Disaster Recovery Journal Summer 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

Summer 2026 u Volume 39, Number 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 Ending the Cycle of Failure By NEIL SAHOTA

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

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Robbie Atabaigi, Dan Bailey, Jeff Dato, John Jackson, Mike Janko, Margaret J. Millett, Ann Pickren, Steve Piggott, Damian Walch, Belinda Wilson EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Erick Anez, Scott Balentine, Rich Cocchiara, Adam Ennamli, Sherri Flynn, Corey Hahn, Jason Hoss, Colleen Huber, Lisa Jones, Joe Layman, Melanie Lucht, Melissa Muñiz, Kristen Pope, 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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10 Why AI Resilience is a

23 The Auditor Hiding in Plain Sight By LAWRENCE ROBERT 25 AI Is Stress-Testing Your IT Stack. Are You Ready? By DON BOXLEY Jr. 27 Navigating SSD Shortages By JEROME WENDT 30 Career Spotlight: Leah Fitzgerald By PAUL STRIEDL 37 2026 Consultant Directory

Governance Imperative up to Board Level By GHONCHE ALAVI

14 The Nth Party Problem By LUKE BLAKE 16 We Gave Cyber Risk to the CISO and Walked Away By CHRIS ADAMS 18 Assessing Business Continuity Resilience Posture By SCOTT BALENTINE 21 The Forgotten Small Things By THOMAS MAGEE

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