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When Business Continuity Fails

June 18, 2026

Most organizations have documented plans. Governance frameworks. Recovery objectives. Executive sponsorship. Yet when a major disruption occurs, many resilience programs fail to perform when it matters most.
 
In a recent survey of more than 500 senior leaders across audit, risk, compliance, business continuity, IT resilience, and cybersecurity, the gap between confidence and actual performance is striking:
  • 92% are confident in their ability to meet recovery objectives
  • Only 39% successfully met their RTO during their most significant disruption
  • 75% missed recovery targets entirely, and 40% reported disruption-related losses exceeding $1 million
Read the report to discover:
  • Why documented plans still break down under real-world pressure
  • Where AI is introducing new continuity and resilience risks
  • What high-performing BCM and resilience programs do differently to recover faster and reduce business impact
Uncover the hidden gaps in your resilience strategy and learn how leading organizations are strengthening their ability to withstand and recover from disruption.

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