Updated 25 June 2026
ASIS International has provided resources to support those affected by disasters around the world, including contributions from the ASIS Crisis Management and Business Continuity Community.
ASIS Guidelines
- Business Continuity Guideline
A practical approach for emergency preparedness, crisis management, and disaster recovery. (Free to ASIS members)
Research
- Operational Resilience
ASIS Foundation research report on the emerging practice of operational resilience and how it supports business continuity and emergency management.
Recorded Webinars (free to ASIS members)
- Planning for an Emergency Response: More Than Just a Document!
- Managing Converging Risk: Why Energy Infrastructure Must Be in Your Corporate Security Strategy
- Operational Resilience – The Ability to Operate Amidst Diversity (Not Just Cyber)
- Protecting Your Workplace’s Special Needs Personnel (SNP) During Emergencies: The Global Review
Security Management Articles
- Flood Preparedness Relies on Regular Risk Assessments, October 2025
Flood preparedness can range from the simple to the extremely complex, but partnerships with facility management teams help. - Video: The Cost of Multi-Hazard Disasters, October 2025
Natural disasters seldom occur in isolation, and multi-hazard events can increase losses beyond the sum of their parts. - A Flock of Black Swans: Preparing for the Behavioral Consequences of a Polycrisis, January 2025
Security practitioners are living in a truly dizzying operating environment, with simultaneous, overlapping crises putting their operational and personal resilience at risk. - Strategies for Success: Preparing Practical Crisis Response and Resilience Plans, July 2024
It’s critical for companies today to have a basic crisis playbook that can be overlaid with a customized response, factoring in the variables of each emergency. - Building Resilience in High-Stakes Environments: 5 Key Lessons from Disaster Medicine Specialists, July 2024
Overreliance on personal resilience can pressure individuals to bounce back from adversity while failing to acknowledge their limits or seek support. - The Tempo Tempest Facing Emergency Management, October 2024
Threats are evolving faster than the mitigations needed to minimize their impact. - Sword and Shield: Two Ways to Leverage Insurance Against Climate Risks, May 2023
Parametric insurance can blunt the financial impact of natural disasters. - In Case of Crisis, Build Community, December 2021
Partnerships enable organizations to become more anti-fragile. - Lessons Healthcare Security Professionals Learned from Hurricane Harvey, June 2019
How Houston, Texas, hospitals withstood and recovered after a massive hurricane. - Battle Ready: Maintaining Operations in Conflict Zones, July/August 2022
How can security leaders monitor for emerging risks and put proactive plans in place. - Why You Should Be Thinking About Climate Proofing, March 2021
Increasing natural disasters stress existing resilience efforts.
Links to Recovery Resources
These resources will help recovery from flooding and other storm damage.
- FEMA Individuals and Households Program Financial help or direct services for housing assistance or other needs.
- Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs Information on grants to assist with rebuilding for resiliency.
- Ready.gov on Recovering from a Disaster
Let Family and Friends Know You Are Safe
- Red Cross resources on reunifying or connecting with loved ones and other disaster recovery resources.
- Let friends, family, and colleagues know you are safe on social media and use #MyASIS on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
Preparing for the Next Disaster
Preparing in advance of emergency situations is key to success. Use these resources for your preparedness planning for future events.
