Training Overview
See a summary of all our training options one page. All courses are currently available online.
Group Training
The leader in business continuity education and certification across many industries, DRI International offers team training designed to fit the needs of every organization, from private corporations to the public sector and everywhere in-between.
Higher Education
DRI International offers colleges and universities the opportunity to familiarize their students with information on business continuity professions and certifications recognized by private and public sector organizations around the world.
Certification Overview
Certification is a two-part process; verification of knowledge and confirmation of experience.
Value of Certification
A DRI International certification is the most widely recognized and respected business continuity certification in the world. DRI only certifies professionals that have demonstrated both knowledge and experience in the business continuity and/or disaster recovery profession.
Digital Badge Program
Learn more about how to unlock your DRI digital badge and display your DRI certification to enhance your online professional profile today.
Maintain Certification
Maintaining your DRI International certification carries two requirements; an annual maintenance fee as well as Continuing Education Activity Points (CEAP).
Be a part of the premier business continuity conference. Save the date for DRI2026 in Jacksonville, Florida , Feb. 22-25, 2026. Check back for more information.
Meet DRI
We speak at numerous industry events around the globe and engage with our community in a variety of ways. Find out where you can meet DRI.
Thought Leadership
Through committees and other initiatives, we publish research and insights about the profession. Explore our library and other resources.
Webinars
DRI International webinars cover vital resilience issues, engaging and informing professionals in the field. See what's coming up next and view previously broadcast presentations here.
Hiring Guide
Learn how to hire the right business continuity professionals that will enable your organization to withstand any crisis and come through even stronger with the DRI Hiring Guide. Download now.
What is Business Continuity Management (BCM)?
BCM is a holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realized, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organizational resilience.
DRI in the News
We reach out and engage as many audiences as possible using broad media coverage to provide a forum for discussion. We serve as a trusted resource to other professions and the general public.
2023 Predictions: Will a Cyberattack Disrupt the Financial Markets?
The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 8th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction about next big cyber vulnerability.
Prediction 3: A major IT service provider will be hacked, disrupting financial markets, utility companies, and welfare services.
This forecast seems a question of when rather than if. All evidence indicates that cyber-attacks are increasing, with the most prevalent being credential theft, phishing, misconfigured cloud, and vulnerabilities in third-party software.
Our prediction assumes that both disruption and theft of customer data will occur concurrently. Both utilities and healthcare hold confidential data, including medical records.
In the financial services industry, disruption of payment platforms can lead to huge financial losses. Such disruptions also can cause serious operational problems if commercial banks and government agencies cannot link to central bank systems. It may prove impossible to provide timely payment of salaries, pensions, and benefits to large parts of the population with chaos as the result.
Electricity grids, oil/gas pipelines, and telecommunication cables are the main vulnerabilities of most nations. We can expect to see more hostile actions (cyber and direct) targeted at these vital resources. It is entirely plausible that attacks could be designed to take over the physical operation of power generating plants, rather than simply disrupt them.
Although likely a concern for later years, the emergence of quantum computing is another area of increasing IT risk, as current cryptology keys could be broken.
Join us for DRI2023 in Austin, TX, Feb. 26 – Mar. 1, 2023, where Future Vision Committee Chair Lyndon Bird will lead an interactive session where participants will have the opportunity to vote on a number of the key issues which have emerged from the reports. Bird will respond to voting as it happens, providing instant feedback and opinion. Please come to this session ready to participate, debate, and even argue if you wish. Challenging and controversial opinions are welcome.
