picture of the state of the profession.

Part of the 2018 Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report, a worldwide survey of business continuity professionals revealed the following top 10 risks depicted in this infographic.

During DRI2018’s WBCM panel discussion, nearly 50% of session attendees responded that the stereotype they were most concerned with was being labeled as “too aggressive,” particularly when disagreeing with others’ views. Please join us as we take that conversation further with Betsy Sayers, MBCP, ITIL, ICS – IT/DR. With more than 25 years of industry experience, including serving as a DRI Instructor, Betsy shares her views on the best tools to communicate clearly — and with objectivity – while maintaining a style that honors who you are and what you believe. Special thanks to our webinar sponsor OnSolve.

When Betsy Sayers is in a tough spot, she always knows exactly what to say. That’s because she’s awesome...and she has a few handy phrases written in the back of her notebook at all times. She’s generously shared those words of wisdom with you (see...awesome, right?). If you haven’t checked out the Women in Business Continuity Management Committee’s “Ask Betsy” webinar, you really should, right here at https://drii.org/webinars

El DRI se complace en anunciar el webinar en español del 2018. Buscamos entregar beneficios a nuestros profesionales certificados y a la comunidad del DRI en general, por lo que no solamente brindamos webinars en inglés, sino que ahora también los traemos en el idioma español. Anota en tu calendario este 12 de Octubre de 2018 en el horario 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CDT, el siguiente webinar educacional del DRI: Tendencias y Predicciones en Continuidad de Negocio Chloe Demrovsky, Presidente y Directora Ejecutiva del DRI Internacional y Karol Cordero, Directora de Mercadeo para América Latina del DRI, serán las presentadoras del Webinar. Con base en los eventos y resultados del 2017, el Comité de Visión Futuro del DRI Internacional ha elaborado el tercer informe anual de tendencias y predicciones para la profesión de Continuidad de Negocio y Resiliencia. En este webinar presentaremos los resultados de este informe, mirando hacia atrás en lo que ha ocurrido y viendo lo que podría estar a la vuelta de la esquina para nuestra profesión. ¡No te pierdas este webinar gratuito totalmente en español!

Creadas y mantenidas por el Instituto de Recuperación Ante Desastres Internacional (Disaster Recovery Institute International), Las Prácticas Profesionales para la Gestión de Continuidad de Negocios se trata de un cuerpo de conocimiento diseñado para ayudar en el desarrollo, implementación y mantenimiento de programas de Continuidad de Negocio. También está designado a servir como una herramienta para realizar evaluaciones a programas BCM ya existentes.

Créé et maintenu par Disaster Recovery Institute International, Les pratiques professionnelles pour la gestion de la continuité d’activités est un ensemble de connaissances conçu pour aider à l'élaboration, à la mise en œuvre, et le maintien d’un programme de gestion de la continuité des activités. Il est également destiné à servir d’outil pour effectuer des évaluations des programmes existants.

Criadas e mantidas pelo Disaster Recovery Institute International, as Práticas Profissionais para a Gestão de Continuidade dos Negócios são um conjunto de conhecimentos que visam auxiliar no desenvolvimento, implementação e manutenção de programas de continuidade dos negócios. Elas também podem ser utilizadas como uma ferramenta para a realização de avaliações de programas existentes.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

Elaborate e aggiornate da Disaster Recovery Institute International, Le Pratiche Professionali per il Business Continuity Management sono un corpus di conoscenze create per fornire assistenza durante le fasi di sviluppo, implementazione e aggiornamento dei programmi di business continuity. Intendono anche costituire uno strumento per condurre valutazioni di programmi esistenti

De "Professional Practice" is samengesteld en wordt onderhouden door Disaster Recovery Institute International. De "ProfessionalPractices voor Business Continuity Management" is een kennisdocument en is een leidraad voor de ontwikkeling, implementatie en het onderhoud van business continuity programma's. Het document is ook bedoeld als een leidraad voor het uitvoeren van evaluaties van bestaande business continuity programma's.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

When a sudden devastating flood put a public-private partnership to the test, results were remarkable! Ryan Miller, CBCP, CBCLA, Director of Emergency Management for Howard County, MD, and Larry Twele, CEO of Howard County Economic Development Authority, offer lessons learned in recovering from a record-breaking flood – and detail the partnership between emergency management and economic development as one of the key elements that resulted in more than 95% of businesses surviving! You’ll learn about the plans in place before the flood, the immediate response, and how to create a meaningful partnership between public and private resources. For additional context, watch the NBC Nightly News coverage of the flood here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WgI9bUUsJM

Columbia University Doctoral Candidate Elizabeth Watkins presents on innovative emergency preparedness and cyber security strategies for a tech-obsessed world.

DRI recently presented at the 11th Corporate Governance Summit, held in Istanbul, Turkey, this January by Turkey’s Corporate Governance Association (TKYD). This year’s summit theme was “Corporate Governance’s Driving Force: Resilience and Durability,” focusing on organizational resilience and sustainability including a discussion of the implications of these two disciplines at the policy level.

Lyndon Bird, Chairman of DRI International’s Future Vision Committee, and Chloe Demrovsky, DRI President and CEO, discuss the findings of the Third Annual Global Risk and Resilience Trends and Predictions reports (also available in the resource library). Discover how your job will be impacted by world events — including supply chain disruption, extreme weather events, data protection, and more — and what you can do about them.

It’s never easy to predict the future. With the pace of change rapidly increasing, accurate predictions are ever more difficult to make solely based upon extrapolation of past events. In this report, we have tried to make reasonable predictions given our current knowledge, and the DRI Future Vision Committee has limited its predictions to those issues most likely to impact resilience professionals.

Organizations are becoming more proactive in assessing their programs and doing so in a more robust manner. This not only leads to them being more resilient but also reduces the effort associated with simply preparing for an audit. This webinar will examine how organizations are addressing regulatory compliance, which regulations they face, and how a pre-assessment program will help them be more resilient and improve their compliance.

Published each November, the DRI International Global Risk and Resilience Trends Report is essential reading for resilience professionals. It provides a summary of key trends that emerged over the course of the year as well as insight into the current state of the profession.

The DRI International Board of Directors has released the first of its position papers on the major issues affecting resilience professionals today. This statement covers active shooter scenarios, terrorism, and other acts of workplace violence.

In DRI's first Spanish-language webinar, Mariana Quirós of Copa Airlines talks about the changes to the new Professional Practices. She also guides viewers through implementing the practices within their organization.

Based on the results of over 1,000 respondents to a survey conducted by the Women in Business Continuity Management Committee, this white paper examines the experiences of women in the BCM field, as well as professional expectations and challenges as the profession moves into the future.

This white paper is designed as a tool for integrating organizational approaches to business continuity management and disaster risk reduction, a roadmap for implementing the Sendai framework into their existing resilience program.

This webinar presentation tackles the much-requested subject of cybersecurity and the Internet of Things (IoT)! We all know that the risk is real – everyday objects are increasingly able to send and receive data. But do you know what compromised “smart” devices – like baby monitors or printers – could mean for your organization? Hear from both cybersecurity and business continuity executives as they discuss IoT from a corporate perspective and share their perspectives on this timely and compelling topic.

The FBI’s Felipe Den-Brok addresses the timely topic of active shooters and mass casualty response from a crisis management perspective. With decades of experience to speak from, Den-Brok — who is a Supervisory Special Agent in the Crisis Management Unit — brings his experiences and actual case studies — including Virginia Tech, Fort Hood, and Sandy Hook — to the resilience profession in this compelling webinar. He’ll also discuss potential warning signs to look out for and developing a survival mindset in the midst of an active shooter event.

On April 14, 2016, a strong earthquake occurred in Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. In Kumamoto Prefecture, many buildings, including hospitals, collapsed and utilities were disrupted by the main shock and aftershocks. DRI Japan worked with Osaka University researchers to send a questionnaire about the actual conditions for information collection and sharing at the time of Kumamoto earthquake to the top information managers of the four major hospitals in Kumamoto city. The results are detailed in this research paper.

With the advent of globalization, outsourcing, enhanced connectivity, and higher reliance on suppliers, supply chain disruptions have become more prevalent in the recent years. In this webinar, we will explore conceptual and practical developments on supply chain risk, supply chain resilience, and the application of business continuity beyond organizational boundaries. This webinar was sponsored by Metric Stream.

Lyndon Bird, Chairman of DRI International’s Future Vision Committee, discusses the findings of two recent reports (also available in the Resource Library): Trends in 2016 and Predictions for 2017. Discover how your job will be impacted by world events – including cyber threats, supply chain, and the environment – and what you can do about them.

From politics to technology to the environment, the DRI Future Vision Committee examines the current global landscape to learn what we can expect and prepare for in 2017.

DRI's Professional Practices, the most used standard in the world and the heart of DRI's teachings, have been revised. During this hour-long webinar you'll hear about the revision process and the outcome, while learning what has changed and why.

The Future Vision Committee 2017 Trends Report looks at how accurate the committee's predictions were for 2016, what significant changes have occurred since it made those predictions, and how the committee sees the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal landscape from a risk and resilience perspective.

Long the leader in certifying individuals, DRI International now offers accreditation for organizations with the Hub of Resilience and Resilient Enterprise designations, as well as assessment of organizational resilience with the Resilient Enterprise Assessment Process (REAP). You’ll hear from organizations that have earned these designations, learn what makes them truly resilient, and find out how they’re spreading education and leadership within their communities and industries.

Faced with regulatory requirements, increasingly-complex technology, ransomware attacks, and now the Zika virus, continuity professionals in healthcare have their hands full. Hear from them about those challenges and more.

Presentation by Augustin Lopez, CBCP and DRI Espana representative, on data center best practices from the IX Conferencia Internacional de Continuidad de Negocio, Madrid, May 24, 2016 (Spanish language)

The State of Business Resilience: 2016 Forecasts and Predictions - A White Paper by the DRI International Future Vision Committee

Marsh, in collaboration with DRI, surveyed nearly 200 C-suite executives, risk professionals and business continuity managers from large and medium-sized corporations internationally about their organizations’ attitudes toward business risks and the risk mitigation processes they have in place. The 2015 International Business Resilience Survey results indicate that organizations are better positioned to address traditional than non-traditional risks and that risk managers and CEOs have different perceptions about the severity and control measures in place for various risks facing their organizations.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

This white paper, developed based on a presentation at the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, discusses the need for partnerships between the public and private sectors and how to work together to plan for a disaster event, using the 2011 earthquake in Japan as a recent example.

This document highlights the connections between the ISO22301 and the DRI Ten Professional Practices.

This presentation at KL 2014 details Mr. Nagase's experience managing crises and the lessons learned for resiliency.

In this two-page sample case, learn how Texas hospitals responded to Tropical Storm Allison in June, 2001. Then download the complete report!

This case study report looks at some of the most recent and devastating emergency situations to learn how healthcare facilities and staffers prepared for -- and reacted to -- catastrophes that put enormous strain on their facilities, their workforces, and their patients.

Creadas y mantenidas por el Instituto de Recuperación Ante Desastres Internacional (Disaster Recovery Institute International), Las Prácticas Profesionales para la Gestión de Continuidad de Negocios se trata de un cuerpo de conocimiento diseñado para ayudar en el desarrollo, implementación y mantenimiento de programas de Continuidad de Negocio. También está designado a servir como una herramienta para realizar evaluaciones a programas BCM ya existentes.

Créé et maintenu par Disaster Recovery Institute International, Les pratiques professionnelles pour la gestion de la continuité d’activités est un ensemble de connaissances conçu pour aider à l'élaboration, à la mise en œuvre, et le maintien d’un programme de gestion de la continuité des activités. Il est également destiné à servir d’outil pour effectuer des évaluations des programmes existants.

Criadas e mantidas pelo Disaster Recovery Institute International, as Práticas Profissionais para a Gestão de Continuidade dos Negócios são um conjunto de conhecimentos que visam auxiliar no desenvolvimento, implementação e manutenção de programas de continuidade dos negócios. Elas também podem ser utilizadas como uma ferramenta para a realização de avaliações de programas existentes.

Created and maintained by Disaster Recovery Institute International, The Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management is a body of knowledge designed to assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of business continuity programs. It also is intended to serve as a tool for conducting assessments of existing programs.

DRI chaired the Alfred P. Sloan Committee that drafted the Framework for Preparedness that has been the foundation for Title IX Implementation. DRI was proud to join the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in the release of the “Framework for Voluntary Preparedness—Briefing Regarding Private Sector Approaches to Title IX of H.R. 1 and Public Law 110-53, Implementing 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007” and honored to be an instrumental part of the interdisciplinary team convened by the foundation to address the need for a well-informed and reasoned approach to the critical issues involving the creation of the “Voluntary Certification and Accreditation Program” set forth in Section 524 of this new legislation. Especially noteworthy was the historic collaboration of the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), all of whom worked shoulder to shoulder with DRI International to generate this important work. The Sloan Report helped guide the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in implementing a positive and realistic program for a voluntary business preparedness certification. Then DRI International Executive Director Alan Berman served as co-chairman of the interdisciplinary team that drafted the report.