News Release                                                    Contact: Helen A. Sims

15 August 2007                                                         919.838.8570

For Immediate Release                                           helen_sims@infosentry.com

 

InfoSENTRY Services, Inc. President Receives Certification as
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Auditor

 

InfoSENTRY Services, Inc. President, M. Glenn Newkirk, has received international certification to audit disaster recovery and business continuity programs and plans. The Business Resilience Certification Consortium International (BRCCI) notified Newkirk that he has completed experience, coursework, and testing requirements to become a Certified Business Resilience Auditor (CBRA).

Newkirk noted, “I have been a certified professional in disaster recovery and business continuity for over 15 years, helping many private companies, as well as local, state, Federal, and international governments prepare disaster recovery and business continuity plans. The logical step is to be able to audit the increasing number of business resilience programs and plans. It is an honor to receive certification from a non-profit international business resilience certification body to carry out that work.” Newkirk is also a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) and a Certified Software Project Manager (CSPM).

Newkirk was one of the early information systems professionals to receive designation as a certified business continuity professional. He observed, “There were not many of us certified in this profession back in 1992. Now, there are over 10,000 internationally certified business continuity professionals. So, it is appropriate once again to be among the small number of professionals certified to audit disaster recovery and business continuity programs against recognized international standards.”

BRCCI offers international certification in business resilience management and business resilience auditing. It also publishes The Business Continuity and Resilience E-Journal dealing with disaster recovery, business continuity, emergency management, and risk management.

InfoSENTRY specializes in information technology project management, quality assurance management, independent verification and validation, risk assessments and management, security planning and testing, and business continuity. InfoSENTRY has no financial relationships or business partnerships with hardware, software, or consulting firms—a business practice that provides a truly independent perspective for managing, assessing, or recovering technology projects.”