Disaster Recovery Journal Spring 2026

Disaster Recovery Journal 1862 Old Lemay Ferry Arnold, MO 63010 636-282-5800 Internet: www.drj.com Email: drj@drj.com EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER Bob Arnold bob@drj.com EDITOR IN CHIEF Jon Seals jon@drj.com

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PRESIDENT Bob Arnold bob@drj.com DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Lesley Vinyard lesley@drj.com REGISTRATION MANAGER Rose Chotrow rose@drj.com MARKETING & DESIGN LEAD

COVER The State of

Disaster Recovery Preparedness 2026 By BRENT ELLIS

Nathan Anton nate@drj.com EVENT MARKETING Sonal Patel sonal@drj.com

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Dan Bailey, Jeff Dato, John Jackson, Mike Janko, Margaret J. Millett, Ann Pickren, Steve Piggott, Damian Walch, Belinda Wilson EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Erick Anez, Robbie Atabaigi, Scott Balentine, Rich Cocchiara, Adam Ennamli, Sherri Flynn, Corey Hahn, Colleen Huber, Lisa Jones, Melanie Lucht, Melissa Muñiz, Bogdana Sardak, Nicole Scott, Paul Striedl, Joy Weddington SOUTH AMERICA DRJ en Espanol Ruth Rocha , Directora Comercial + 51-1-436-6456 fijo Perú 786-600-1864 USA ruth.rocha@drjenespanol.com www.drjenespanol.com ASIA Business Continuity Planning Asia Pte Ltd (BCP Asia) Henry Ee 1 Commonwealth Lane #08-27 One Commonwealth Singapore 149544 Phone: 65-6325-2080 Fax: 65-6223-5363 General: enquiry@bcpasia.com Events: conference@bcpasia.com Direct: henry@bcpasia.com www.bcpasia.com UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Continuity and Resilience A Division of CORE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING Dhiraj Lal , executive director P. O. Box 127557, Abu Dhabi, UAE +971-2-8152831 | 7-971-2-8152888 dhiraj@continuityandresilience.com www.continuityandresilience.com

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20 Is Cyber Resilience Integrated into

33 The New Enterprise

Attack Surface: AI Agents, Browsers, and Invisible Data Flows By PRAKASH MANA

Organizational Resilience? By JASON BUFFINGTON

25 Resilience at the Top: How CEOs Future-Proof Organizations By MARGARET J. MILLETT 28 Career Spotlight: Bethany Netzel of CME Group STAFF REPORTS 30 Foundation for Automated Enterprise DR Using AI By JEROME WENDT

36 Why 2026 Will Redefine Disaster Recovery as We Know It By DON BOXLEY, Jr.

44 Emergency Notification Directory

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