When a crisis hits, organizations rarely fail because of the crisis alone. They fail because leadership breaks under pressure. Most organizations prepare for operational disruptions, like system failures, supply chain
Assessing Business Continuity Resilience Posture
What Organizational Patterns Reveal Long Before a Disruption Organizations rarely fail during disruptions because they lack documented plans. More often, failure occurs because everyday decisions quietly shaped how the organization
The Forgotten Small Things
A few weeks ago, I received an interesting email from an old friend. He had received an emergency notification email about a threat to his prior place of work. They
The Auditor Hiding in Plain Sight
Business continuity, crisis management, disaster recovery, risk management, be warned. AI has the ability to make your job obsolete, or diminish the scope and breath of programs of the past
AI Is Stress-Testing Your IT Stack. Are You Ready?
For many organizations, the biggest barrier to adopting artificial intelligence is not access to models or talent. Its infrastructure. I have seen firsthand how deeply legacy systems are embedded in
How To Ensure Business Continuity in the Midst of IT Disaster Recovery
Maintaining continuity when the worst happens is mission-critical for client trust, data safety, and business success. Nothing plunges credibility and effectiveness faster than spinning your wheels in chaos after an
Why Most Business Continuity Management Exercise Programs Measure Activity, Not Readiness
Exercises sit at the core of any effective business continuity management (BCM) program. They are where plans are put into practice, assumptions are challenged, and resilience is evaluated under pressure.
The State of Disaster Recovery Preparedness 2026
Disaster recovery (DR) is no longer a back‑office function — it is essential to keep the business running in the face of constant disruption. As technology stacks grow more complex
Is Cyber Resilience Integrated into Organizational Resilience?
EDITOR’S NOTE: 502 resilience leaders and professionals were surveyed during the summer of 2025 on a variety of topics related to organizational resilience. Each of the survey respondents had primary
DR Testing Is Dead: The Rise of Continuous Resilience Validation
For decades, disaster recovery programs have been built around a familiar milestone: the DR test. A scheduled event. A defined scope. A pass/fail outcome. A report delivered to leadership. Most