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. Join us at DRI2025 in Las Vegas, Feb. 2-5, 2025. 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.
BadRabbit: The Ghost of NotPetya Ransomware Strikes Europe
Just when you thought it was safe to put NotPetya (aka Petya) in the rear view, a new variation on the ransomware has returned to attack hundreds of computers in Russia and more.
The security community began tracking the new ransomware strain, called BadRabbit, as it infected computers in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Germany. While the new series of attacks is nowhere near the size of the NotPetya outbreak, it has hit several media outlets, and the Odessa airport and Kiev subway system. The result: paralyzed IT systems and disabled credit card payments.
Strong evidence has tied the new attack to the NotPetya developers, with analysts noting the new ransomware spreads using Microsoft’s Server Message Block protocol, much like NotPetya had. If both ransomware strains are from the same programmers, questions about as to their ultimate motivations.
Since it feels like there’s a new cybersecurity news alert every week, it can be easy to forget how badly NotPetya hurt some organizations. Merck offered a serious reminder, revealing in a recent earnings call that the attack had cost them more than $300 million in Q3 and likely as much in Q4.
Because of a production shutdown caused by the attack, the pharmaceutical company lost about $240 million in sales. It also hurt the workforce – because employees weren’t allowed to use their email systems during the period of the attack, more sales were lost on that end.
DRI’s Al Berman commented on the Petya/NotPetya ransomware attacks back in June – click here to read his take on how organizations should respond.
To learn more about DRI International’s IT/DR Planning course and how it can help your organizations increase its preparedness, click here.
