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Some Common Sense on Following Up on Internal Audit Action Items
GUEST BLOG POST There are conflicting views on whether internal audit should follow up on every action item from previous...
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Report: Nearly Half of All Internal Audit Functions Are Underfunded
A new report finds that many internal audit leaders say they don't have the funds to sufficiently run their departments,...
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CAEs Should Follow a Three-Step Process to Achieve EQA Conformance
External quality assessment (EQA) has evolved with the new Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standards, and chief audit executives must...
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NIST Updates Privacy Framework
Five years after debuting guidelines that can help organizations balance the goals of using information while protecting individual privacy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has drafted a new version of the NIST Privacy Framework intended to address current privacy risk management needs, maintain alignment with NIST’s recently
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Internal Audit Sparks Investigation into Spending at Tenn. County
If not for an anonymous call to Knox County’s waste, fraud, and abuse hotline, the investigation into misuse of taxpayer dollars and leased vehicles by Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs and some staffers might never have been launched. Justin Biggs and his staff were reimbursed $4,716.59 that exceeded the county

RIMS and IIA Reach Agreement to Share Education Resources
As expectations rise for both risk management professionals and internal auditors, RIMS, the risk management society, and The Institute for Internal Auditors have entered into an agreement to provide both professional communities with greater access to career-building and program-advancing learning experiences. RIMS and The IIA will offer their respective memberships

Top Five Use Cases for Applying GenAI in Risk Management
Risk management teams can increase their efficiency and drive better risk insight and mitigation by using generative AI tools in five ways, according to Gartner, an IT research and advisory firm. “GenAI offers ERM teams a unique opportunity to expand their capabilities without significant investments,” said Joel Backaler, Director Analyst