Description

This brand new version of DRI’s seminal course, Business Continuity (BCLE 2000), enables you to build a business continuity program based on the most up to the minute information and the most utilized and time tested standard in the field because the DRI International Professional Practices for Business Continuity Management are just that. Newly revamped and long the leading standard in our profession by a mile, the Professional Practices are the foundation upon which this 4 day classroom/online or 30 day on-line, in depth, hands on course is built.

Instruction includes all ten Professional Practices detailed below, including new and expanded coverage of cloud computing, cyber threats, supply chain, risk transfer, insurance considerations, legal and regulatory requirements, and manufacturing processes, as well as more traditional topics such as evaluating risks, gaining leadership buy in, crisis communications, and program audit. An experienced instructor using real world examples and interactive workshop exercises will walk you through the key elements of business continuity management, making this the perfect course for those who are relatively new to the profession and want a thorough, leave no stone unturned educational experience.

The participatory nature of the course immerses you in the learning process, enables you to learn by doing, and ensures that you leave having outlined a firm foundation for your program that is specific to your entity. Additionally, the course as well as the revamped supporting material provided to every student is designed to give you all the tools you need to pass the new Qualifying Examination and continue on the path toward becoming a DRI Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP), Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP), Certified Functional Continuity Professional (CFCP), or Certified Business Continuity Vendor (CBCV).

Audience: The BCLE-2000 and BCOE 2000 courses are designed for individuals on the path to, or with interest in becoming a DRI Certified Business Continuity Professional. It is based on the new DRI International Professional Practices for Business Continuity Practitioners.  As the course works through the major elements of business continuity planning, it will give participants the tools to both; succeed in the field and, develop a robust program that will protect your organization.

Course Duration:

Classroom/On-Line:  4 days; Unless specifically noted, the session traditionally runs 8:30 AM -5:00 PM. 
On-line:  30 days.

DRIC Certification: Upon successfully completing the Qualifying Exam one may apply to DRI CANADA for professional certification. The ABCP certification fee is $200 and includes your first year of membership. A Certification Application Fee paid between Jan 1 and Jul 31 will cover the applicant's Membership and Administration Fee to Dec 31 of the current year; a Certification Application Fee paid between Aug 1 and Dec 31 will cover the applicant's Membership and Administration Fee to Dec 31 of the following year.

Cost: $2,850.00 CDN plus applicable tax. 

Objective

1. Provide students with detailed instruction, framework, and guidance for implementing the concepts essential to combining cyber security and business continuity into an effective Cyber Resilience program.
2. Prepare students with actionable recommendations and best practices to represent an appropriate value proposition to an organization’s executive management that will help to ensure any investment necessary to step up to a strong Cyber Resilience program.
3. Provide practical examples in cyber, response, and recovery scenarios to help understand the issues you will face.
4. Share experiences with other professionals.
5. Prepare to pass the Cyber Resilience Examination, so students can take the next steps toward being certified as a DRI International Certified Cyber Resilience Professional.

Outline

DAY 1
- Stepping up from cybersecurity into cyber resilience
- Types of recent cyber threats and cyberattacks
- The cause and effect relationship and how cybersecurity affects business continuity
- NIST, the cybersecurity framework
- The CIA triad and cyber resilience
- The problem, the challenge, and the approach
- The value of cyber resilience
- Achieving cyber resilience with cultural change
- Cyber resilience minimum requirements
- Business impact analysis aligned with cybersecurity
- Integrating cyber security and business continuity
- Cyber insurance
- Cybersecurity framework and regulations

DAY 2
- Cyber resilience planning
- Adapting the cybersecurity framework
- Creating effective preparation and identification plans, protection and detection plans, and response and recovery plans
- Effective collaboration between cyber incident response and business recovery of operations
- Describe the importance of regular cyber awareness training
- Understand how cybersecurity and business continuity both work with reputation management
- Maintaining your plans
- Creating effective crisis communication plans for cyber incidents
- Discuss how training and awareness initiatives should be employed to embed cyber resilience within the entire organization and ensure that personnel are ready to respond and recover