Nominations for the 2021
DRI Awards of Excellence Are Now Open!
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Each year, DRI International''s Awards of Excellence program honors the leaders and innovators in the fields of continuity management, technology recovery, and crisis and risk management. The nominations period is now open and we can''t wait to see your picks!
This has been a year unlike any other for the resilience community, and to reflect that, we''ve added a new award category: the COVID-19 Response and Recovery of the Year.
Get your selections in by Dec. 2, 2020, and stay tuned for news about our 2021 awards ceremony. We will be marking the finalists'' achievements in a safe and distanced way that is appropriate to the circumstances.
Nominate Now...
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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: If You Connect It, Protect It!
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 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) continues to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity across our nation, ensuring that all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online.
The week one (Oct. 5-11) theme is "If You Connect It, Protect it": Cybersecurity starts with YOU and is everyone''s responsibility. There are currently an estimated 4.8 billion Internet users-over 62% of the world''s population! This number will only grow, making the need to "Protect It" more important than ever.
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October is the Time to Take Cyber Resilience
for the Business Continuity Professional
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 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to register for DRI''s Cyber Resilience
for the Business Continuity Professional course!
You''ll discover how business continuity and cybersecurity must integrate within every organization, using the five elements of cyber resilience: prepare/identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover.
Register for these upcoming online course dates: - Oct. 19-22, 2020
- Dec. 7-10, 2020
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Foundation: Watch the Women
in BCM Committee Spotlight Videos |
The DRI Foundation''s Women in Business Continuity Management (WBCM) committee provides female business continuity, crisis management and disaster recovery professionals with learning and networking opportunities. In this spotlight video, the WBCM committee members illustrate their goals to encourage, empower, and elevate the community.
Watch Now...
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Pandemic Preparedness for Organizations:
Final Workshop of 2020!
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DRI''s newly updated, web-based Pandemic Preparedness for Organizations workshop provides an in-depth review and analysis of a specialized methodology that serves the need to prepare businesses for the potential outbreak of a pandemic. Here''s what people are saying:
"Great experience, this is a course that all Business Continuity professionals should add to their portfolios. I already recommended the course to various colleagues." - CBCP
"This was a great way to network and gain some confidence in navigating through the current organizational challenges posed by COVID-19." - CBCP
Register for the Oct. 22 workshop - the last of 2020!
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Preparedness Lessons We''re
Learning from COVID-19
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 How successful were organizations'' pandemic planning efforts, once they were tested by the coronavirus outbreak? A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) looks at the effectiveness of the global response so far, and the improvements that must be made going forward.
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DRI Board Spotlight Series:
AnneMarie Staley and Louis Drapeau |
The boards of DRI International and the DRI Foundation are comprised of some of the most dedicated and knowledgeable professionals in business continuity and resilience, working together to make DRI an indispensable, inclusive, and diverse organization.
In this ongoing series of interviews with the board members, you''ll learn more about them and why they''re passionate about the resilience community.
This issue''s spotlighted members:
- AnneMarie Staley
- Louis Drapeau
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DRI FAQ: The Ins and Outs of CEAPs
and Certification Renewals
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 To help our resilience community navigate this challenging time, We''re here to answer all your DRI questions in this continuing FAQ column. If you have a question, let us know at driinfo@drii.org or see our online FAQs.
Q: If my certification period is listed as longer than the usual two-year period, am I required to earn more than 80 continuing education activity points (CEAPs) for renewal? How does it work?
A: You will still only need to earn 80 CEAPs in order to meet certification renewal requirements. So for example, if your certification began on July 1, 2020 and the certification period runs through Dec. 31, 2022, then you will need to earn a total of 80 CEAPs during that time period.
Check back for more questions and answers in upcoming editions of Drive!
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DRI-KL Seminar 2020: Register
for the Oct. 13 Online Event
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DRI Malaysia will be holding its DRI KL Seminar 2020 event online Oct. 13, with a keynote address by DRI President Chloe Demrovsky. This is your chance to learn more about data breaches, crisis management, BCM during COVID-19, and other major topics. All October seminar participants will enjoy a 20% discount on the upcoming July DRI KL2021 event in Kuala Lampur, which gathers together BCM and resilience practitioners throughout Asia to exchange and share knowledge and expertise on latest trends, practices and regulations.
Register Now...
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UK Survey: Many Businesses
Still Aren''t Prepared for Brexit Risks |
 As the Brexit deadline looms at the end of the year, a surprising number of UK businesses still haven''t taken the recommended steps to prepare for upcoming changes and impacts it will bring to their operations.
Read More...
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Spread the Word: Oct. 4-10, 2020
is Fire Prevention Week
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 Since 1922, the NFPA has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week. It''s observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage.
During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults, and communities learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires.
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| News From Our Collaborative Partners |
 The Resilience Association has added DRI''s UK based courses in business continuity, cyber resilience, and IT/DR to its partner calendar page. Click here for more information.
 DRI is sponsoring the Eastern Great Lakes chapter of the ACP''s 11th annual conference will be held online Oct. 20-21. Click here for additional information and to register.
BRPA is planning a virtual event on Oct. 21 focused on operational resilience. Click here for more information as it becomes available.
 Registration is now open for CPOhio''s fall summit, to be held Oct. 26, 28, and 30. The summit will be held over the course of 3 days and will include presentations as well as a discussion topic. Click here to register.
The ICP Annual Conference is currently scheduled virtually for Nov. 4. Click here for additional information.
Want to partner with DRI and feature your news and announcements in this spot? Contact brojas@drii.org for more information.
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Want to be Certified by DRI International?
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The first step is to take one of our wide variety of courses in:
- Continuity
- Advanced Continuity
- Risk Management
- Healthcare Continuity
- Public Sector Continuity
- Continuity Audit
- Cyber Resilience
Experienced instructors provide both theory and practice, combining best practices with real-world examples in a variety of instructional formats. Courses are currently hosted online. Search courses here.
Once you take a course and pass the examination, you can apply for certification. Find out more about that here.
DRI also provides a selection of career development workshops in IT/DR planning, business impact analysis, metrics, and more, in addition to online courses reviewing each of the Professional Practices, and our Pandemic Preparedness for Organizations,
Bridging the BC Knowledge Gap, Supply Chain, and BC Exercises workshops.
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DRI International
DRI Foundation
DRI Annual Conference
DRIVE
DRIVE en Espa?ol
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DRI Malaysia Seminar
On the Web
Oct. 13, 2020
CAN DO Innovation Summit
On the Web
Feb. 3, 2021
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 DRI International offers group training designed to fit the needs of every organization, from private corporations to the public sector and everywhere in-between. Our training supports your program development, team building, and awareness efforts. Group training courses aren''t a
one-size-fits-all affair. DRI works with the organization to match
our world-class programs to each client''s
specifications. With many organizations'' staffers working from home, we can provide online group training to help build their skills and be prepared for upcoming challenges.
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Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI) is the nonprofit that helps organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters by providing education, accreditation, and thought leadership in business continuity and related fields. Founded in 1988, DRI has certified 15,000+ resilience professionals in 100+ countries and at 95 percent of Fortune 100 companies. DRI offers 15 individual certifications, including the globally-recognized CBCP certification, and certifies resilient enterprises. DRI offers training programs with specialties in multiple languages, continuing education, an annual conference, and supports charitable activities through the DRI Foundation. DRI is an ANSI-accredited Standards Development Organization, an ISO/TC 292 Liaison, a CQI/IRCA Training Partner, a NICCS Training Provider, a UNDRR ARISE Partner, and is recognized by the U.S. Federal Government via the Montgomery GI Bill and the GSA Schedule.
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