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When ‘Working Scared’ Breaks Your Risk Assessment
GUEST BLOG POST: Internal audit talks a lot about risk assessment quality, coverage, methodology, data sources, and scoring, but far...
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Why Professional Skepticism Is Too Important to Leave to Internal Audit Alone
Internal auditors are trained to ask questions. So why do governance failures still occur in organizations with mature internal audit...
Insight 360°
Poor Communications Governance: The Major Risk Hiding in Plain Sight
The scope of regulatory attention is expanding and moving well beyond incident response. Auditors, regulators, and investigators are increasingly focused...
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Optro Launches Domain-Trained AI Agents for Audit, Compliance, and Risk
Optro, an AI-powered GRC platform, has announced the launch of an expanded set of autonomous agentic AI products to empower risk teams across the enterprise. Unveiled at Optro’s annual user conference, CRX, the announcement marks the formal arrival of it’s GRC Intelligence tool, which the company calls, “the next evolution
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Survey: 84 Percent of Audit Functions Have Adopted Audit Management Software
While 84 percent of audit functions have adopted audit management software (AMS), satisfaction varies considerably across key capabilities, according to Gartner, a business and technology insights company. Speaking at the Gartner Enterprise Risk, Audit & Compliance Conference taking place in Grapevine today, James Bourke, Director Analyst, Research, in the Gartner
Workiva Advances Regulatory Work with AI Innovation
Workiva, an audit-ready platform for trust, transparency, and accountability, unveiled dozens of new product and platform innovations at Amplify 2026, the company’s annual conference attended by thousands of finance, accounting, sustainability, risk, and compliance leaders. As part of those innovations, Workiva introduced Agent Studio, a platform capability that allows users
The IIA Expands to Kyrgyzstan
The Institute of Internal Auditors has announced that Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) has joined its global federation as a national institute, strengthening the profession’s international reach and reinforcing ongoing efforts to advance internal audit worldwide. As an approved national institute, IIA-Kyrgyz Republic gains the legal framework and formal structure to support
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